Preserving Languages, Nurturing Cultures

At Rekhta Foundation, where the new meets the old, we strive to preserve and promote our collective legacy.

2 Preserving Languages, Nurturing Cultures

2 We work, enable and advocate the preservation and promotion of valuable literature, language, and culture of Indian sub-continent via multi-pronged approach.

3 Preserving Languages, Nurturing Cultures

3We work, enable and advocate the preservation and promotion of valuable literature, language, and culture of Indian sub-continent via multi-pronged approach.

4 Preserving Languages, Nurturing Cultures

4 We work, enable and advocate the preservation and promotion of valuable literature, language, and culture of Indian sub-continent via multi-pronged approach.

5Preserving Languages, Nurturing Cultures

5 We work, enable and advocate the preservation and promotion of valuable literature, language, and culture of Indian sub-continent via multi-pronged approach.

© 2023Rekhta Foundation Preserving Languages; Nurturing Cultures

What We Stand For

A non-profit social impact endeavour, Rekhta Foundation is working on unparalleled, unrivalled initiatives and programs to revive, celebrate and regenerate ageless literature & a vibrant and glorious cultural legacy of the sub-continent.

A note from founder

The cultures of our sub-continent are rich and shaped by diverse linguistic and literary heritage.

Losing out on one’s cultural identity leads to the collapse of society, so the need to have access to our cultural legacy was immediate and dire. Being connected to our past establishes a vibrant, sustainable and just future, something that we owe to our coming generations.

Our mission began with the preservation and promotion of the Urdu language. It led to creating the largest repository of Urdu literature, celebrating the language of love with the extensive and all-encompassing festival of Urdu, Jashn-e-Rekhta. Further, we expanded the vision by replicating the efforts for Hindi and Sufism. Our future endeavour is to preserve every heritage language of our sub-continent.

About Founder

"main akela hi chala tha jaanib-e manzil magar,
log saath aate gaye aur karwan banta gaya” – Majrooh Sultanpuri

Sanjiv Saraf

Our Mission

Democratization

To make the treasure of literature accessible to all

Preservation

To preserve the literary heritage of sub-continent

Education

To develop new-age learning resources for language learning

Promotion

To promote our endeavors through varied communication sources

Projects

Democratizing Access

World's largest website for Urdu literature

Rekhta.org is the largest and authentic repository of Urdu literature. A multi-feature website with an in-built glossary for one-click word meaning. Work of highest number of poets accessible to an audience beyond those familiar with the Urdu script. The content is available in Urdu, Devanagari and Roman scripts for broader reach.

The website attracts over 18 million users annually, with a global readership from over 160 countries.

  • 5000Poets
  • 48000+Ghazals
  • 10000+Nazms
  • 28000+Sher
  • 200000Word Meanings
  • 7500+Videos
  • 3200+Audio
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Explore our preservation initiaives for the urdu language at rekhta.org

A vibrant website for Hindi literature

A resource-rich website to expand the Hindi literary expanse, hindwi.org is a platform dedicated entirely to Hindi literature. In its overly comprehensive approach, the website sweeps across the gamut of Hindi poetry, starting at Sarhapa (690 AD) to the contemporary poets. hindwi.org features an unprecedented Shabdkosh(dictionary) constituting the meanings and elucidations of the earliest forms of the Hindi language.

The website garners over 0.5 million unique visitors annually.

  • 700+Poets
  • 10000Poetry
  • 60000+Word Meanings
  • 600Dohas
  • 100+Blog Articles

A feature-rich website dedicated to Sufi-Bhakti tradition

The subject of literature from the sub-continent will be incomplete without the Sufi-Bhakti literary works of the bygone and the contemporary eras. Committed to highlighting and maximising the reach of the vibrant literature of the greatest Sufi saints of the sub-continent, sufinama.org possesses the most extensive and diverse collection of e-books written by and about the Sufi saints.
The website amasses virtual visits by a unique 2.7 million devouts annually.

  • 1000Sufi/Sant
  • 3000+Poetry
  • 3000E-books
  • 1000Videos
  • 700+Blogs

A trilingual dictionary for Urdu words

A comprehensive collection of meanings of Urdu words, rekhtadictionary.com, in its essence, is an innovative tool for researchers, poetry enthusiasts and readers of Urdu in general, irrespective of their familiarity with the script of the language. An unrivalled reference of Urdu language, the dictionary serves to learn the language with perfect pronunciations, meanings, and precise usage of a particular word.
The website garners 9 million users annually.

  • 300000+Word Meanings
  • 55000Idioms
  • 7798Compound Verbs
  • 10000Synonyms/Antonyms
  • 120000Vazn of Words

Preservation

Preservation of print literature

The Urdu language is an 800-year-old language, with a plethora of literary and academic works associated with it. But there was a visible absence of an archive or a virtual library to be accessed at any time by anyone and anywhere. So, to fill that void, the Foundation conceptualised the ‘Digitisation project’.

The Foundation collected hundreds and thousands of rare books and manuscripts from libraries and private collections. It began preserving them in a digital and easily accessible form for millions to access. A colossal task to undertake, the efforts of the Foundation gradually started taking shape and showing results, and to date, over 125,000 books, a collection of more than 25 million pages, have been preserved and given a digital form with free access. The digital library spans across 120 categories of the Urdu literary world.

  • 125000+Books Digitized
  • 120+Categories
  • 30+Scanning Machine

Promotion

Active engagement with a growing community

Having assumed an active presence on social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube and Clubhouse, the Foundation and its sub-brands actively engage with a growing community of over 25 million language and culture enthusiasts across the internet and its native digital platforms. The Foundation’s digital presence and its verticals constantly cater to the hundreds and thousands of literati and enthusiasts of language and literature.

 

Publishing division for Urdu & Hindi books

Rekhta Books : Preservation and promotion being the principal objectives, the publishing division of the Foundation handpick anthologies of young and upcoming poets and authors to bring the best of Urdu literature in physical form, both in Urdu and Devanagari scripts.

Rekhta Rauzan Magazine : A quarterly literary magazine available in Urdu and Devanagari scripts, Rekhta Rauzan is a meticulously compiled magazine to offer an assorted literary collection of poetry, criticism, satire and many other genres for the ardent Urdu enthusiasts.

Celebrating the cultural heritage of India

Since its inception, Rekhta Foundation has conducted multiple physical and virtual immersive events to showcase the subcontinent’s rich literary and cultural heritage while bringing people closer to their roots. The Foundation also organizes events to promote poetry, music, literary discussions and other art forms.

Jashn-e-Rekhta, one of those events, is the world’s largest gathering and a festival to celebrate India’s cultural and linguistic heritage through various art forms. Ghazals, Sufi music, Qawwali, Dastaangoi, dance, Mushaira, theatre enactments, panel discussions, celebrity conversations, masterclasses, and many more are part of Jashn-e-Rekhta. Sans any charges, Jashn-e-Rekhta is accessible to all.

 

Rang-e-Rekhta and Shaam-e-Rekhta are other mid and small-scale events organized throughout the year.

Curating high-quality audio content

Rekhta Foundation has taken several steps to harness the new-age tech services to bring Urdu poetry to the masses, which is crucial to reviving the concept of audio listening. Exclusive and original Urdu and Hindi audio content are curated and available on top digital audio platforms.

World class audio & video content

Rekhta Studio : A state-of-the-art studio set up in Noida provides a platform for artists to record audio-visual content and help preserve and promote the various art forms.

Rekhta Productions : To ensure a continuous flow of high quality, informative and entertaining programs for audiences, the Foundation undertook the production of talk shows, biopics, musical programs and poetry recitation under the Rekhta Productions banner. Rekhta Productions currently produces programmes like Guftugu, Ghazal Sara, Sher-o-Shayari and web series on the lives of poets.

Online marketplace for Hindi & Urdu books

An online marketplace, rekhtabooks.com is a one-stop destination to buy Urdu and Hindi literature books from all major publication houses.

Education

Revolutionizing Urdu language learning

Under the aegis of the ‘education’ venture, Aamozish is an e-learning portal for Urdu script and vocabulary learning and understanding Urdu language, poetry and literature in intricate attributes. Presently, there are two customized courses available on the portal

Rasm-ul-Khat: The word ‘Khat’, in its literal sense, translates to ‘script’. With a unique and academic approach, the course helps the enrolled individuals to master reading Urdu. Interactive videos and text animations capture and enhance the visual richness of the script, while detailed break-downs demonstrate how Urdu words are written.

‘Alfaaz’: An Urdu word, ‘Alfaaz’ means’ words’. This course is an immersive journey to learn the most fundamental words used in Urdu poetry. Designed by noted contemporary poets, Alfaaz provides a comprehensive understanding of Urdu words with accurate audio pronunciations and contextual meaning followed by their usage in couplets, thus enabling one to comprehend nuances of Urdu Poetry.

 

  • 85000+ Registered Urdu Learners

World's first online dictionary for rhyming words

Rekhta’s Qaafiyaa Dictionary is the world’s first online dictionary that displays rhyming words, assisting with finding just the right word to write that inspired couplet or poem. Type a word, click on ‘Search’ and the ideal match will pop from a library of 11,000 Qaafiyaa words collated from 30,000 ghazals available on www.rekhta.org. The Rekhta Qaafiyaa Dictionary is available in three different scripts – Persian, Devanagari and Roman for users’ convenience. Clicking on any word reveals the meaning of the word, the weight, a list of shers /ghazals, and where a poet has used the particular word.

  • 11000Rhyming Words

Rekhta World Family

This journey began with a few. Today, merely a decade later, the Rekhta world has grown beyond our expectations. Ranging from ardent young followers to authors, poets, celebrities, literati and renowned social figures, our audience base has grown exponentially.

With a burgeoning presence on social media and other digital platforms, our audience and supporters have helped us reach many milestones. We are humbly grateful for the immense love and support of the colossal number of admirers who have been with us all these years.

25 Million Folllowers

Website Readership

310 Million

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# Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube telegram
Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Hindwi 1.45M 593K 648K - -
Sufinama 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Jash-e-Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Aamozish 1.45M - 648K 299K 2.5k
Rekhta Books 1.45M 593K - 299K -

Website Readership 2

310 Million

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# Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube telegram
Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Hindwi 1.45M 593K 648K - -
Sufinama 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Jash-e-Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Aamozish 1.45M - 648K 299K 2.5k
Rekhta Books 1.45M 593K - 299K -

Website Readership 3

310 Million

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# Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube telegram
Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Hindwi 1.45M 593K 648K - -
Sufinama 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Jash-e-Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Aamozish 1.45M - 648K 299K 2.5k
Rekhta Books 1.45M 593K - 299K -

Website Readership 4

310 Million

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# Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube telegram
Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Hindwi 1.45M 593K 648K - -
Sufinama 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Jash-e-Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Aamozish 1.45M - 648K 299K 2.5k
Rekhta Books 1.45M 593K - 299K -

Website Readership 5

310 Million

Download Roport

# Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube telegram
Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Hindwi 1.45M 593K 648K - -
Sufinama 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Jash-e-Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Aamozish 1.45M - 648K 299K 2.5k
Rekhta Books 1.45M 593K - 299K -

Website Readership 6

310 Million

Download Roport

# Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube telegram
Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Hindwi 1.45M 593K 648K - -
Sufinama 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Jash-e-Rekhta 1.45M 593K 648K 299K 2.5k
Aamozish 1.45M - 648K 299K 2.5k
Rekhta Books 1.45M 593K - 299K -
Annoucement

Gazal Sara

Ghazal-Sarã is a journey to discover the voices of all the ghazal singers.

Rekhta Foundation is dedicatedly working towards various endevours along with exceptional
creative practice and conservation of language and literary heritage.

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Ghazal-Sarã is a journey to discover the voices of all the ghazal singers.

Rekhta Foundation is dedicatedly working towards various endevours along with exceptional
creative practice and conservation of language and literary heritage.

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