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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Different Languages! Different Pronunciations!
We read this article in the Mint newspaper and found it very interesting. It gives an interesting perspective on understanding indian …
Right to Left
Did you know that urdu is read right to left. In the image above you would read the first alphabet …
Maikhana
Maikhana – Tavern/ bar Mai means alcohol ( commonly called Sharab) Khana means house or compartment Examples of its usage …
Tom Alter as Ghalib
Pierrot’s Troupe’s presents GHALIB (Urdu- Hindi) Watch the rarest of the rare combinations: Tom Alter in and as Ghalib On: …
Ibn-e-Insha: Kal Choudvin Ki Raat Thi
Ibn-e-Insha was a popular Urdu poet, travelogue writer, columnist and one of the best humorists of Urdu. His most famous …
Taghaful
Taghaful – neglect/ignorance This word is expressed beautifully in Mirza Ghalib’s couplet given below. Hamne maana ke taghaful na karoge …
Meaning of Urdu
Did you know the word ‘Urdu’ means ‘camp or army with its followers’ ? Urdu is also called ‘Rekhta’ which …
Yeh Tera Bayaan, Ghalib
Yeh Masail-e-Tasawwuf..Yeh tera bayaan Ghalib, Tujhe hum wali samajhte, jo na baadakhwaar hota Masail – topic or subject of discussion; …
Ghalib ka Zikr
The sun was sliding home, while the soft lights from the candles gave way to the night skies. Dim lighting, …
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