Poetic Insults
The poetic rivalry between Mirza Ghalib and his contemporary, Ibrahim Zauq, is legendary, in the courts of Bahadur Shah Zafar. …
The poetic rivalry between Mirza Ghalib and his contemporary, Ibrahim Zauq, is legendary, in the courts of Bahadur Shah Zafar. …
Writer Preksha Malu from DNA has written an interesting article which covers how Urdu is slowly making a come back …
Akhrajat means accrued expenses. This word appears in an article published by Hindustan times recently titled “Dawn of an Urdu …
With inimitable grace, Gulzar saab pens our thoughts for us, on the brutality of humanity today. #Peshawar Apni marzi se …
At mehfil we celebrated an evening of listening. It was an opportune time to select the topic ‘ Begum Akhtar’, …
Humanity died the day children were shot dead in Peshawar. A Brutal massacre of 126 school children and their teachers. …
The brilliance of Gulzar once again, as he describes a beautiful simple movement of the seasons.. kisi mausam ka jhonka …
So many wonderful Urdu lafz used in this catchy and popular song from Vishal Bharadwaj’s Saat Khoon Maaf and written …
Begum Akhtar was a well-known Indian singer of Ghazal and Thumri genres of Hindustani classical music. She is referred to, …
Sarmaayah means wealth or capital, used so wonderfully to express love and respect in this popular song from Imtiaz Ali’s …