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Author Archives: Kashif
a poem in Hindi-miyaan tiyaan
Tariq Amhed Siddiqui is an independent writer and translator. His writings can be accessed at www.derayat.com Here is an audio rendering of his poem “miyaaN TiyaaN” http://indianmuslims.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/miyan-tiyan.mp3
A film on the contribution of Indian Muslims
A film produced by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. part 1: Part 2: Part 3:
In praise of paan
dekhna ai “Zauq” honge aaj phir laakhoN ke khooN phir jamaaya us ne laal-e-lab pe laakha paan kaa — Zauq Paan is almost as old as India itself. Ameer Khusro in his book “ijaaz-e-khusravi” gives some qualities of paan. 1. … Continue reading
Jaan hai to jahaan hai – Urdu expressions
There are some expressions that have become part of our language, so much so that very few of us know the origin or even the full couplet where they come from. Muhammad Ramzan Abdul Shakoor has made it easy for … Continue reading
Begum Roquia: the first Indian woman sci-fi writer
Sultana’s Dream a science-fiction was first published in 1905 making it probably the first Indian sci-fi work. It is a short story written by Roquia Sakhawat Hussain. Begum Roquia was born in 1880 at Rangpur which is now in Bangladesh. … Continue reading
Whose Urdu is it anyway?
Urdu has an identity crisis in India -is it an Indian language or just a Muslim language? Liberals will claim that it is a secular language and list names of non-Muslim writers and poets who are still counted among the … Continue reading
Wali Gujarati: Father of Urdu poetry
Wali Gujarati [1667-1707] is considered father of Urdu poetry. While we all know the respect Ghalib paid to Meer few of us know what Meer Taqi Meer said about Wali: Khugar nahin kuch yun hi hum Rekhta-goi kay Mashooq jo … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Heritage, Remembering Gujarat
Tagged Gujarat, Gujarat2002, Urdu-Poetry
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Baul sangeet
A single string of “ektara” and powerful words Baul singers for hundreds of years have spread the message of love and spirituality in Bengal. A Baul singer, photo by Swiatoslaw Wojtkowiak
Qawwali muqabila
Qawwali originated in dargahs and remains closely associated with it but there is a whole world of Qawwali that exists outside the dargahs, no I am not talking about Bollywood Qawwalis. Qawwali muqabilas are popular in small towns and usually … Continue reading
Ganga-Jamni tahzeeb
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan signing “Hari Om Tatsat” Shakar-Shambhu signing “Man Kunto Maula” Photo by http://blog.soulcocina.com