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Urdu-Poetry

A Poem On Mumbai Attacks

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.

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Ghalib: Ode to Benaras

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.

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Ahmed Faraz – Remembering The Romantic Rebel

by Mohib Ahmad

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

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Faraz – The Poet, The Romantic, The Rebel

by Kaleem Kawaja

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

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Kaifi Azmi – The Poet And The Man

by Kaleem Kawaja

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

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Mushaira: The Shrinking Platform Of Urdu Poetry

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 Mir during a time regarded as the golden age of classical Urdu poetry. While reading the couplet it is [...]

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

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.

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