Hiju
Did you know that Hiju is a poem written to mock or make fun of a person in a poetic form. This …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Zambeel Dramatic Readings
We introduce you to our friends and Urdu enthusiasts from across the border in Pakistan – Zambeel Dramatic Readings is …
Mehfil@Prithvi – 10.07.12
We have chosen music from the winds and the raindrops splashing on tin roofs, the scent from fresh mud and …
Firaaq Gorakhpuri
Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was a writer, critic, and one of …
Jazeera
…is an Arabic word, meaning an island or peninsula. Anything resembling an island; as, an island of ice. Can also …
Jagmohan Singh urf Jagjit Singh
Did You Know the great ghazal singer, songwriter and musician, late Jagjit Singh’s birth name was Jagmohan Singh, but this …
Mother Tongue
In an interesting article, Writer and Journalist Mohammed Hanif talks to Tehelka about different linguistic influences in his life. Twist of …
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