Urdunama
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Episodes: 176
Dec 13, 2023
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Sep 14, 2019
Description
Bollywood songs turn us all into Grammy award-winning bathroom singers! But wait, do you know the meaning of every word you sing? Especially the ones in Urdu? On Urdunama, our host Fabeha Syed takes one word at a time and breaks it down for you.
Be it the protest poetry of Faiz, or Sameer's 90s nostalgia, we have it all. If you like Urdu and poetry, this podcast is for you!
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Behind Every 'Mayoosi', Lies a New Hope
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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Being 'Khuddar' is not the Same as Being Selfish
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Sometimes, Being Be-'Khabar' is the Best Way to Know Yourself
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Nazeer Akbarabadi's Poetry on Holi: Celebrating Unity & Colors
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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This Podcast Won't Let You Stay 'Khafa' for Long!
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Shoot for the 'Chaand', You'll Hit the Stars Even if You Miss
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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The Life and Legacy of Pankaj Udhas: Ghazal se Naam Tak
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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If the World Leaves You 'Beqarar', Turn to Poetry
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Faiz Ahmad Faiz Part II: Echoes of Love and Revolution
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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Faiz Ahmad Faiz Part I: Behind Bars, Beyond Silence
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Remembering Jagjit Singh: The 'Ghazal Samrat'
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Aaj ka Urdunama, Ram Ke Naam!
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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In Memory of Munawwar Rana: A Tribute to the Iconic Urdu Poet
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Let Words Come Alive in the 'Kitaab' of Life
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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The Spark of a New 'Aghaz' in Urdu Shayari
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Dealing With the Burden of ‘Ilzaam’ in Urdu Poetry
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Before the Year Ends, Let's Finish Ek 'Adhoora' Kaam!
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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The Many 'Mausams' in Urdu Shayari
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Deedar: Glimpses of Longing in Urdu Shayari
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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Azmaish: The Test of Urdu Poetry
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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Are You a ‘Deewana’ of Urdu Shayari? Cuz We Certainly Are!
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Taking Shade Under the 'Saaya' of Urdu Shayari
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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It is Our Ability to 'Shak' That Makes Us Human
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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In Life, You Gotta Have 'Aitbaar' in Each Other's Humanity
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Irshad Kamil: The Nadaan Parinda of Hindi Film Music
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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This Raksha Bandhan, Remember that 'Hifazat' is a Two-Way Street
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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The 'Tamasha' Must Go On : Are We Performing For The World?
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Understanding Gulzar: The Poet Who Has ‘Copyright Over the Moon'
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Badan Pe Sitare Lapete Hue... The Connection Between Soul and The Body
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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How to Make Our Boring Lives More 'Dilchasp'
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Anand Bakshi: The Lyricist Who Made Hindi Cinema Sing
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Understanding 'Fanaa', Beyond the Aamir-Kajol Film
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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The Rain, Monsoon Sky and 'Abr' in Urdu Poetry & Life
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Are We Too Worried About the 'Anjaam' Of Our Stories?
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Revisiting Hemant Kumar's Legendary Career With a Musical Medley
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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From Ghalib to Badayuni, Here Are Some Gems on the Beauty of 'Izhaar'
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Sometimes, Poetry Can Solve Every 'Masla' in Life
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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How Urdu Shayri Teaches Us To Live Life With ‘Mauj’
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May 27, 2023 |
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Truths of Life: You are 'Kaabil' to Achieve Great Things
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May 13, 2023 |
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Mother's Day Special: The Different Love Languages of Mothers
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May 06, 2023 |
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'Gustaakhi Maaf': Urdu Poetry & Many Faces of 'Badtameez Dil'
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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'Zaiqa' of Life in Urdu Poetry and the Power of Taste
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Love, Poetry & Reasons That Bring 'Ruswai' to the Shayar
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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April Fools Day Special: Urdu Poetry And The World of 'Ahmaq'
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Secrets from Urdu Poetry to Understand 'Jawani'
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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Power of Imagination in Embracing the 'Haqeeqat' of Life
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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'Khwaab' & Poetry: Manifesting Your Goals? Dream Big.
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Lessons from Urdu Poetry to Prepare for the 'Imtihaan' of Life
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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Stages of Love Part 4: 'Visaal' or ‘Milan’ the Shayar Pines For
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Stages of Love Part 3: 'Hijr' and Separation Anxiety in Urdu Poetry
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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Stages of Love Part 2: The Art of 'Kashish' in Urdu Poetry
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Stages of Love Part 1 : The First Step of Love, 'Nazar'
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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What Is 'Watan' For You - A Border, Piece of Land, or Emotion?
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Kya Aapko Bhi Urdu Poetry Ka 'Shauq' Hai?
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Taking Notes On 'Ghodey Pe Sawaar', Inkaar in 'Qala'
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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New Year 2023: How to Party Hard & Keep the 'Khumaar' in Check
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Remembering Ishwar Allah Through Mohammad Rafi's Soulful Bhajans
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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If Travel Is Therapy, Then Embark On a 'Safar' That'll Heal You
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Jaun Elia: Heartbreak, Despair, and Some of His Best Nazms
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Some Warm Musings For This 'Sardi' Season
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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A Smile Can Set Everything Straight So, 'Tabassum', Please!
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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'Qanoon' ke Haath, and The Law of Nature in Urdu Poetry
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Don't Let the Bitterness of Reality Take Away Life's 'Shireen-ness'
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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If Sky is the Limit, What Else Does 'Aasman' Mean in Urdu Poetry?
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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Jashn-e-Aaseb: Bhoot-Pret and Evil Spirits
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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India vs Pakistan Match: In the True Spirit of 'Ittihad'
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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'Ranjish hi Sahi' If That's What It Takes To Value 'Self-Love'
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Getting ‘Ru Ba Ru’ With the Universe to Find the ‘Self’
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Exploring ‘Buzurg’ and the Elderly Wisdom in Urdu Poetry
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Dev Anand And His 'Andaz-e-Bayaan' in Urdu
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Queen Elizabeth’s Death and the Crown’s ‘Badshaahat’ in Urdu Poetry
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Aaj ki Shaam, 'Zindagi' ke Naam: Celebrating the Beautiful Thing Called Life
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Pleasure, Pain and All the ‘Lutf’ We Need To Find Meaning
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Nayyara Noor's Gentle Melodies And the Gems She'll be Remembered For
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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'Mohe Panghat Pe...': This Janmashtami, a Lyrical Ode to Lord Krishna
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Secularhythm: Exploring Secularism Through Urdu Poetry
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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Secrets of Kahkashaan, And Lessons In Humility And Courage
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Remembering Bhupinder Singh: From His Guitar Riffs to Voice That Can Mend Broken Hearts
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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'Naqaab' in Poetry and How Love Lifts the Veil Off the 'Self'
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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Looking at 'Bewafai' Through Poetry, How Infidelity and Betrayal Violates Self
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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'Baarish' And Some Gems From Urdu Poetry For Rainy Days
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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'Janwaristan' – Let's Read George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' in Urdu
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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World Music Day: Here's How ‘Mauseeqi’ Can Make Our Lives Better
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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World Day Against Child Labour: What's a World Without Its 'Masoomiyat'?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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From 'Pal' to 'Yaaron', KK's Music Was Poetry of Simplicity
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Taj Mahal: A Symbol of Love, Beauty, and Urdu Poetry
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May 28, 2022 |
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Not All Fires Are Bad, Keep Some 'Atish' Burning For Your Well-Being
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May 21, 2022 |
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When Life Poses a 'Pasoori', Here's How To Solve It
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May 14, 2022 |
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Gaining Wisdom and Knowledge, And the 'Irrfan' We All Need to Be
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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Ikhtilaaf and Ittifaaq - It's In the Conflict That We Can Find Ways to Harmony
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Marriage, Happiness, Joy, And What It Means to be Truly 'Shaad' ?
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Lessons in 'Parhez' - How Self-Restraint is the Ultimate Expression of Strength
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Tame Your 'Taish' - A Poetic Reminder To Those With A Soaring Temper
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Holi 2022: A Look at What Does Holi Stand For in Urdu Poetry
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Our Choices And How Can We Write Our 'Taqdeer'
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Urdunama: 'Aurat' and Some Poetry Celebrating Womanhood
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Never Think That 'Jang' Is Not a Crime - A Message From Urdu Poets
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Feb 26, 2022 |
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Dilemma of 'Uns' - To Attach or Not ?
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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What Is Election Without a 'Muhim' ? Some Gems of Poetry About Campaign
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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How in Chaos, Moments of 'Shukr' Anchor Us
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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The Art of 'Bahas': How Arguments Are Not Won With Slander and Falsehood
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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'Mukarrar' Is the Mother of Skills
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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What Makes the Poets Go Against the Grain And Be a 'Sarkash'?
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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New Year 2022: Some Gems of Urdu Poetry to Start a 'Mubarak' New Year
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The 'Maseeha' For Every Hardship: Urdu Poetry Has Some Answers
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Dec 25, 2021 |
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If Good Things Come to Those Who Wait, then How Should One be 'Muntazir' ?
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Urdu Poetry and How Choosing 'Umeed' Makes Everything Possible
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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Lessons From a Hard Past : You Can Always Have a New 'Ibtida'
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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The Essence of 'Waqt' - It Flies, Stops, Changes, Heals, and is Priceless
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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Shayri on 'Pollution': How Poets See 'Aaloodgi' From the Prism of Poetry
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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How ‘Kainaat’ Works—It Moves When You Move
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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Jashn-e-Raunaq: Celebration of Love, Life, and Truth
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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A Look Through Poetry: Themes of Different Type of Riwaaj, and How Poets Have Written About Them
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Theme of 'Gunaah', Temptations, and Sufferings in Urdu Poetry
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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Remembering the King of Ghazal - Jagjit Singh
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Gandhi Jayanti: Odes to Mahatma Gandhi in Urdu Poetry
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Look Deep Into 'Gulshan' to Understand Everything Better
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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A Look at Freedom Through Poetry And What it Means to Have 'Azaadi'
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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Explaining 'Fatah' and How the Winner Takes it All
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Aug 07, 2021 |
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Mohd Rafi And His Honey-Laced Voice for Every Mood
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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How 'Tahayyur' is the Beginning of Wisdom?
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Jul 24, 2021 |
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Understanding the Theme of 'Intoxication' Through 'Saaqi'?
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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Raising the Voice and Standards – A Lesson in Poetry
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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RD Burman & Gulzar: Maestros And Their Masterpieces
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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'Taraana' of Love is the Soundtrack of Your Life
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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Don't Feel 'Tanha' In The Company Of Good Poets
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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You Described Urdunama As ‘Sukoon’, That De-Stresses & Heals
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Jun 05, 2021 |
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Hope in The Time of Grief: What’s ‘Mumkin’ in Poetry?
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May 29, 2021 |
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Have The Courage Of Fulfilling Your 'Hasrat'
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May 22, 2021 |
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Be Fully 'Bedaar' If you Want To Dream
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May 08, 2021 |
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Understanding 'Rahm' With a Little Help From Shakespeare
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May 01, 2021 |
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A Prayer Of 'Khair' In These Testing Times
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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Some of the Things That Made Poets Say, ‘Afreen’!
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Gems Of Feminist Urdu Poetry This Women's Day
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Shayar-e-Inquilab Josh Malihabadi’s Poems Spoke To Those in Power
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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Power, Protest & Poetry: Urdu Shayari & the Anatomy of ‘Ehtijaaj’
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Urdu Poetry And The Idea Of 'Shifa' Or 'Healing'
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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Hope For A Better Tomorrow, A 'Tabdeeli', This Year
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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Poetry and A Prayer To Keep Safe & 'Salaamat' This New Year
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Dec 26, 2020 |
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Poetry & ‘Kisan’: Iqbal, Majaz & Kaifi’s Healing Words For Farmers
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Dec 05, 2020 |
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How Being a 'Beniyaz' Means Not Being In Any Need
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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What Is Life Without 'Hausla'? These Ashaar Tell Us How Bold Is Beautiful
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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Ismat Chughtai: The ‘Buri Ladki’ of Urdu Fiction
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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Embrace Your Memories: Your Past, Your 'Maazi' Is What You Make Of It
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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Lata Mangeshkar: Tale of a Chorus Singer Becoming the Crowned Queen of Melody
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Sep 26, 2020 |
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Here Comes The 'Aaftab' Of Some Glowing Ashaar
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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Dear 'Befikre' Or 'Ghaafil', You've Got A Message From Faiz & Iqbal
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Aug 29, 2020 |
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Podcast | Remembering The ‘People’s Poet, Rahat Indori
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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Happy Birthday, Gulzar: Celebrating the Genius And His Cocktails of Words
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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Urdunama: Meet Meena Kumari, The Poetess
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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‘Qurbaten’ – An Antidote to Loneliness When ‘Vasl’ Fails
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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Sometimes a Bit of ‘Takalluf’ is Just What is Needed to Form Bonds
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Jun 27, 2020 |
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Ranjish Hi Sahi... Why the Legacy of Ghazal Maestro Mehdi Hassan Lives on
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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‘Shikwa’ Isn’t Just Complaint If You Let Urdu Poems Inspire You
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May 30, 2020 |
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Let There Be Some 'Faasla' In Our Togetherness
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May 16, 2020 |
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How India's Frank Sinatra, Talat Mahmood, Became The Voice Of Dilip Kumar in the 50s
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May 02, 2020 |
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If the Lockdown is Wearing You Down, 'Sabr' Is What You Need
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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What is 'Noor' If Not The Light You Need to Fight Today's Darkness!
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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Don’t Lose Hope: Poetry Of ‘Aas’ is a Reminder – This Too Shall Pass
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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Sahir Ludhianvi: A Poet Who Sought Closure In Love With A ‘Khubsoorat Mod’
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Mar 07, 2020 |
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The Magic of Dawn: 'Sahar' and 'Sehr' in Urdu Poetry
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Feb 22, 2020 |
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Urdu Poetry And The Strength of Our Choices – Our 'Intikhab'
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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The True Legacy of Kaifi Azmi: Poetry of Romance and Revolution
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Explained: Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s 'Hum Dekhenge' And The Power of Eternal Truth
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Jan 04, 2020 |
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From Agra to Balli Maran, Tracing the Journey of Mirza Ghalib
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Noor Jehan, Lata Mangeshkar and Their Eternal Friendship
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Dec 22, 2019 |
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Why 'Justuju' or Longing Is Actually the Essence Of Life
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Dec 07, 2019 |
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From Patangbaazi to Ishqbaazi, Learn the Words ‘Baazi’ Can Make
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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This Diwali, Revel in Dastan-E-Ram, The Story of Ram in Urdu
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Oct 26, 2019 |
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Why Do We Take Our 'Arziyan' to God When He's Within Us?
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Do You Know the Real Dastaan-e-Gandhi?
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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Remembering Poet Mir Taqi Mir – The Man Who Shaped Urdu
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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Mukammal Jahan Nahi Milta, But Can You Get Close Enough?
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Sep 14, 2019 |
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Who's The 'Rashk-e-Qamar' In Your Life?
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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Inquilab Zindabad: Revisiting Bhagat Singh’s Slogan This 15 August
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Aug 14, 2019 |
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Urdunama: How 'Mukhtasar' Is Our View of Life
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Aug 02, 2019 |