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Monthly Archives: October 2014

The legend of Zohra Sehgal @ Mehfil

October 31, 2014

The vivacious and dynamic Zohra Sehgal was an Indian actress and choreographer. Sehgal started her career as a dancer in …

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School ki Ghadi

October 26, 2014

Given below is a poem which is used in children’s urdu text books. It is a simple poem but yet …

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Iqbal & Daagh: A master and his disciple

October 25, 2014

The great poet and philosopher, Allama Iqbal, who conceptualized and elaborated upon the concept of Khudi (the philosophy of Selfhood), …

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Taameer

October 24, 2014

Taameer means construction, typically used in the context of building a house.. A beautiful ghazal below, sung by Jagjit Singh, …

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Love in the Time of Choleric Capitalism

October 19, 2014

In a gallery in Bandra, Mumbai named ‘ What About Art?’, there was an interesting curotorial exhibit by Khanabadosh (an …

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Follow Up: Munshi Premchand

October 18, 2014

Every child in India has read at least one short story by Premchand, either in school or in university. At …

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Kafan

October 17, 2014

Kafan means Coffin or Shroud Kafan is the title of a short story written by writer Premchand a renowned Urdu …

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Zindagi kya hai…

October 12, 2014

Brij Narain Chakbast (1882-1926) was one of the foremost lawyers of Lucknow in the early twentieth century. A veteran of …

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Reminder : Munshi Premchand@Mehfil

October 11, 2014

Premchand is one of the most celebrated writers in the Indian subcontinent. Born Dhanpat Rai Srivastav, he began writing under …

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Ikhtiyaar

October 10, 2014

Ikhtiyaar means influence or authority/control over something or someone. Here are some couplets with Ikhtiyaar. The first one is from …

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