Krishan Chander@Mehfil – Follow Up Story
We decided to discuss the prolific work of writer Krishan Chander on the 12th of May 2015 at our Mehfil …
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Reminder: Nazeer Akbarabadi@Mehfil
Sab thaath para reh javega, Jab laad chalega banjara Translation: All your splendor will lie useless, when the nomad packs-up …
Nazeer Akbarabadi@Mehfil
Sab thaath para reh javega, Jab laad chalega banjara Translation: All your splendor will lie useless, when the nomad packs-up …
Jan Nisar Akhtar @Mehfil
Jan Nisar Akhtar was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, a prolific lyricist and a …
Discussion on Jagjit Singh@Mehfil
Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician and is known as the “Ghazal …
Begum Qudsia Zaidi – Follow Up Story
At Mehfil on 13th of January we decided to celebrate the centenary of Hindustani theatre doyen Begum Qudsia Zaidi. In …
Begum Qudsia Zaidi@Mehfil
Begum Qudsia Zaidi was a writer, social worker, and theatre practitioner, and is best remembered for her pioneering role in establishing the Hindustani …
Keeping their Dates with Urdu Alive – DNA
Writer Preksha Malu from DNA has written an interesting article which covers how Urdu is slowly making a come back …
An evening with Begum Akhtar
At mehfil we celebrated an evening of listening. It was an opportune time to select the topic ‘ Begum Akhtar’, …
Reminder: Begum Akhtar@ Mehfil
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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