Media
Two more Urdu monthly digests stop publication
The closure of two more monthly Urdu digests has not been noticed in mainstream Urdu press, as they were magazines that catered to popular interest.
The two Urdu digests, “Sadha Rang’ and ‘Talash’ ceased publication. Earlier, Chahar Rang, Hazar Rang, Aalami Digest, Aatish-e-Gul and Nikhat-e-Gul disappered from the market due to decline in readership.
Now Huma remains [...]
Remembering Qurratulain Hyder (1927-2007)
For several centuries Urdu was a language of poetry. We had great poets like Meer, Ghalib and Iqbal, but we had no major work of prose to be kept alongside the novels of West. Ainee changed this forever and Urdu world will always be indebted to her for penning ‘Aag ka Darya’.
Her name meant ‘the [...]
Ibn-e-Safi’s novels are gems of Urdu literature
This was a long overdue post and was delayed due to unavoidable reasons. The seminar on Ibn-e-Safi was held in Delhi sometime back.
Eminent Urdu scholar from Germany, Christina Oesterheld said that the characters of Ibn-e-Safi’s novels live a Western lifestyle but are quintessentially Oriental when it comes to their behaviour towards women.
The main characters [...]
The Sunday Indian magazine in Urdu
At last, a national weekly magazine has come out with an Urdu edition. The Planman Media that brings out The Sunday Indian, has launched the Urdu edition of the weekly.
Arindam Chaudhuri is the editor-in-chief of the magazine. The English edition was launched in mid-2006 along with some other language editions. Now the magazine has been [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 19 so far )Fiftieth death anniversary of Majaz
The 50th death anniversary of Majaz Lakhnavi was recently observed. A programme was held in Aligarh where a mushaira was also organised. Here is the report:
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Aaina: An Urdu web magazine
Aaina, an Urdu web magazine, which I recently discovered on the net, adds to the growing presence of Urdu media, especially from India, on the world wide web.
Yaadash bakhair! Oldies would remember that nearly five decades back, the Shama group had come up with a lifestyle magazine Aaina that was much ahead of its times. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Hindustan Express (Urdu): A quality e-paper
At last, Urdu newspapers in India, have paid attention to the global audience and web editions are now being launched. The latest in the series is Delhi-based Hindustan Express.
The paper was launched in 2006 and has achieved success in little duration. But now the internet edition has also been launched. The website is www.dailyhindustanexpress.com
The site [...]
Sahara Urdu goes global
The Urdu daily Roznama Rashtriya Sahara, that is published from Delhi, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Patna, Kolkata, Mumbai and Hyderabad with soon-to-be-launched editions from Sri Nagar, Punjab and Bangalore, is now available on the internet.
The function was held in New Delhi to launch the web edition of the newspaper. K Rahman Khan, the Deputy Speaker of [...]
‘Aag’ & renaissance of Urdu journalism in Lucknow
Aag is the latest broadsheet Urdu daily to hit stands in Lucknow. Priced at just Re 1, the 12 page newspaper has taken the Urdu-speaking populace by storm.
With Urdu press already witnessing a renaissance in Uttar Pradesh, after the Rashtriya Sahara established itself as the leading paper, and many other quality papers, Aag has only [...]
Urdu Radio channel launched اردو ریڈیو چینل
اردو ریڈیو چینل بیشک ایک اہم ضرورت ہے لیکن اس قسم کا چینل میڈیم اور شارٹ ویو پر بھی سنا جا سکے تو بہتر ہے۔
خصوصاً تلفض صحیح ہو (معاف کیجیے پنجابی اور کشمیری کچھ اینکرز کا اردو تلفظ سماعت پر سخت گراں گزرتا ہے چونکہ ’ق’ عام طور پر ’ک’ بن جاتا ہے اور ’میں [...]
