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The Magic of Urdu: 5 Contemporary Poets to Read for Beginners
Urdu poetry is well renowned for its rich past, enormous beauty, and complexity in expressions. For those willing to start to ...
A magical evening tribute to legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib
We listened with bated breath as Mirza Ghalib took us all the way back to 19th-century Mughal India to share his life’s joys ...
Babbu Maan’s poetry book Mera Gham gives a peek into the real Ma(a)n
For the devoted, dedicated fan base that eagerly awaits Babbu Maan’s next song and the film with bated breath, the artiste ...
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When Faiz Ahmad Faiz signed his ghazal for Shubha Mudgal — ‘now this is dedicated to you’
New Delhi: At a poetry gathering in ... “You didn’t write in Urdu.” She admitted to him that the Nastaliq script was alien to her. Faiz then replied: “Talafuz toh tumhara theek tha. Lo, aaj se ye ...
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Masters of Allusion: The Art of Poetic Reference
most practical advice I’ve heard on how to start reading poetry: “A poem is best read in the light of all the other poems ever written. We read A the better to read B (we have to start ...