Theghazalspread into South Asia in the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics and the courts of the new Islamic Sultanate. Although theghazalis most prominently a form of Dari poetry and Urdu poetry, today it is found in the poetry of many languages of the Indian sub-continent....
And yet, not many people are aware of this that Raja Mehdi Ali Khan delved in funny, humorous and satirical Urdu poetry. As an example, I am giving you his nazm: Adib Ki Mehbooba. It is really very humorous. He has used thetakhallus (pen names or non de plume)of various poets and...
That night when I went to sleep, I learnt the full meaning of the (gunnery?) expression: to killtwo birdswith one stone. I gave a silent 21 gun salute to the Gunners in my dreams for having saved my life that evening. Congratulations; so youarein love. It is the best feeling on e...
Just like Shakeel Badayuni, Shailendra penned a lot of songs about the meaning of life itself. The most famous of these zindagi songs is still as popular. It is from the1956 Raj Kapoor production Jaagte Rahothat wasdirected byAmit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra. The film starred Raj Kapoor, a ...