Qaasid
“Qaasid” means “a messenger” Aati hai baat baat mujhe baar baar yaad Kehta hoon daud daud ke qaasid se raah …
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Urdu on Film Posters
Did you know that most Hindi film posters had the film title written in English, Hindi and Urdu. Notice the Urdu titles …
The Danger of a Single Story
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian novelist who has written outstanding books including Purple Hibiscus and Half a yellow sun. …
Mehfil @ Prithvi
Mehfil@Prithvi is a gathering of those who have loved, are starting to love, or want to fall in love with …
Yeh Kahani Phir Sahi…
This is a classic sung by Ghulam Ali with beautiful lyrics penned by Pakistani poet Masroor Anwar. It is a …
Zohra-Jabeen
Zohra is Urdu for Venus, the planet. It’s a morning star, also goddess of love and beauty in Roman mythology …
Manto Ke Baare Mein
Did You Know – Saadat Hasan Manto, the most widely read and most controversial short story writer in Urdu, failed …
Chaiyya Chaiyya
vo yaar hai jo khushboo ki tarah jiski zubaan urdu ki tarah meri shaam raat meri kaynaat vo yaar mera …
Different Languages! Different Pronunciations!
We read this article in the Mint newspaper and found it very interesting. It gives an interesting perspective on understanding indian …
Right to Left
Did you know that urdu is read right to left. In the image above you would read the first alphabet …
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