Manto and the Human Dimension of 1947
Urduwallahs are proud to be associated with Asia Society, as Outreach Partner, for their upcoming event: Manto and the Human …
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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 …
Letters@Mehfil
At the dawn of the twenty-first century it may be difficult to see the value of letter writing as a …
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 …
Benazir
Benazir- Incomparable, Unique In Urdu ‘be’ means not or without and ‘nazir’ means example. So the whole word means ‘no …
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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