Naushad Ali – Music Director
Regarded as a pioneer of Indian music, Naushad Ali was one of the first and foremost composers in the history …
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Over My Shoulder – Alys Faiz
Did you know that Alys Faiz, whom renowned poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz had married in 1941, published a book of …
Urdu’s first newspaper
Did You Know – The first newspaper of Urdu language was Jam-i-Jahan-Numa, founded by Harihar Dutta in 1822 in Kolkata …
Gulzar
The lafz ‘Gulzar’ means rose garden in Persian Gulzar is also the pen name or takhallus of the versatile Indian …
Our languages Are Dying
Have you ever thought about what your life would be like without your language? What about the fact that your …
Masroof
Masroof (also written as Masruf) – busy/engaged/employed This word is used in a poem written by Lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, an …
History of Mohemmad Ali Road, Mumbai
Did you know that Mohemmad Ali road in South Mumbai, which is well known for food lanes which come alive with …
Boy Who Speaks 20 Languages
Tim Doner is a 17 year old Hyper Polyglot who speaks 20 languages. He is the youngest known person in …
Khalish
The Urdu lafz Khalish means anxiety, apprehension Koi mere dil se pooche tere teer-e-neemkash ko Ye khalish kahan se hoti, …
The Mirror of Beauty
“The Mirror of Beauty” is a translation of the original 2006 Urdu-language novel “Ka’i Chand The Sar-e-Aasmaan” by its author, …
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