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Café Karvaan
Cafe Karvaan is envisioned as the physical space of Karvaan India, extending our digital journalism into a space for conversation, learning and cultural exchange.
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Urdu Hai Jiska Naam
Urdu Learning Workshop (Classes Every Weekend)
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A place where culture is lived, shared, and preserved.
Karvaan India is not only a digital newsroom. It is envisioned as a public-interest media and community platform, with journalism at its core and Cafe Karvaan as its physical extension.
Community
The cafe will host talks, public debates, screenings, book readings, workshops, lectures and other cultural and community events. It will provide a space where journalists, writers, academics, artists, lawyers, activists, students and members of the public can come together to discuss ideas and issues that affect society
Stories & Conversations
Cafe Karvaan will also allow Karvaan India to build a community around its journalism. The intention is to create a space where journalism does not end with a story being published, but can lead to conversations, questions, disagreements, learning and collective engagement.
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Urdu Hai Jiska Naam
Our flagship Urdu learning workshop enables every learner to follow the same path. The pace is yours. The guidance is ours.
Start with the Script
Begin with the Urdu alphabet and build confidence in reading and writing. No prior knowledge is needed, just curiosity.
Learn Beyond the Textbook
Our one-to-one sessions blend technology, cinema, poetry, music, and everyday culture, making the language engaging, memorable, and alive.
Read, Write & Speak
Practice with personalised exercises and real conversations. By the end of the course, you’ll be reading, writing, and speaking Urdu with confidence.
Earn the certificate
Complete the course and receive a certificate from Karvaan India, recognising your achievement and celebrating your journey into the language.
A cultural ecosystem, not just a single initiative.
What learners say about us
As a participant in Karvaan’s first Urdu workshop, I was introduced to a refreshing way of learning the language. With the help of technology, Tanzil Sir made reading and writing Urdu accessible over the course of several Sunday sessions. I especially enjoyed the literature and poetry he carefully selected for the classes. Karvaan’s warm and welcoming ambience made it the perfect place for a small, diverse group of people to come together through their shared love of the language.
From Urdu Workshop
A wonderful course, even for someone with no prior knowledge of the language. I still can’t believe I was able to read Urdu after just four classes. Zeeshan was always ready to help, encourage, and guide us throughout the course. Thank you, Karvaan, for such a wonderful learning experience.
From Urdu Workshop
This was my second time learning Urdu through a workshop organised by Karvaan India, and it was just as rewarding as the first. While the course is thoughtfully structured and exceptionally well taught, what truly sets it apart is the use of technology to make a sophisticated language like Urdu easy to understand and enjoyable to learn. I had the pleasure of learning from both Mr. Tanzil and Zeeshan, and they are outstanding teachers. I highly recommend this workshop to anyone interested in learning Urdu.
From Urdu Workshop
Advisory Board
Tanweer Fazal
Professor & Author
Max Krammer
Journalist
Ambarien Alqadr
Film Producer
Aditya Menon
Journalist
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