Bol ke lab azaad hai tere
From “Poems by Faiz: Translated with an introduction by V.G. Kiernan”, here is a classic Faiz Ahmed Faiz poem: Bol, …
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Habib – Raqeeb
Habib means a friend. The opposite of habib in Urdu is ‘raqeeb’ meaning a rival, especially in the context of …
Javed Akhtar’s Poetic Lineage
Did you know? Javed Akhtar’s father, Jan Nisar Akhtar was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms. He …
Absolut Urdu: Na Main, Na Mai
The Times of India Crest Edition carried a very interesting article yesterday titled “Moving finger moves on” featuring a painting …
Anthems of Resistance
Below is an excerpt from the very insightful book “Anthems of Resistance” by Ali Husain Mir and Raza Mir that …
Larzish
The meaning of the Urdu word larzish is to quiver / tremor. Typically it is used in Urdu poetry to say ‘awaaz …
Ek Do Teen in Urdu
Did You Know – While the Urdu script is written from right to left, numbers in Urdu are written and …
The Last Calligraphers
Here’s some food for thought for our technologically advanced and fast-paced society of today – The Musalman, an Urdu daily …
Peek-a-boo! The Progressive Writers’ Movement Part I
People crawled in slowly as we set the stage for our 8th mehfil@prithvi. Our discussion was going to take us …
Intesaab by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s thought provoking poem titled Intesaab which means a dedication, which was written by Faiz as an active …
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