#Ghazal

My 10th grade Urdu teacher insisted that this sheyr (entire ghazal), written by Siraj Aurangabadi, now around 270 years ago, was possibly amongst the best ever written. I have now

Param Arunachalam

Thanks to RMIM, I was extremely privileged to see and hear from a living legend - Sudha Malhotra. At 84, she can still sing wonderfully. She was charming, witty and

Shams Ur Rehman Alavi شمس

*When you write 'ghazal' or even a nazm, it's not just radeef & qafia, but 'beher', 'wazan', the meter too you need to be aware of. *The ghazal has to

जी में आता है तेरे दामन में सर झुका कर हम... यूँ तो अकेला भी अक्सर गिर के संभाल सकता हूँ मैं,तुम जो पकड़ लो हाथ मेरा दुनिया बदल सकता

I am unable to can grasp nor comprehend how, when, where and why farting became a crime. Perhaps somewhere in history, somebody opened their valves of nature and masses died...Oh

Daniel Akech Thiong

One night, a #Uganda 's trader drove to Yei in the 1990s w/ SPLA commanders. The road suddenly became too bumpy: they were going over dead bodies frm combat engagement

Nafees Ur Rehman Durrani

Today is the 25th death anniversary of Ameer Hamza Shinwari — the legendary sufi poet of Pashto language. He is called the father of Ghazal in Pashto language. One, out

Begum Akhtar: The Saddest Ghazal Singer In The WorldWhen her twin sister Zohra died, depression became her earliest solace.(thread) Disclaimer inside: Imagine.https://medium.com/@manishgaekwad/begum-akhtar-the-saddest-ghazal-singer-in-the-

Aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar, she sang. Chhaya Ganguli's debut ghazal in the film Gaman won her a National Film Award for Best Female Playback. She owed her

Cycle Chain Shankar

1997 Jagjit Saab's concert was playing at a hall while me and dad were standing out. Dad wanted to go in but couldn't effort the ticket. I somewat knew Jagjit

Erin, a Tarot Reader 🌿✨

I am going to start reading the Divine Feminine oracle and what it represent as tarot card.Rabi'a al AdawiyaRabi'a represent a rare, pure love that doesn't seek anything other than

Nyandeng A Garang🇸🇸🇰🇪🇨🇦#KenyiAnti-Corruption

So apparently, it's believed that Awulian migrated from Bahr-el-Ghazal! Alakiir had two brothers (Akei & Juach, I believe) who were quite handsome but troublesome. They'd date girls & reject them

Got a copy of Akhbar e Watan’s February 1982 “Imran Number”. It is really a FIND. Will share some rare pictures later on From “Imran ke Naam” section. Where would

Shaam e firaaq ab na poochh, aai aur aa ke tal gaiDil tha ke phir behel gya, jaan thi ke phir sambhal gai.Faiz ka ye shair yaad aya aaj. This

dedicating hindi song lyrics to bts, a short thread(translating them to english too) afreen afreen (2nd para)chehraa ek phool ki terha shadaab haichehraa uss ka hai yaa koi mehtaab haichehra

I first came across the term tawaif with films Pakeezah & Umrao Jaan. The beauty in the art, dance & music made me want to know more. This Urdu word