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February 11, 2013

Did You Know – Firaq Gorakhpuri’s real name was Raghupati Sahay. He was born into a Hindu Kayasth family in …

Urduwallahs at the Kala Ghoda Fest, 2013

February 10, 2013

Urduwallahs kicked off the Literature fest on February 2, 2013, as part of the annual Kala Ghoda Art Festival in …

February 7, 2013

Celebrating Urdu through 100 Years of Indian Cinema In an excerpt from the film Mughal-e-Azam the protagonist Anarkali tells Emperor …

February 6, 2013

Here’s one our Ghalib’s best ghazals, open to multiple interpretations and a brilliant demonstration of the complexity yet simplicity that …

February 5, 2013

Mukhatib – This word has an arabic origin which means to address or approach someone (sometime in the context of …

February 4, 2013

Did you know that renowned poet Mirza Ghalib had seven children. But sadly none of them survived. This pain has …

February 1, 2013

Urduwallahs present Manto-Naama: An Evening with Saadat Hasan Manto. Manto, a prolific Urdu short story writer has a canvas splashed …