Maikhana
Maikhana – Tavern/ bar Mai means alcohol ( commonly called Sharab) Khana means house or compartment Examples of its usage …
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Tom Alter as Ghalib
Pierrot’s Troupe’s presents GHALIB (Urdu- Hindi) Watch the rarest of the rare combinations: Tom Alter in and as Ghalib On: …
Ibn-e-Insha: Kal Choudvin Ki Raat Thi
Ibn-e-Insha was a popular Urdu poet, travelogue writer, columnist and one of the best humorists of Urdu. His most famous …
Taghaful
Taghaful – neglect/ignorance This word is expressed beautifully in Mirza Ghalib’s couplet given below. Hamne maana ke taghaful na karoge …
Meaning of Urdu
Did you know the word ‘Urdu’ means ‘camp or army with its followers’ ? Urdu is also called ‘Rekhta’ which …
Yeh Tera Bayaan, Ghalib
Yeh Masail-e-Tasawwuf..Yeh tera bayaan Ghalib, Tujhe hum wali samajhte, jo na baadakhwaar hota Masail – topic or subject of discussion; …
Ghalib ka Zikr
The sun was sliding home, while the soft lights from the candles gave way to the night skies. Dim lighting, …
Shahryar –The poet
We would like to honour and pay our respect to poet Akhlaq Mohammed Khan (His Takhallus -pen name Shahryar) who …
Urdu & Bombay
Dhoop Kinaray
For anyone with even a transitory love and interest in Urdu, a viewing of the 1980’s Pakistani PTV serial, Dhoop …
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