Do Chashmi He
Did You Know – ‘Do chashmi he’ (a variation of the Urdu letter choti ‘he”) is a wonderful tool in …
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I Live Under Your Sky Too
The Carter Road promenade in Bandra, Mumbai is lit up with a 30 feet high installation which reads ” i …
Uzr aane mein bhi hai aur bulaate bhi nahin
Nawab Mirza Khan (1831–1905) commonly known as Daagh Dehlvi was an outstanding Mughal poet famous for his Urdu ghazals and …
Jumbish
Jumbish – means to shake or tremor, to have movement. Ghalib’s couplet from the ghazal ‘Baazeecha-e-atfal’ brings this lafz to …
Firaq Gorakhpuri urf…
Did You Know – Firaq Gorakhpuri’s real name was Raghupati Sahay. He was born into a Hindu Kayasth family in …
Urduwallahs at the Kala Ghoda Fest, 2013
Urduwallahs kicked off the Literature fest on February 2, 2013, as part of the annual Kala Ghoda Art Festival in …
Mehfil@Prithvi – 12.02.13
Celebrating Urdu through 100 Years of Indian Cinema In an excerpt from the film Mughal-e-Azam the protagonist Anarkali tells Emperor …
Aah Ko Chahiye
Here’s one our Ghalib’s best ghazals, open to multiple interpretations and a brilliant demonstration of the complexity yet simplicity that …
Mukhatib
Mukhatib – This word has an arabic origin which means to address or approach someone (sometime in the context of …
Ghalib’s Children
Did you know that renowned poet Mirza Ghalib had seven children. But sadly none of them survived. This pain has …
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