Tag Archives: Urdu-Poetry

A Poem On Mumbai Attacks

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Guest Post

A beautiful and thought provoking poem on the Mumbai attacks penned by social activist Gauhar Raza directed towards secular friends who have fallen for the false propaganda of the killers. Continue reading →

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Ghalib: Ode to Benaras

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Raza Rumi

It is sad that our ancestors, not in a very distant past, were much more respectful of other religions. Mirza Ghalib at his time wrote glowingly about Benaras during a visit to the Hindu holy city. Continue reading →

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Ahmed Faraz – Remembering The Romantic Rebel

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Mohib Ahmad

Remembering the revolutionary poet, Ahmed Faraz, through his 10 couplets. Continue reading →

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Faraz – The Poet, The Romantic, The Rebel

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Kaleem Kawaja

Dissecting the life and works of Ahmad Faraz, the famous poet of South Asia Continue reading →

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Kaifi Azmi – The Poet And The Man

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Kaleem Kawaja

Remembering the famous Urdu poet, Kaifi Azmi, on his 6th death anniversary. Continue reading →

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Mushaira: The Shrinking Platform Of Urdu Poetry

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Mohib Ahmad

kyaa rahaa hai MushaairoN meN ab log kuch jam’aa aan hote haiN What is there in poetry soirees now? Some people gather, and that is it. It is difficult to believe that the above couplet was written by Mir Taqi … Continue reading →

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Mohammed Iqbal, His “Shikwa Aur Jawab e Shikwa”, Complaint And Answer

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Saif Ahmad

Shikwa (complaint) and Jawab-e-Shikwa (answer to the complaint) are two of the most famous poems written by Sir Muhammad Iqbal. In Shikwa Iqbal complaints to the creator for his perceived indifference to the state of Muslims and in Jawab-e-Shikwa he gets an answer from the creator. Continue reading →

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