Kaifi Azmi’s Tribute To Guru Dutt
Kaifi Azmi recited a ghazal as a tribute to Filmmaker/ Actor Guru Dutt who committed suicide in 1964. His recitation …
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Musalsal
Musalsal means successive, a series, linked, chained. It was used by the legendary Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi in an illustrative …
Kaifiyat Express
Did you know that there is a train called Kaifiyat Express operating services between Azamgarh and Delhi stations. Azamgarh is …
Dekhi Zamane Ki Yaari
A powerful thought, one that resonates through the years and with every generation, ‘Dekhi Zamane Ki Yaari’ is one of …
Zaheen
Zaheen means someone who is sensible, samajhdaar in Hindi. Khush-shakl bhi hai who, yeh alag baat hai magar Humko zaheen …
Kaifi Azmi As An Actor
Did you know that renowned poet Kaifi Azmi appeared as a grandfather in a film called Naseem (1995). This was …
Hum Dekhenge
The cover story of the current edition of Time Out Magazine, Mumbai is “69 Songs That Changed The World”. Inspired …
The Progressive Writers’ Movement Part II
Our 9th mehfil@prithvi commenced with a discussion on the Contemporary Progressive Writers’ Movement. We decided to split the Progressive Writers’ …
Waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam..
Kaagaz Ke Phool, a 1959 Hindi film was produced and directed by Guru Dutt, who also played the lead role …
Ek bosa
The Urdu word for a kiss, bosa at first seems to sound very incongruous as a lafz belonging to such …
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