Reading an excerpt about Sirajuddaula and East India Company role in Bengal from Qurratul Ain Hyder's Aag Ka Darya
Jul 23, 2020
6 min
Excerpt from Mushtaq Ahmad Noori's article on Urdu poet Siddique Mujeebi, who belonged to Jharkhand.
Jul 23, 2020
2 min
Shams Ur Rehman Alavi's Nazm read by him. This verse was written in memory of lynching victim Mohammad Akhlaq, who was killed by a mob including his neighbours over a rumour that his fridge had beef. The incident had occurred at Bisadha in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh. The nazm was written soon after the incident.
Jul 18, 2020
1 min
Excerpts from Musharraf Alam Zauqi's novel Bayaan that deals with the man who belongs in Urdu world and roots for composite culture but even his family opposes...
Jul 18, 2020
4 min
Reading a few lines about post-partition era in Uttar Pradesh from Salahuddin Parvez' Urdu novel Identity Card.
Jul 17, 2020
3 min
Hasan Abidi's Urdu poem on Baghdad that was written in the aftermath of US led invasion. It focuses on the destruction and cultural heritage, recalling Halaku Khan's sacking Baghdad centuries ago.
Jul 15, 2020
2 min
Reading an excerpt from legendary Urdu author Qurratul Ain Hyder's book Aag Ka Darya.
Jun 28, 2020
6 min
Reading an excerpt from a chapter about a Calcutta man arriving in Awadh, from egendary author Qurratul Ain Hyder's's book
Jun 26, 2020
6 min