Yearly Archives: 2012
Dhoop Kinaray
For anyone with even a transitory love and interest in Urdu, a viewing of the 1980’s Pakistani PTV serial, Dhoop …
Hayat
Hayat- life or existence Examples of usage are given below : mere walidan hayat hain. My parents are alive. or …
Hamshirah
Hamshirah means sister. This word has its origins in persian but is also used in urdu. Sheer in persian means …
Aadmi, Aadmi Ko Kya dega
On the occassion of Jagjit Singh’s birthday today, here is a a beautiful ghazal witten by Sudaarshan Faakir and sung …
Muhafiz
Muhafiz means the one who protects or keeps in his custody. The Urdu word mehfooz, to keep protected, also comes …
Mere aaine mein ek shikast chehra hai
Mere aaine mein ek shikast chehra hai Munsif ke aas-paas ek ilzaam thehra hai shikast – defeated; Munsif – judiciary/judge; …
Urduwallahs invite you to Mehfil @ Prithvi
Mehfil is the Urdu word for a gathering, and at Prithvi Theatre, it is coming home as a gathering of …
Motley’s Kambakth Bilkul Aurat (Ismat Aapa Ke Naam Part 2)
Kambakth Bilkul Aurat…. (Ismat Apa ke Naam – II) is back at Prithvi. A play with a collection of three …
Nawa-e-sarosh = sound of an angel
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib aate hain ghaib se ye mazaameen khayaal mein, ‘Ghalib’, sareer-e-Khaama nawa-e-sarosh hai. Ghaib = hidden/mysterious, mazaameen …
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