The Origins of Urdu
Today marks the two year anniversary of The Urduwallahs. And we would like to thank all our supporters, well-wishers and …
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Fehrist
Fehrist – means a list or a catalogue; Fehrist-e-alfaaz is a list of words; Fehrist mazmeen is a table of …
Bangladesh and Urdu
There are roughly eight geographical entities within Bangladesh where The Biharis – an Urdu-speaking Muslim minority originally from the Hindu region of …
Alif@Urduwallahs: Part 2
Aadab, We have been receiving several queries regarding Urdu classes that can be accessible to those living in South Bombay. …
Sargoshi
Sargoshi means a whisper Here are a few examples of the usage of this beautiful word in poetry – A couplet …
Pakeezah
Pakeezah (Urdu- “Pure”) is a 1972 Indian film, written and directed by Kamal Amrohi. The music is by Ghulam Mohammed …
Tamaam-e-umr tera intezaar humne kiya…
Here is a heart-warming ghazal by Abdul Hafeez ‘Hafeez Hoshiarpuri’, who was born in Hoshiarpur in 1912. He was considered …
Falak
Falak – sky This urdu word has its origin in arabic. Equivalent Hindi words are gagan, aasmaan, akash. Poet Gulzar has …
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Chaudhvin Ka Chand ( Full Moon) is a 1960 Hindi feature film directed by Mohammed Sadiq. A production of Guru …
Sahafat (Journalism) @ Mehfil
The evening at Mehfil was somber, as the topic for the evening was loaded. The audience who floated in were …
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