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

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Ibn-e-Insha

March 08, 2024 • Abdul Raoof Siddiqui • Season 1 • Episode 86

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. He did B.A. from Punjab University in 1946 and M.A. from University of Karachi in 1953. He was associated with various government services including Radio Pakistan, Ministry of Culture and National Book Centre of Pakistan. He also served United Nations for some time and this enabled him to visit a lot of places and was the reason of his subsequent travelogues. He died in London in 1978.

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