Manto’s Epitaph
Did you know prolific short story writer Saadat Hasan Manto (May 11, 1912 – January 18, 1955) wrote his own epitaph …
Monthly Archives: April 2012
The Lost Art of Urdu Storytelling
Dastangoi is the lost art of Urdu storytelling – the narrating of dastans based on medieval Urdu tales. The word …
Aurat by Kaifi Azmi
Kaifi Azmi (1919 – 2002) is considered to be one of the greatest Urdu poets of 20th century. He was …
Goya
Goya – As if/as though/as it were Tum mere paas hote ho goya Jab koi doosra nahi hota One meaning: …
Takhallus Gulzar
Did you know that Indian poet and lyricist Gulzar’s birth name is Sampooran Singh Kalra. Before becoming an established writer, …
Mirza Ghalib is fanning hate feelings: Cops Theory ! Really!
Attached below is the article. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_mirza-ghalib-is-fanning-hate-feelings-cops-theory_1673838 Our thoughts: A thing of beauty is a treasure forever – John Keats. Mirza …
Lifting the Veil
Ismat Apa (Ismat Chughtai) and Annie (Qurrat-ul-Ain Haider) would have been peeping from the stars when our third mehfil (on …
Aqleema by Fahmida Riaz
In this poem, Fahmida Riaz – a well known Urdu writer, poet and feminist from Pakistan – gives life to Aqleema, …
Shiddat
Shiddat is used to describe the intensity of something. Baadlo mein har kisi ke vaaste hai koi boond Shart yeh …
Faiz & Ghalib
Did You Know – Faiz Ahmed Faiz (image above on left), one of the most iconic Urdu poets of the …
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