A couplet

June 23, 2013

Through our meanderings, we came across this beautiful couplet Agar palak pay hai moti to yeh nahin kaafi, Hunar bhi …

Woh Kamra Yaad Aata Hai- Javed Akhtar

June 22, 2013

In a book called Tarkash (quiver full of arrows) which is a collection of poems written by renowned poet Javed …

June 21, 2013

Benazir- Incomparable, Unique In Urdu ‘be’ means not or without and ‘nazir’ means example. So the whole word means ‘no …

June 16, 2013

Tahayya means determination Ghalib, hamein na chhed ke phir josh-e-ashq se, Baithe hain hum tahayya-e-toofaan kiye hue. ग़ालिब हमें न …

June 15, 2013

Iztirab – anxiety, uneasiness Ishtiyaq – wish, liking, fondness These two lafz have been woven together beautifully by Maulana Hasrat …

June 2, 2013

In an amazing article in Caravan, Saadat Hasan Manto’s life is encapsulated. Given below is the link to the article. …

June 1, 2013

Prolific Urdu short story writer, Saadat Hasan Manto wrote several stories that unbridle the underbelly of Mumbai. One such story …