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‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’: CPI honours Urdu revolutionary poet Makhdoom
Hyderabad: The Communist Party of India (CPI) here paid tributes to former party legend, legislator and revolutionary Urdu poet Makhdoom Mohiuddin. CPI workers gathered at Mohiuddin’s statue at Tank Bund as part…
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Bazm-e-Sukhn holds meeting to pay tributes to renowned Urdu poet Shaz Tamkanat
Hyderabad: Perhaps the most noted Urdu poet from Hyderabad in recent times Shaz Tamkanat lived in the Mallepally area. Close to the house of Shaz lived the famous poet Allama Hairat Badayuni. The…
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Rafia Begum to discuss life and poetry of legendry Urdu poet Shaz Tamkanat
Hyderabad: The nuances of the life, times, and works of Urdu poet Shaz Tamkanat would be discussed and debated on Wednesday (August 10) at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. The programme begins at…
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Images of Meer, Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz should be carved in stone; they already rule the hearts
Hyderabad: Raza Mir wrote a book on Ghalib and another one on Iqbal while teaching in the US. Published by Penguin both books are being received well across the global Urdu circles.…
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First anthology of Allama Iqbal Baang-e-Dara was published in Hyderabad, though illegally
Mir Ayood Ali Khan Hyderabad: Allama Iqbal who was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877, and died in Lahore on April 21, 1938, visited Hyderabad at least four times. It was…
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In a city known for colloquializing Urdu, Shahid Adeeli stands out
If there is any living soul that combines the dignified satire of Mirza Ghalib and the elegant delivery of Aejaz Popular Merathi of “Valima, Valima, Valima” fame, it is mazahiya shayar (humour poet) Shahid Adeeli. Except…
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Reclaiming the lost voice of Sufis
Mohammed Wajihuddin In the late 1990s I landed up a reporter’s job with Mumbai edition of The Asian Age. Since I was young, raw and ready to do whatever came my way, the…
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Renowned Urdu poet Tarannum Riyaz succumbs to COVID-19
Noted Urdu poet and author Tarannum Riyaz passed away on Thursday at a hospital in Delhi, battling COVID-19. Her husband, Riyaz Punjabi, who was former Kashmir University vice-chancellor, had passed away in the…
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Munawwar Rana booked over remarks on France killings
Lucknow: An FIR has been registered against Urdu poet Munawwar Rana for allegedly defending the recent killings in France over a caricature of Prophet Muhammad, police said on Monday. Rana had made…
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Urdu poet Ashok Sahil dies at 64
Muzaffarnagar: Urdu poet Ashok Sahil passed away at a Meerut hospital on Monday after prolonged illness, a family member said. He was 64. Sahil had been suffering from kidney ailments for some years,…
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Urdu poet Dr.Rahat Indori tests COVID-19 positive
New Delhi: Renowned poet Rahat Indori on Tuesday confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. कोविड के शरुआती लक्षण दिखाई देने पर कल मेरा कोरोना टेस्ट किया गया, जिसकी रिपोर्ट पॉज़िटिव…
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Veteran Urdu poet Shams Jalnavi passes away at 95
Jalna: Noted Urdu poet Mohammad Shamshuddin, popularly known as ‘Shams Jalnavi’, died here in Maharashtra on Tuesday morning due to old age, his family members said. He was 95. Jalnavi penned hundreds…
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After defeating COVID-19, Urdu poet dies of heart attack
NEW DELHI: Prominent Urdu poet Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi (93) died of a heart attack at his residence in Noida on Friday, less than a week after recovering from coronavirus. On…
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Death of poet Abdul Ahad Saaz
Mohammed Wajihuddin Log uske husn ka jadu samajhte hain jiseWoh to hai meri nigahon ka asar kahna usse(That which people think is magic of her beautyTell her that it is because of…
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Works of famous poet, lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi ‘Lost and Found’
NEW DELHI: A number of priceless handwritten letters, diaries, poems, and black and white photographs of legendary Urdu poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi were found at a scrap shop in Mumbai, news reports said.…
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