Bazeecha-e-itfal Hai Duniya Mere Aage
Ghalib at his natural best in this ghazal – “which represents a dazzling array of poetic interrogations, none of which …
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Tawajjuh
The Urdu lafz for today is Tawajjuh – means attention or focus. The root of the lafz is from ‘wajh’ …
Mirza Ghalib’s Birth Place
Did you know that poet Mirza Ghalib was born in Kala Mahal in Agra at the end of 18th century …
Urduwallahs@Kalaghoda Fest 2013
Urduwallahs present Manto-Naama: An Evening with Saadat Hasan Manto. Manto, a prolific Urdu short story writer has a canvas splashed …
Raat Bhar Husn Pe Aaye Bhi Gaye Bhi Sau Rang – Firaq
Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was a writer, …
Rabita
Rabita means connection/alliance/union/attachment This word has been used in the song ” Kehte hai Khuda ne”spelt as raabta. Film: …
Bi-Chuhiya – Little Miss Mouse
Did you know that prolific novelist Qurrat-ul-Ain Haider’s story Bi-Chuhiya (Little Miss Mouse), was published in children’s magazine Phool when she …
Ismat and Annie
Ismat Chughtai and Qurrat-ul-ain Haider (also known as Annie Apa), are two influential names in women’s literature in the Indian …
Gardish-e-Rang-e-Chaman
Gardish – means cyclical, revolving (as in revolving around the orbit in the galaxy) Rang refers to colours and Chaman …
Qurratulain Haider and Javed Akhtar
Did You Know – that the influential Urdu novelist and short story writer, Qurrat-ul-ain Haider has written a preface …
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