Listen to this beautiful nazm by Shiv Kumar Batalvi – master of Punjabi poetry… and read the poem below. Can anybody argue he was not the best? His voice, his rendition of this nazm, makes you shed some tears inside… Ishtehaar ik kuRi jidaa naam muhabbat gum hai, gum hai gum hai saad muraadi soni [...]
A light-hearted Ghazal written in 2003 as I was learning how to write technically sound Ghazals. On Urdustan.net forums, a misra-e-tarah was given : “kitni vus’at hai hamaare dil meiN aa kar dekhiye”. The following tarahi ghazal was my attempt: 1. ishq kii baazii kabhii ham se lagaa kar dekhiye dekhiye, ik baar to aaNkheiN [...]
Another gem of a song from Chaudhvin Ka Chand. Guru Dutt, my goodness, what an actor he was. Selecting the best lyrics, the most amazing music, and just the stories that stir your heart and soul. Listen to the words of this masterpiece:
Some five years ago, I wrote this article on rec.music.indian.misc (RMIM) about a poem written by Ram Prasad Bismil. The article was written as The legend of Bhagat Singh and a few other movies on Bhagat Singh were about to be released. Here’s a reproduction of that article for my blog. My main reason to [...]
This nazm is an absolute beauty. An image of our world – as it was and as it is now. You can find the transcript of this nazm at my site www.sahirludhianvi.com but here’s a video of the song from the movie pyasa sent to me by a reader of Sahir Ludhianvi blog (Thanks Ashwin).
Ever sat on a chair, looked into the oblivion and thought to yourself that something is missing? Something important, a person, a goal, a regret that creeps into the mind during this whole thought process, a regret about a missed opportunity or a regret about letting someone go, or just a regret about not doing [...]