Nami Daanam
That’s how one says ” I don’t know” in Persian! Nami Daanam is a Persian/Farsi language phrase which means ‘I don’t …
Monthly Archives: January 2014
A Rebel and Her Cause
This title can indeed be given to one of the most prolific and creative of female Urdu writers of India, …
Wajood
Wajood means existence Given below is a couplet from the poem ” Sadma to hai mujhe bhi” from Jagjit Singh’s …
Pablo Neruda in Urdu
Pablo Neruda (July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973) was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean …
Khumār
Khumār – means intoxication. The word comes from the Arabic root ‘Khmr’ which means alcoholic wine. Pehla Nasha Pehla Khumar …
Keep your dragon in the snow
Here is an interesting project by Sufi Studios who are illustrating the poems of Jelaluddin Rumi in their upcoming book …
Dedh Ishqiya: Inspired by Ismat Chughtai
Here is an interesting take on Dedh Ishqiya, the movie currently playing in theatres, that was posted on the blog …
Poet Majaz’s Tomb
Did you know that Poet Majaz Lucknawi is buried in Nishatganj graveyard, Lucknow. The epitaph written on his grave at Nishatganj graveyard …
Intoxication@Mehfil
Yaaron khataa ma’af meri, main nashe mein hoon, Saghar mein mai, mai mein nasha, main nashe mein hoon Meer Taqi Meer …
Garam Hawa
Garm Hawa ( Hot Winds or Scorching Winds) is a 1973 Hindi- Urdu Film directed by M. S. Sathyu. The film deals with the …
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