Qayem Chandpuri

September 27, 2015

Muhammad Qyamuddin Ali Qayem Chandpuri or Qaim Chandpuri or Kayem Chandpuri (1722-1793), was an Indian poet. He was born at …

Raqs-e-Bismil

September 26, 2015

Raqs-e-Bismil means Dance of the Wounded Raq-e-Bismil (“Dance of the Wounded”) is the name of an album that holds a special …

September 25, 2015

Sene mein jalan is a ghazal written by Shahryar who also penned the ever mesmerizing ghazal of the film Umrao Jaan (1981), and …

September 20, 2015

One of the most read, revered and translated ghazals by Progressive Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz found a new and …

September 11, 2015

Vaqyaat or vaqya means an incident or an occurrence. Here is a beautiful dialogue from the popular Pakistani TV show …

September 6, 2015

Aage hi bin kahe tu kahe hai nahin nahin, tujh se abhi toh hum ne voh baten kahi nahi Mir …

September 5, 2015

A Ghazal is a poetic form, consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain. Since its inception, Bollywood cinema has incorporated …

September 4, 2015

‘In other Words’ is a book written by poet Javed Akhtar. In this title, his poetry speaks of the urban …