Mushaira
Unique Mushaira: Non-Muslim Urdu poets enchant audience at historic Sholapur mushaira
A unique Mushaira was organised in Sholapur in Maharashtra recently where only the non-Muslim poets of Urdu recited their poetry.
Mahendra ‘Ashk’ presided over the Mushaira and gave an introductory speech about Urdu language, literature and the tradition of Mushairas. Shyama Singh Saba, a poetess, recited the Naat.
She read out a few ghazals also [...]
Poetry on martyrs of Karbala
The mushaira ‘Shohada-e-Karbala ki yaad meN’ was organised at Amroha recently under the aegis of Bazme-e-Sajjadia.
hai pyaas baRii ki hai baRaa daryaa
ek pyaase ke hai pairoN meN paRaa daryaa
(Shafa’at Naeem)
unke lab par karbala meN Hind ka aayaa thaa naam
hinduoN ko yuuN aqiidat ho gaii Husain se
(Bhuvnesh Kumar Sharma)
Karbalaa ka vaaq’ya hai kis qadar mo’ajaz-numaa
kuchh [...]
Na’atiya Mushaira in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)
The Seerat Committee of the Aligargh Muslim University recently
organised a Naatia mushaira where poets from various parts of
the country rendered ‘naat’, poetry in praise of
Prophet Muhammad.
The AMU VC Naseem Ahmad and Abul Mujahid Zahid presided
over the mushaira, which continued till 2 am. A selection of couplets
recited by poets at the Naatia mushaira are as follows: [...]
Annual Lal Quila Mushaira 2007
Gulzaar, abruu-e-zabaaN ab hamiiN se hai
dilli meN apne ba’ad yeh lutf-e-suKhan kahaaN
(Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi)
And a meaningful couplet:
yuuN hii sar chaRh ke har ek mauj-e-balaa bolegii
ham jo Khamosh rahenge to hawaa bolegii
(Mehtab Haidar Naqvi)
na Khauf-e-barq, na Khauf-e-sharar lage hai mujhe
Khud apne baaGh ke phuuloN se Dar lage hai mujhe
(Malikzada Manzoor Ahmad)
tum aasmaaN ki bulandi [...]
Jashn-e-Ghalib: Urdu Mushaira at Aiwan-e-Ghalib (Delhi)
A GALAXY of eminent Urdu poets from across the world regaled the audience at the Aiwan-e-Ghalib in Delhi on Monday.
apnii manzil pe pohoNchnaa bhii khaRe rahnaa bhii
kitnaa mushkil hai baRe ho ke baRe rahnaa bhii
(Shakil Azmi)
tera chehra in aaNkhoN meN puraana ho gaya hai
kahiiN phir mil,tujhe dekhe zamaana ho gaya hai
(Wali Bijnori)
yeh shahar-e-la-had-osimt mera
globe [...]
