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Main Shayar Toh Nahin
A podcast celebrating Urdu, the language of love. An endeavor to preserve and promote Urdu Language and Literature. I am an urdu poetry enthusiast who grew up in Hyderabad, India. I was always attracted to poetry from a very young age, this love affair with poetry started with my admiration for good Hindi songs. I was always fascinated by songs that had meaningful lyrics, though tune and music are important but for me lyrics still remain the soul of the song. I slowly drifted towards ghazals and started reading the works of urdu poets. I started this podcast to create awareness about urdu literature and language. I cater to folks who cannot read the urdu script. I still consider myself a student of urdu. This endeavor has been extremely rewarding and fulfilling as I learn a lot about the works of great poets. I pursue this passion of mine in my spare time mostly on weekends. If you like this podcast. Please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is not only welcome but much appreciated. Abdul Raoof Siddiqui - email: raoof3@yahoo.com -Instagram @urdu.ghazal
Episodes
88 episodes
Shakeel Badayuni
Shakeel Badayuni (3 August 1916 – 20 April 1970) was a famous Indian Urdu poet & lyricist. He is best remembered for most of his songs with music director Naushad. Shakiil won three Filmfare Awards in a row from 1961 to 1963 for his son...
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Episode 88
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18:41
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Shahryar
Akhlaq Mohammad Khan, famously known by his pen name 'Shahryar,' was one of the leading Urdu poets and academicians in India. He was born on 16 June 1936 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his masters in Urdu from AMU in 1961. After finis...
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Episode 87
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27:37
Ibn-e-Insha
Ibne-eInsha. His real name was Sher Muhammad Khan. Ibn-e- Insha was an eminent Pakistani Leftist Urdu poet, and columnist. Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of Urdu. He was born in Jalandhar District, Punjab. H...
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Episode 86
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22:59
Khuda-e-Sukhan - Meer Taqi Meer
Meer Taqi Meer - One of the greatest Urdu poets. Known as Khuda-e-Sukhan (God of Poetry)Thanks for listening! Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com #urdupoetry #...
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Episode 85
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19:50
Ahmad Mushtaq
Ahmad Mushtaq is one of the leading and reputed Pakistani poets known for his neo-classical tone, equally well-known in India, lives in Houston USA. Source: RekhtaThanks for listening! Abdul...
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Episode 84
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26:22
Dagh Dehalvi
Last of classical poets who celebrated life and love. Famous for his playfulness of words (idioms/ phrases). Nawab Mirza Khan Dagh Dehlavi (1831-1905), was born and brought up in the red fort of Delhi he was the grandson of Bahadur Shah Z...
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Episode 83
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13:28
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri, by creating a political symbolism in the classical tradition of ghazal in the twentieth century, proved that the genre of ghazal has the ability to express all kinds of subjects, emotions, feelings and ideas effectively and ...
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Episode 82
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18:00
Behzad Lakhnawi
Well known poet and lyricist, Behzad Lucknavi was born Sardar Ahmad Khan on January 01, 1900 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He hailed from a family of litterateurs. His father was also a poet of repute during his time. Being influenced by th...
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Episode 81
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15:42
Mahirul Qadri
Mahirul Quadri is known as a fine prose writer and a poet who invested in strengthening the classical tradition of Urdu poetry. He was born Manzoor Hussain on 30 July, 1906, at a place called Kaiser Kalan in Bulandshahar district of Uttar Prade...
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Episode 80
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15:52
Dr. Salim Torania - Zakhm Bol Parey
Dr. Salim Torania, MD is an infectious disease specialist from Kenosha, WI. He is also a contemporary Urdu poet who was born in Pakistan. “Zakhm Bol Parey” is the title of his poetry collection. ...
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Episode 79
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16:17
Sajida Kazmi
Sajida Kazmi is a contemporary Urdu poet from Chicago. She writes very eloquently and ghazal is her forte. I really enjoyed reading her book, "Zakhm Abhi Bhare Nahin" Abdul Raoof Siddiqui &n...
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Episode 78
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15:55
Kaleem Ajiz
Eminent poet, educationist and Padam Shree recipient Dr. Kaleem Aajiz was born in a village in Patna district in the 1926. He was a gold medalist in BA from Patna College and then earned his Masters degree in Urdu from Patna University. He also...
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Episode 77
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17:00
Ali Baba Darpan
Poet & music composer, Ali Baba Darpan is one of the contemporary Urdu poets of India based out of Hyderabad. Ali Baba Darpan is a maestro of rhyme and the magic he creates with his poetry is phenomenal. You can buy...
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Episode 76
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21:41
Sarmad Sahbai
Poet, Playwright, Director Sarmad Sahbai is one of the most prominent poets of Pakistan. Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website:
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Episode 75
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13:23
Kaif Bhopali
Kafi Bhopali was a popular Urdu Poet & lyricist. His ancestors had moved from Kashmir to Lucknow and then to Bhopal. He also wrote songs for films. Chalo Dildar Chalo sung by Mohd. Rafi, in Kamal Amrohi's 1972 classic, Pakeezah was written ...
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Season 1
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Episode 74
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18:28
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Firaq Gorakhpuri a prominent Urdu poet who reached unprecedented heights of fame & acclaim, he is considered one of the most influential and electrifying poets of his time. According to Dr. Khawaja Ahmad Farooqi, “If it were not for Firaq, ...
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Episode 73
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25:05
Dushyant Kumar
Dushyant Kumar was a very popular poet who started a new trend of hindi-ghazal. His poetry resonated with the conscience of readers and it has an undertone of fighting against injustice. Dushyant Kumar Tyagi Born: 01 Se...
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Episode 72
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15:34
Azm Bahzad
Azm Behzaad is a prominent Urdu poet. He was the grandson of one of the great poets of Urdu Bahzad Lakhnawi. He was highly appreciated for his diction and metaphors. He was adored for his ‘tarannum’. He worked as an Urdu copywriter ...
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Episode 71
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19:28
Moin Ahsan Jazbi
Moin Ahsan Jazbi was one of the important Urdu poets of the Progressive Writers Movement. He was born on 21st Aug 1912 in Mubarakpur, Uttar Pradesh and died on 13th Feb 2005 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. Jazbi stayed true to the classical l...
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Episode 70
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13:00
Shaz Tamkanat
Shaz Tamkanat was a prominent Urdu poet from Hyderabad, India. He was born on January 31, 1933 in Hyderabad. Shaz Tamkanat was one of the real representatives of the literary traditions of Hyderabad. After completing his school education, he di...
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Episode 69
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29:04
Majaz - Keats of Urdu Poetry
Asrar-ul-Haq ‘Majaz’ was called Keats of Urdu Poetry. His poetry is still relevant 70 years after his death. Poets like Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Sardar Jafari, Makhdoom Mohi-ud-Din Jazbi, and Sahir Ludhianvi were not only his contemporaries but also hi...
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Episode 68
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27:48
Aalok Shrivastav
Aalok Shrivastav is a passionate Poet, Lyricist & a TV journalist from India. Aalok's Aameen (Poetry Collection) and Aafreen (Story Collection) are critically acclaimed literary works.Aalok is the only young poet whose literary works...
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Episode 67
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17:32
Obaidullah Aleem
Obaidullah Aleem (12th June 1939 - 18 May 1998) is a well-known contemporary Urdu shayar. He was awarded with the Adamji Prize, which is the highest literary award in Pakistan.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail:
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Season 1
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Episode 66
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20:26