Shahryar –The poet

February 15, 2012

We would like to honour and pay our respect to poet Akhlaq Mohammed Khan (His Takhallus -pen name Shahryar) who …

Urdu & Bombay

February 15, 2012

February 13, 2012

For anyone with even a transitory love and interest in Urdu, a viewing of the 1980’s Pakistani PTV serial, Dhoop …

February 12, 2012

Hayat- life or existence Examples of usage are given below : mere walidan hayat hain. My parents are alive. or …

February 9, 2012

Hamshirah means sister. This word has its origins in persian but is also used in urdu. Sheer in persian means …

February 8, 2012

On the occassion of Jagjit Singh’s birthday today, here is a a beautiful ghazal witten by Sudaarshan Faakir and sung …

February 7, 2012

Muhafiz means the one who protects or keeps in his custody. The Urdu word mehfooz, to keep protected, also comes …

February 6, 2012

Mere aaine mein ek shikast chehra hai Munsif ke aas-paas ek ilzaam thehra hai shikast – defeated; Munsif – judiciary/judge; …

February 5, 2012

Mehfil is the Urdu word for a gathering, and at Prithvi Theatre, it is coming home as a gathering of …