Urdu tit-bits and trivia

The Faiz – Pablo Connection

April 2, 2012

Did you know that Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) and Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1910-1984) were contemporary poets, friends and …

Ghalib ki Haveli

March 26, 2012

Did you know that Ghalib spent most of his time living in a house in Gali Qasimjan, Ballimaran, Old Delhi. …

March 19, 2012

Did you know – One of Urdu’s boldest and most outspoken women writers, Ismat Chughtai played an important role in …

March 12, 2012

Did you know that most Hindi film posters had the film title written in English, Hindi and Urdu. Notice the Urdu titles …

March 5, 2012

Did You Know – Saadat Hasan Manto, the most widely read and most controversial short story writer in Urdu, failed …

February 27, 2012

Did you know that urdu is read right to left. In the image above you would read the first alphabet …

February 20, 2012

Did you know the word ‘Urdu’ means ‘camp or army with its followers’ ? Urdu is also called ‘Rekhta’ which …