Dil ke khush rakhne ko, Ghalib, yeh khayaal achcha hai…
As a new year begins, here is one of Ghalib’s eternal classics, each couplet in this ghazal is laden with …
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Apni khushi na aaye, Na apni khushi chale – Zauq
Sheikh Muhammad Ibrahim Zauq (1789–1854), the famous Urdu poet and scholar of literature, poetry and religion, who wrote poetry under …
The greatness of Momin
Momin Khan Momin was a contemporary of Mirza Ghalib and Ibrahim Zauq. He was also a physician, astrologer and chess …
The complexity of Ghalib
Everyone’s favorite Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib was known for his “notoriously complex” verses. As quoted in William Dalrymple’s fascinating book …
Raazdan se Raqeeb
Raazdaan is someone who keeps one’s raaz or secrets, someone you confide in with your innermost thoughts and secrets, hence …
Celebrating Urdu Poetry – Follow up Story
On the 10th of November 2015 we commenced the evening at Mehfil with the recitation of Urdu poetry as part …
Ibn
Ibn means son In Urdu, Persian and Arabic names, both ibn and bin can be translated as “son of.” It’s not uncommon for names …
Celebrating Urdu Poetry @Mehfil
Urdu poetry is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different forms. It is basically an outcome of superimposition of Persian …
Tasavvur
Tasavvur is the Urdu lafz for imagination and is often used in lyrics of Hindi films as well. Here is …
Ghalib meets Yo Yo Honey Singh
This should be taken light heartedly by all our die hard Ghalib fans. We are well aware that there is …
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