Archive for May, 2009
Ghulam Nabi Azad criticised for oath in English, Urdu speakers upset
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has faced criticism from Urdu speakers for taking oath in English.
Azad, a former Union Minister and an ex-Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was expected to take the oath in Urdu, the official language of the state which he belongs to.
Besides, Indian Muslims predominantly speak Urdu and are [...]
Sajid Sajni: The last poet of Rekhti
First an astonishing Urdu couplet:
talaaq de to rahe ho ataab-o-qahar ke saath
meraa shabaab bhii lauTaa do mere meher ke saath
[Sajid Sajni]
While Classical Urdu ghazal was called ‘Rekhta’, the poetry written in woman’s voice by men was termed as ‘Rekhti’. In the late 18th and early 19th century, in a deadent sultanate of Oudh, poetry [...]
Eminent Urdu poet Mazhar Imam’s literary journey
rashk karte haiN jeetne vaale
hamne is taraH maat khaaii hai
[Mazhar Imam]
Here is a selection of some of the couplets of eminent Poet Mazhar Imam:
Renowned poet Mazhar Imam has been one of the leading Urdu poets of the sub-continent for over half-a-century.
He was born in 1928 in Bihar’s Darbhanga district. His father Syed Amir Ali was [...]
Allama Jamil Mazhari and his poetry
Allama Jamil Mazhari is a name that is taken with utmost respect in Urdu circles. The complete works of this legendary poet have recently been published.
The voluminous Kulliyat-e-Jamil Mazhari is a must for every bibliophile. The first part has over 200 Nazms. Educational Publication House has printed it.
A leading poet of his generation, [...]
Rahman Abbas’ Urdu novel released
An Urdu novel ‘Ek mamnua mohabbat ki kahani’ was released at a function in Mumbai recently.
Eminent writer Salam Bin Razzaq released the book. He hailed the novel as a major work set in the backdrop of Konkan region.
Razzaq said that the novel is set in Konkan but the story revolves around a village. He [...]
