Krishan Chander @ Mehfil
Krishan Chander was an Urdu writer of short stories and novels. He has penned over 20 novels, 30 collections of …
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Pluto Poems – Gulzar
We can always count on Gulzar saab to make an ordinary, far-away occurrence, an endearing one making it personal, somehow. …
Kaif Bhopali
Kaif Bhopali was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist. He was a well-known poet in the Urdu mushaira circles, he is …
Hindi – Urdu: Two languages or one?
…the debate continues!! And this time, the question is situated in the location where the language appears to have originated …
Zeest
Zeest -life Given below is a couplet written by poet Sudarshan Faakir which explains the word beautiful : har taraf …
Nazeer Akbarabadi at mehfil@Prithvi
At Mehfil on the 14th of April 2015, we brought into focus the life and works of renowned poet Nazeer …
A Space For Healing – Rummana Hussain
Rummana Hussain (1952 – 1999) was an artist and one of the pioneers of conceptual art, installation, and politically-engaged art in …
The Urdu-Chinese Connection
This recent story in Times of India reiterates the idea that language can never be restricted to borders or nations …
Reminder: Nazeer Akbarabadi@Mehfil
Sab thaath para reh javega, Jab laad chalega banjara Translation: All your splendor will lie useless, when the nomad packs-up …
Musafir
Musafir- Traveller, Stranger A beautiful couplet by Poet Iqbal expresses the word Musafir very beautifully. Dhoondta phirta hoon aye Iqbal …
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