Ahmed Faraz- Suna Hai Log Use Aankh Bhar Ke Dekhte Hain
Ahmed Faraz born Syed Ahmad Shah on 12 January 1931 in Kohat died 25 August 2008) was a Urdu Poet. He was acclaimed one …
Category Archives: Urdu Poetry and Texts
Asia Society presents “Meet The Author” with Ayesha Jalal
Asia Society, India presents a Meet the Author discussion on “Manto and the Human Dimension of 1947” with Ayesha Jalal, …
The Pity of Partition
Ayesha Jalal’s recently released book, The Pity of Parition, captures the Life, Times and Work of her grand-Uncle, prolific Urdu …
Jigar Ganj
Did You Know – A small residential colony in Gonda city, near Lucknow called Jigar Ganj is named after legendary …
Ishq ki dastaan hai pyaare..
Jigar Moradabadi (جِگر مُرادآبادی), was the takhallus of Ali Sikandar (1890–1960), one of the most famous Urdu poets of the …
Dast
Dast – means hand or arm. Metaphorically it is also used for skill or authority This couplet by Saleem Kausar …
A couplet
Through our meanderings, we came across this beautiful couplet Agar palak pay hai moti to yeh nahin kaafi, Hunar bhi …
Woh Kamra Yaad Aata Hai- Javed Akhtar
In a book called Tarkash (quiver full of arrows) which is a collection of poems written by renowned poet Javed …
Tahayya
Tahayya means determination Ghalib, hamein na chhed ke phir josh-e-ashq se, Baithe hain hum tahayya-e-toofaan kiye hue. ग़ालिब हमें न …
Iztirab | Ishtiyaq
Iztirab – anxiety, uneasiness Ishtiyaq – wish, liking, fondness These two lafz have been woven together beautifully by Maulana Hasrat …
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