Mehfil@ Prithvi – January & February
A big thank you to our well-wisher, Sophia Andrade Kapadia, who makes it a point to be present at …
Tag Archives: Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Protest Urdu Poetry @Mehfil
Protest poems or protest literature refers to works that address to real socio-political issues and express objection against them. Urdu …
The night-bitten morning…shab-gazeeda sehar
When one thinks of Partition, many of the images and characters which come to mind are from Urdu short stories …
Faiz & Vishal Bharadwaj
One of the most read, revered and translated ghazals by Progressive Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz found a new and …
Shanaasai
Shanaasai means being acquainted, or having familiarity (as is said in Hindi, jaan-pehchaan hona) Here is a stunning ghazal written …
Zohra Sehgal On Zohra Sehgal – Follow-up Story
As part of the Prithvi festival we decided to commemorate the doyen of theatre -Zohra Sehgal. Known for her vivacious …
Sabr
Sabr means patience Besabr means impatience Given below is a couplet with the word ‘ Sabr’ written by Bahadur Shah Zafar. le …
Love in the Time of Choleric Capitalism
In a gallery in Bandra, Mumbai named ‘ What About Art?’, there was an interesting curotorial exhibit by Khanabadosh (an …
The Dawn of Freedom
Urduwallahs celebrate 67 years of Independence with a poignant nazm by the Progressive Urdu write, Faiz Ahmed Faiz – Subh-e-Aazaadii …
The Gaza Sky Is Burning
One of our fellow Urduwallahs Safura Ubaid has sent us a dedication for the people of Gaza. The heart heartwrenching …
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