A Tribute To Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 Posted in India, Literature, Pakistan, Urdu Poetry | 6 Comments »ai Khudaa ab tere firdaus pe meraa haq hai tuune is daur ke dozaKh meN jalaayaa hai mujhe O God! Now, I have a right on your paradise You have scorched me in the hell, that is this era Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi (1916 - ...
My Father - A Poem By Iftikhar Naseem
Tuesday, July 4th, 2006 Posted in Books, Culture, Pakistan, USA, Urdu Poetry | 14 Comments »Through a post by Adnan, I got to know about Iftikhar Naseem. He is a Pakistani born poet who writes fine Urdu poems and lives in Chicago. He is homosexual by nature and it takes courage to come out, especially ...
Jashn-e-Ghulam Ali
Saturday, July 1st, 2006 Posted in Culture, Music, Urdu Poetry | 2 Comments »aadaab arz hai ! From 1-15 July, Aligarians.com would be organizing Jashn-e-Ghulam Ali, a fortnight of beautiful Ghazals and Nazms sung by the maestro. Every day a new composition would be posted on the Radio alongwith its lyrics and meaning of ...
The Standard Of Urdu Poetry
Friday, June 23rd, 2006 Posted in Aligarh Memories, Anecdotes, Culture, India, Urdu Poetry | 2 Comments »Naseem Ahmed, the current Vice Chancellor (V.C.) of A.M.U. is also an alumni of the institution. Urdu department of A.M.U. organizes a sherii nashist (small poetry recital gathering) on the eve of Independence Day and Republic Day every year. Usually, ...
Five Couplets Of Jaun Elia
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 Posted in Urdu Poetry | No Comments »Jaun Elia was one of the original voices of contemporary Urdu poetry. My five favourite couplets of Jaun: The thought expressed in this couplet is very common. With careful play of words, Jaun has managed to convey the same thought refreshingly. usko ...
20 Best Hindi Film Songs Ever
Saturday, June 17th, 2006 Posted in Culture, India, Movies, Urdu Poetry | 20 Comments »I have always maintained that Outlook does a better job at non-political cover stories than it does at the political ones. Its latest issue is about the 20 best Bollywood songs ever. May be the recent demise of Naushad prompted ...
Bill Howard ‘Faanuus’
Friday, June 2nd, 2006 Posted in USA, Urdu Poetry | No Comments »One of the best things about managing Aligarians.com and IndianMuslims.in is that one gets to interact with really interesting people. Bill Howard 'Faanuus' saahab is one of them. I am really glad that he used one of the contact forms ...
zaKhm har jaa lagaaye jaate haiN
Monday, May 8th, 2006 Posted in Self, Urdu Poetry | 5 Comments »I wrote this Ghazal sometime in February 2005. The second couplet is my favourite. I am also writing the meaning of difficult Urdu words, just in case. --------- zaKhm har jaa lagaaye jaate haiN ahl-e-dil yuuN sajaaye jaate haiN (har jaa : everywhere; ahl-e-dil ...
