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Monthly Archives: December 2014

Poetic Insults

December 28, 2014

The poetic rivalry between Mirza Ghalib and his contemporary, Ibrahim Zauq, is legendary, in the courts of Bahadur Shah Zafar. …

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Keeping their Dates with Urdu Alive – DNA

December 27, 2014

Writer Preksha Malu from DNA has written an interesting article which covers how Urdu is slowly making a come back …

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Akhrajat

December 26, 2014

Akhrajat means accrued expenses. This word appears in an article published by Hindustan times recently titled “Dawn of an Urdu …

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Woh to kul nau baras ka tha…

December 21, 2014

With inimitable grace, Gulzar saab pens our thoughts for us, on the brutality of humanity today.  #Peshawar Apni marzi se …

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An evening with Begum Akhtar

December 20, 2014

At mehfil we celebrated an evening of listening. It was an opportune time to select the topic ‘ Begum Akhtar’, …

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Epitaph Of A Child In Peshawar

December 19, 2014

Humanity died the day children were shot dead in Peshawar. A Brutal massacre of 126 school children and their teachers. …

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Mausam Ka Jhonka..

December 14, 2014

The brilliance of Gulzar once again, as he describes a beautiful simple movement of the seasons.. kisi mausam ka jhonka …

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Daaaarling…

December 12, 2014

So many wonderful Urdu lafz used in this catchy and popular song from Vishal Bharadwaj’s Saat Khoon Maaf and written …

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Reminder: Begum Akhtar@ Mehfil

December 7, 2014

Begum Akhtar was a well-known Indian singer of Ghazal and Thumri genres of Hindustani classical music. She is referred to, …

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Sarmaayah

December 6, 2014

Sarmaayah means wealth or capital, used so wonderfully to express love and respect in this popular song from Imtiaz Ali’s …

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