The night-bitten morning…shab-gazeeda sehar
When one thinks of Partition, many of the images and characters which come to mind are from Urdu short stories …
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Ahmed Faraz@ Mehfil
Khwaab martay naheen Khwaab dil hain, nah aankhen, nah saansen keh jo Rezaa, rezaa huwe to bikhar jaayen ge Jism …
Motley’s Play -Gadha Aur Gaddha
Motley’s new production in their ‘Story-telling on Stage’ series, a tribute to master satirist Krishan Chander consists of his famous …
Iqbalian thought
The word imitation when used in the context of arts and literature is taken as a http://www.dawn.com/news/1200621/column-iqbalian-stylederogatory term and its …
Noor Jehan’s Chandni Raatein
Allah Rakhi Wasai (21 September 1926 – 23 December 2000), better known by her stage name Noor Jehan or Noor …
Qayem Chandpuri
Muhammad Qyamuddin Ali Qayem Chandpuri or Qaim Chandpuri or Kayem Chandpuri (1722-1793), was an Indian poet. He was born at …
Raqs-e-Bismil
Raqs-e-Bismil means Dance of the Wounded Raq-e-Bismil (“Dance of the Wounded”) is the name of an album that holds a special …
Seene Mein Jalan
Sene mein jalan is a ghazal written by Shahryar who also penned the ever mesmerizing ghazal of the film Umrao Jaan (1981), and …
Faiz & Vishal Bharadwaj
One of the most read, revered and translated ghazals by Progressive Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz found a new and …
Vaqyaat
Vaqyaat or vaqya means an incident or an occurrence. Here is a beautiful dialogue from the popular Pakistani TV show …
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