‘The Hidden Garden’: This book examines Mir Taqi Mir’s life through his incomparable poetry
A love story from the ghazal-writer’s life, and four ghazals. Mir Taqi Mir, 1786. | Public domain
Before he died, Mir’s father sent for Mir and his stepbrother, Hafiz Muhammad Hasan, who was not very friendly towards Mir. The father gave Hafiz three hundred books telling him that as a fakir he had no other possession. But then he turned his face towards Mir and told him, “Son, I owe three hundred rupees to the people in the market. You have to pay this debt.”
Farewell Father : Shamsur Rahman Faruqi s Daughter Remembers the Legendary Urdu Critic Father would come up with searing verses from Mir and Ghalib that reflected his state of being. He recited Coleridge, Hardy and Shakespeare, recalls Mehr Afshan Farooqi.
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi with his daughter Mehr Afshan Farooqi. Photo: Author.
Culture01/Jan/2021
A black and white photo of mine with my parents holding hands sits on my fatherâs study table. I am four, and bright-eyed with a mop of short hair and bangs.
I can vividly remember the colour of my frock. It was sky blue, embroidered with tiny white flowers, satin ribbons tied at the waist. My motherâs
100 years of Sahir Ludhianvi: An essential, timeless poetic voice
EDITOR S NOTE:
Firstpost s ode to the people s poet , through a collection of video tributes by seven leading Hindi film lyricists from Varun Grover to Kausar Munir, Irshad Kamil, Shellee, Raj Shekhar, Mayur Puri and Hussain Haidry. Each of these lyricists has picked the verses that speak most to them, explaining why Sahir s words resonate even three decades after his death.
MY FATHER had a great fondness for Mirza Ghalib. He would often read a couplet and provide an interpretation, which for a high schooler like me at that time was difficult to comprehend as Urdu had not been a part of my curriculum. By the time I entered college, Sahir was everywhere. His songs were heard on the radio, his movies attracted large audiences, and his poetry was the topic of conversations among friends. I was drawn to Sahir’s work in a way that I hadn’t been to Ghalib’s. One day I walked into a bookstore and bought Sahir
Book ‘Management Lessons From Poetry’ to be released tomorrow
By News Desk| Published: 18th December 2020 6:45 pm IST
Hyderabad: A book release function is scheduled virtually on Zoom, organized by Association of Indian Management Schools (It is an Association of about 700 Management Colleges of India).
The book titled as Management Lessons From Poetry, authored by renowned Management Professor Prof. Mohammad Masood Ahmed, who is also the former President of above association.
This is book is first of its kind in Management Education in India and overseas where Urdu Poetry is used to explain the Management Lessons which are very much useful and relevant for individual’s personal and professional life.