Khwaab Martay Naheen
Ahmad Faraz (born Syed Ahmad Shah on 12 January 1931 in Kohat and died 25 August 2008) was a Pakistani Urdu poet. He …
Category Archives: Urdu Musings
The Taste of Words
The Taste of Words is a book, translated and edited by Author Raza Mir. The book claims to be an introduction to …
The Gaza Sky Is Burning
One of our fellow Urduwallahs Safura Ubaid has sent us a dedication for the people of Gaza. The heart heartwrenching …
The Legend of Zohra Sehgal
My first experience of Zohra Sehgal’s exuberance was when I saw her perform at Prithvi theatre many years back. At the …
Shahr-i-ashob: Lament for a City
Shahr-i-ashob is the Urdu phrase for the grief felt for a city (typically due to the fall of a city …
The God of Poetry
Meer Taqi Meer, the great 18th century poet is also known and acknowledged by centuries of poets after him, as …
Chaand Mein Pariyaan Rehti Hain
“Chaand Mein Pariyaan Rehti Hain” is a beautiful Urdu rhyme for children written by poet Afsar from the book ‘Bachchon ke …
Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain
For all Urdu lovers like us, there is a new TV channel launching this week – Zindagi – from …
Ainee Apa & Lopchu chai
This month, mehfil@Prithvi was dedicated to the intriguing Urdu story writer, Quratulain Haider a.k.a. Aniee Apa. It was a wonderful …
How languages evolve..
Here is an enlightening TED video that tries to indicate how languages could have evolved over centuries and how linguistics …
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