#UrduPoetry
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Book Review
Songs of Life: A Collection of Intensely Lyrical Poems
Whether you are a lover of poetry or simply seeking a source of inspiration, ‘Songs of Life’ is a must-read…
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Book Review
Of flowers on shrouds, and switched faces
Progressive poet and lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar (1914-1976), father of Javed, was one of those who explored love, loss, identity,…
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Interview
Saabhiyan Sangi – A Poetess of Exquisite Emotions
Author of a poetry collection ‘Anjaan Kaa’inat Jee’ari Aa’ (The Universe is Still Alive), Saabhiyan Sangi says she doesn’t want…
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Feature
Ghalib, Kolkata, Tagore and Urdu Literature
Ghalib stayed in Kolkata for eighteen months. Kolkata’s cultural vibrancy, literary sensibility and cosmic vision had cast a spell on…
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Literature/Poetry
Mir Ja’far Zatalli: The ‘Nonsense’ Poet and Urdu’s First Satirist
Long ignored, we look at how Zatalli was a pioneer in creating a small but effective oeuvre of Urdu poetry…
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Book Review
‘I Doubt, Therefore I Am’: Revisiting Mirza Ghalib’s Poetry
The book follows in Ghalib’s footsteps and while familiarizing the reader with his forever implicit questioning leaves the reader to…
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Obituary
Mirza Ghalib – Poet of all times
Remembering one of the best known Urdu poets of all times Ghalib was born on 27th Dec 1797 and passed…
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