Shakeel Badayuni at Mehfil@Prithvi
This month, we celebrate the glorious birth centenary of Urdu poet and lyricist, Shakeel Badayuni (born on 3 August 1916), …
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Sadat Hasan Manto @Mehfil
This June we explore the works of Sadat Hasan Manto For someone who only lived 43 years, Manto left a huge …
Protest Urdu Poetry @Mehfil
Protest poems or protest literature refers to works that address to real socio-political issues and express objection against them. Urdu …
Celebrating Urdu Poetry – Follow up Story
On the 10th of November 2015 we commenced the evening at Mehfil with the recitation of Urdu poetry as part …
Celebrating Urdu Poetry @Mehfil
Urdu poetry is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different forms. It is basically an outcome of superimposition of Persian …
An evening with Poet Ahmed Faraz.
On the 13th of October 2015, we had a Mehfil celebrating the life and works of poet Ahmed Faraz. Ahmed …
Ahmed Faraz@ Mehfil
Khwaab martay naheen Khwaab dil hain, nah aankhen, nah saansen keh jo Rezaa, rezaa huwe to bikhar jaayen ge Jism …
Ghazals In Cinema @ Prithvi Mehfil
A Ghazal is a poetic form, consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain. Since its inception, Bollywood cinema has incorporated …
Poetry and Prose on Nationalism, Freedom and Independence@Mehfil
Urdu as a language has been an important vehicle for conveying ideas and feelings of all kinds. Besides love poems, …
Humour in Urdu@ Mehfil
Urdu Literature has a long lineage of spectacular works from various genres. Humour is one of its strong facets. Urdu …
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