Poet and a Hakeem. Hakeem Nasir was born in Ajmer in 1947 but later migrated with his parents to Karachi Pakistan where he inherited the Nizami Dawakhana. His father Hakeem Naseer Uddin Nadwi and his grandfather was also a Hakeem. He started writing...
Mirza Ghalib is the greatest Urdu Poet. His poetry is still relevant 150 years after his death. He wrote in both Urdu and Persian and although his Persian Divan is many times longer than his Urdu Divan, his fame rests on his poetry in Urdu.
Mirza Ghalib’s original Takhallus (pen-name) was Asad, taken from his given name, Asadullah Khan. In this episode I have narrated the best couplets of Ghalib on various topics like, “Who is Ghalib”, “Ghalib on Philosophy & Religion”, “Ghalib on...
Zubair Ali Tabish is a poet of all moods and shades of life. His recent anthology 'तुम्हारे बाद का मौसम ' is a fine collection of romance, philosophy and emotion delicately woven into nazms, ghazals and couplets.
Kaifi Azmi was a famous Urdu poet and a well renowned lyricist of Bollywood. in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He has been credited to bring urdu literature to Bollywood movies.
Tariq Sabzwari is a famous Urdu poet who is well known for his tarannum and is a fine exponent of “Jadid” ghazal.
Nida Fazli was a famous Indian Hindi and Urdu poet, lyricist and dialogue writer. He disagreed with the partition of India and was quite vociferous against the communal riots, dishonest politicians and fundamentalism
Subhan Asad is a young Urdu Poet hailing from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. I like his work and he is very popular with youngsters.
Khumar Barabankvi was one of the greatest Urdu poets of of his time. His actual name was Mohammed Haidar Khan, but he wrote under the takhallus (pen name) of Khumar, which means intoxication.
Manzar Bhopali is a contemporary Urdu poet. He was born in Amravati, Maharashtra. During his teenage years, Manzar Sahab started taking interest in poetry and attended his first Mushaira at the age of 17. Over the course of 4 decades, he has penned...