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Josh Malihabadi (born Shabbir Hasan Khan; 5 December 1898 in Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh, India – died 22 February 1982, Pakistan) popularly known as Shayar-e-Inqalab (poet of revolution) was a poet of Urdu.Known for his liberal values and challenging the established order, he wrote over 100,000 couplets and more than 1,000 rubaiyaat in his lifetime. Yaadon ki Barat, his autobiography, is noted for its frank and candid style. The first Prime Minister of India, Jawahar Lal Nehru held him in high esteem and frequently attended the mushaira at Lala Kishan Lal Kalra's United Coffee House where Josh recited his poetry.Some of his works were translated to English like The Unity of Mankind elegies by Josh Malihabadi by Syed Akbar Pasha Tirmizi.The lifelong mission of Josh can be summed up in his own words:Kaam hai mera taghayyur Naam hai mera shabaab, Mera naara inquilab-o-inquilab-o-inquilabMy task is change, my name is youth! My slogan: revolution, revolution and revolution! Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comThanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website www.mstn.in

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 songs 'Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil' (Bees Saal Baad), 'Husnwale Tera Jawab Nahin' (Gharana), and 'Chaudvin Ka Chand Ho' (Chaudhvin Ka Chand).kabhī yak-ba-yak tavajjoh kabhī daf.atan taġhāful,mujhe aazmā rahā hai koī ruḳh badal badal kar.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comThanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website www.mstn.in

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 finishing his college, he began teaching at AMU and eventually retired as the head of the Urdu department. In his initial days, he was mentored by Khalil ur Rahman Azmi, a pioneering figure in modern Urdu poetry. Among his seniors, he acknowledged the influence of great poets such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Meeraji, Munir Niyazi, and Akhtar-ul-Iman. Apart from his literary achievements, he is well-known for his contribution to film industry as lyrics writer. He has written songs for Bollywood films like ‘Umrao Jaan' and ‘Gaman.'He was the fourth Urdu poet to get the prestigious Jnanpith Award. Shahryar left for his heavenly abode on 13th February 2012.Source: Rekhta.orgAbdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comThanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website www.mstn.in

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.     Abdul Raoof Siddiqui   email: raoof3@yahoo.comThanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website www.mstn.in

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 #meertaqimeerThanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website www.mstn.in

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 Raoof Siddiqui        email: raoof3@yahoo.com        Instagram @urdu.ghazal        Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #ahmadmushtaqThanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website www.mstn.in

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 Zafar, after the fall of Delhi in 1857, he had to move to Rampur where he lived in comfort for more than a decade. Later, his changing conditions, took him to other centers of renown like Lucknow, Patna, Calcutta, and Hyderabad.Dagh was a disciple of Zauq and also has a large number of eminent disciples to his own credit, Dagh deliberated upon the aesthetic principles of ghazal as a form of intimate poetic conversation. In its totality, Dagh's poetry is idiomatic and appealing, laden with emotions and good humour. Apart from his four divaans, representing the last hallmarks of classical poetry, he has left behind a bunch of letters and a long narrative poem.Source: Rekhta         Abdul Raoof Siddiqui        email: raoof3@yahoo.com        Instagram @urdu.ghazal        Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #daghdehalviThanks for listening! Follow us on instagram @urdu.ghazal and visit our website www.mstn.in

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 pleasingly without sacrificing its quiddity. Majrooh made a slight change in the symbols and metaphors of classical ghazal and established a new vocabulary immersed in political symbolism. He made modern ghazal a pack of modern realities. Thanks to his artistry, they become living symbols for their readers. He kept the reputation of ghazal intact during the heyday of progressivism, when it was considered a lesser thing than Nazm and there was even a campaign against it. He kept alive the spirit of this genre through his words, and even named his collection of poems ‘Ghazal'. His eloquence is so effective that it cannot be left unattended in the heart. He had to go to jail because of his ideological affiliation, and for the same reason some people tried to discredit him of his accomplishments.Majrooh Sultanpuri was born in 1919 in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. His real name was Israr Hassan Khan. Majrooh started writing poetry in 1935. He recited his first ghazal in a Mushaira of Sultanpur. Jigar Muradabadi and Prof. Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui played a major role in his bringing up as a poet. Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui advised him to study Persian and Urdu classical poetry. He could not get admission in Aligarh so Rashid Sahib kept him at his house for three years. In one such mushaira, when he reached Bombay with Majrooh, the audience included the then famous film director AR Kardar. He was very impressed with Majrooh's poetry and hired him to write songs for his films at a huge salary. At that time, he was making the film "Shahjahan" with music director Naushad and hero KL Sehgal in the films. Majrooh's lyrics became immortal in Sehgal's voice, ‘Jab Dil hi Tuut Gaya' was on everybody's lips. Sehgal was so moved by the song that he wrote in his will that this song would be played at the time of his last rites. Majrooh in his nearly 55 years of film career, wrote countless songs, most of which were hits. He tried to maintain as much literary merit as possible in film songs, and whenever the producer or director insisted compromising with the merit, he would shrink inwardly, but completed his professional duty.In 1965, he was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Songwriter for his film friendship song "Chahunga Mein Tujhe Saanjh Sawere". For his literary services, he was also awarded the Ghalib Prize and the Iqbal Samman. In literary and film activities, he visited dozens of countries, including Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Gulf countries. Owing to his mammoth contribution to the film industry, Majrooh was awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 1993. In his old age, he was diagnosed with lung disease. He passed away on May 24, 2000 at Leelavati Hospital in Bombay.Source: Rekhta        Abdul Raoof Siddiqui       email: raoof3@yahoo.com       Instagram @urdu.ghazal       Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #majroohsultnapuri

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 the literary environment of Lucknow, Behzad started composing verse at an early age in his life. You can listen to the poetry of his grandson Azm Behzad in our Episode 71Behzad worked for the Indian Railways for a long time but later he joined All India Radio. During this period, he also made contacts in the film world and wrote lyrics for films. After the Partition of India, he migrated to Pakistan and worked for Radio Pakistan, Karachi.The collections of his poetry include: Naghma-o-Noor, Kaif-o-Suroor, Mauj-e-Tahoor, Chiraagh-e-Toor, and    Wajd-o-Haal. He died on 10th  Oct 1974 at Karachi.         Abdul Raoof Siddiqui      email: raoof3@yahoo.com      Instagram @urdu.ghazal      Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #behzadlakhnawi

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 Pradesh. He passed his matriculation examination from Aligarh Muslim University and joined a well-known journal called Medina published from Bijnaur. He also got involved with the editing of several other newspapers and journals. He also lived in Bombay for some time where he wrote lyrics for films. Following the Partition of India, he migrated to Pakistan and started published a journal called Faaraan from Karachi which came to acquire a healthy reputation for itself within no time.Mahirul Quadri wrote in various genres and came to be recognised as a respectable poet, reviewer, critic, biographer, and novelist. He published more than twenty books that have been read with interest over the time. Some of his works are:  Aatish-e-Khamosh, Shiraaza, Mehsoosat-e-Mahir, Naghmaat-e-Mahir, Jazbaat-e-Mahir, Karvan-e-Hijaz, Zakhm-o-Marham, Yaad-e-Raftagaan, Firdaus, Tilism-e-Hayaat.He died of heart failure while participating in a mushaira in Jeddah on 12 May, 1978.     Abdul Raoof Siddiqui   email: raoof3@yahoo.com   Instagram @urdu.ghazal   Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #mahirulqadri

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.        Abdul Raoof Siddiqui     email: raoof3@yahoo.com     Instagram @urdu.ghazal     Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #salimtorania

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    email: raoof3@yahoo.com    Instagram @urdu.ghazal    Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #sajidakazmi

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 got his doctorate from Patna University for his thesis on "Evolution of Urdu Literature in Bihar. He served as a lecturer for decades in the Department of Urdu at Patna University. In 1976, his first book of ghazals was released by the President of India in Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi. In the '60s and '70s he was the only Urdu poet who represented Bihar in the Red Fort Mushaira held every year in Delhi on the eve of Independence Day.  Abdul Raoof Siddiqui   email: raoof3@yahoo.com   Instagram @urdu.ghazal   Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #kaleemajiz

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 his book “Darpan Ka Dil” which is in Both Urdu & Roman Script from the below link.https://www.amazon.in/Darpan-Ka-Dil-First-2017/dp/B06WVD9MDB/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3U23JJHBRXHEC&keywords=darpan+ka+dil&qid=1678765997&sprefix=darpan+ka+dil%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-2   Abdul Raoof Siddiqui   email: raoof3@yahoo.com   Instagram @urdu.ghazal   Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #alibabadarpan

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: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #sarmadshabai

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 by him. He also wrote some popular ghazals that were sung by Jagjit Singh. Kaif Bhopali's daughter Parveen Kaif is a noted poet who participates in mushairas.Kaif Bhopali Real name Khwaja Mohammed Idrees Born: 20 February 1917 | Lucknow Pradesh, India  Died: 24 July 1991 | Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India    Abdul Raoof Siddiqui    email: raoof3@yahoo.com    Instagram @urdu.ghazal    Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #kaifbhopali

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, the land of our ghazals would be dull, its ascension would not be more than it would be a carbon copy of Persian master's ghazals or imitating dead and lifeless Iranian traditions. Firaq stirred a whole generation and still does. He played an important role in nurturing poetry and despite being a poet of beauty and love, he looked at these subjects from a new angle. He not only expressed his feelings and emotions but also presented various results of consciousness and perception. He introduced the readers to the standards and values not only of Urdu but also of world literature and at the same time developed a healthy ideology by emphasizing the powerful aspects of modernity, geography and civilization. Having paved the way, he showed Urdu ghazal new horizons of meaning, thought, word and expression.”  Firaq Gorakhpuri Real name Raghupati Sahai   Born: 28 Aug 1896 | Gorakhpur, Uttar pradesh  Died: 03 Mar 1982 | Delhi, India  Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award (1960) | Jnanpith Award (1969)   Abdul Raoof Siddiqui   email: raoof3@yahoo.com   Instagram @urdu.ghazal   Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #firaqgorakhpuriSource: rekhta.org AUTHORITY CONTROL :The Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) :  n84018287

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 Sept 1933 | Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India Died: 30 Dec 1975 | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India  Abdul Raoof Siddiqui  email: raoof3@yahoo.com  Instagram @urdu.ghazal  Visit our website: www.mstn.in #urdupoetry #dushyantkumar

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 in an advertising. He also wrote scripts for radio and T.V programmes.His first book of poetry ‘Taabeer Se Pehley' was published in 1997.Real Name:Mukhtar AhmadBorn: 31 Dec 1958 | Karachi, Sindh, PakistanDied: 04 Mar 2011 | Karachi, Sindh, PakistanRelatives:Behzad Lakhnavi (Grand Father)   Abdul Raoof Siddiqui  email: raoof3@yahoo.com  Instagram @urdu.ghazal  Visit our website: www.mstn.in  #urdupoetry #azmbahzad

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 literary tradition and embellished it with contemporary style. He completed M.A. in Urdu and joined the Urdu department of Aligarh Muslim University as Urdu faculty member. His thesis entitled “Hali ka Siyaasi Shuoor” earned him his degree of Ph. D.  Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #moinahsanjazbi

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 did his graduation and masters in Urdu language and literature from Osmania University and later in 1983, he was awarded doctorate for his thesis on the life and works of a prominent progressive poet Makhdoom Mohiuddin. He worked as a teacher and after serving in quite a few colleges joined the Department of Urdu, Osmania University as a Reader. His major works include Tarasheeda ( Poetry), Bayaz-e-Shaam (Poetry), Neem Khwab (Poetry), Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Hayat Aur Kaarnaamey (Ph. D. thesis published posthumously). He had won several awards including Imtiyaz-e-Mir and Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy Award. He passed away on August 18, 1985 in Hyderabad. Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #shaztamkanat

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 his friends. His poems have a special place in Urdu literature.  Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #majaz

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 have been sung by ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, Pankaj Udhas, Jaswinder Singh, Sudeep Banerji, Shankar Mahadevan, Rekha Bharadwaj, Shaan, Kailash Kher, Richa Sharma, Javed Ali, Malini Awasthi, Ustad Rashid Khan, Shubha Mudgal and legendary bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #aalokshrivastav

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: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #obaidullahaleem

Tahir Azeem is quite popular in Urdu literary circles in Middle East. He is the founder of Anjuman-Farogh-e-Adab Bahrain. The mushairas he organizes in Bahrain are extremely popular.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #tahirazeem

Abid Rasheed is quite popular in Urdu literary circles in North America. He is an engineer by profession who lives in Chicago. He is the founder of Sukhanwar Chicago & Hareem-e-Naat. His published work of poetry is titled “Dhanak”Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #abidrasheed

Khwaja Razi Haider is a respectable Urdu poet, research scholar and a journalist. He was born on 5th February 1946 in Peeli Bheet, UP in a well renowned & a learned family. He was associated with Qaid-e-Azam Academy, Karachi. His works of poetry include:Be Dayaar-e-shaam & Gumaan-Gasht.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #khwajarazihaider

Asfaq Hussain was born on 1st January 1951 in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his his M.A in Urdu from Karachi university. He had been an employee of government college korangi,  and Karachi arts council. In 1980 he moved to Canada where he started the urdu international that had been published from 1982 to 1985. Though he authored many books, Ham Ajnabi Hain, Aitbaar, Faiz Ek Jaiza, Faiz Ke Maghribi Hawaley are few of his published works.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #ashfaqhussain

Tahzeeb Hafi, a poet with a distinct new style. He was born on December 5, 1989 in Retra, Taunsa Sharif, Pakistan. He completed MA in Urdu from Bahawalpur University and he has a bachelors in software engineering from Mehran University, he is currently based in Lahore.Tahzeeb Hafi's poetry touches heart of listeners. He is extremely popular with youngsters and is regularly invited to mushairas.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #tahzeebhafi

Shariq Kaifi is a prominent contemporary Urdu poet who is equally well versed and creative in ghazal and nazm.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #shariqkaifi

Nasir Kazmi is one of the doyens of modern Urdu ghazal. Born at Ambala in India, he migrated to Pakistan after partition and wrote extensively on the pain and sufferings of partition.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comInstagram @urdu.ghazalVisit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #nasirkazmi

Irfan Sattar was born on 18th Feb 1968 in Karachi Pakistan. Currently working as Vice President for a Canada based company. His published books are:Takraar-e-Sa'atSaa'at-e-ImkaanYeh Ishq HaiAbdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comInstagram @urdu.ghazalVisit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #irfansattar

Jamal Ehsani (29 April 1951 - 10th Feb 1998) was a prominent Urdu poet who influenced a new era of Urdu Poetry - “Jadiat”. His poetry is still popular even two decades after his demise. His poetry stood the test of time.yaad rakhnā hī mohabbat meñ nahīñ hai sab kuchh, bhuul jaanā bhī baḌī baat huā kartī hai.ik safar meñ koī do baar nahīñ luT saktā, ab dobāra tirī chāhat nahīñ kī jā saktī.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comInstagram @urdu.ghazalVisit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #jamalehsani

A famous Urdu poet from India who is popular not just inIndia but also in many other countries because of his simple & effortless poetry. He worked in All India Radio in various prominent positions.His published work of poetry:1. “Agar” 2. “Asmaan Fursat Mein Hai”Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/madanmohan.mishradanishInstagram: @madanmohandanishAbdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in   #urdupoetry #madanmohandanish

Naseer Turabi1945 - 2021A famous Urdu poet & lyricist from Pakistan. He completed his M.A. in Mass Communications from Karachi University, Pakistan. His poetry book “Aks-e-Faryadi” was published in 2000.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in  #urdupoetry #naseerturabi

Shakeb Jalali1934 - 1966A famous Urdu poet who committed suicide at an early age but he left his mark on Urdu literature with his profound poetry. He was a trendsetter who paved way for others to come after him.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comInstagram @urdu.ghazalVisit our website: www.mstn.in#urdupoetry #shakebjalali

Dr. Nadir Almasdusi is a famous Urdu poet from Hyderabad, India. He has been serving Urdu Adab from last 40 years. He has been bestowed with with multiple awards, just naming few:Barae-farogh urdu from Urdu Academy of Telangana, IndiaKarnaama-e-hayaat from Urdu Academy of Telangana, IndiaPasbaan-e-Urdu award from Tehreek-e-Qalam, Warangal, IndiaPublished Books:Fikr-o-agaahi Kal Bay Dil Dil Kahta hai Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.inhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui#urdughazal #urdupoetry #nadiralmasdusi

Dr. Farooq Shakeel is a doyen of Urdu Poetry extremely popular and sought after in mushairas. He has been extremely active and contributing to Urdu Adab for over 45 years.Published Work:Safar Sanson Ka TanqeedaatMhavaraat-e-AdeelMhavaraat-e-safi ka taqabli MutalaShaakh-e-sambaarAwards:Urdu Academy Telangana - Karnaam-e-Hayaat awardUrdu academy of Andhra Pradesh - Life time achievement awardGovt of Telangana - Maqdoom AwardAbdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.inhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui#urdughazal #urdupoetry #farooqshakeel

Best of Season 1 - Part 1what a rewarding journey this has been, we have published 50 episodes so far, sharing my favorite poetry of the first 10 episodes.  It covers the work of Manzar Bhopali, Iqbal Ashhar, Tahir Faraz, Azm Shakri, Dr. Nadeem Shad, Waseem Barelvi, Dr. Bashir Badr, Ahmad Faraz, Rajesh Reddy & Khumar Barabankvi.I intend to record the Best of Season 1 - Part 2 soon.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comInstagram @urdu.ghazalVisit our website: www.mstn.inhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui#urdughazal #urdupoetry #mainshayartohnahinpodcast #bestofseason1

Iftikhar Arif is a living legend of Urdu Adab. He was born on 21st March 1940 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He migrated to Pakistan in 1965.He was associated with Pakistan Radio & Pakistan Television for a long time. He famous for a TV program Kasauti that he hosted. He has been conferred with lots of awards, naming a few Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz & Faiz International award for poetryPublished Work:Mehr-e-DoneemHarf-e-Baaryaab and Jahan-e-MaloomHis work has been translated in other languages as well.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comInstagram @urdu.ghazalVisit our website: www.mstn.inhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui#urdughazal #urdupoetry #iftikhararif

Irfan Ahmad Siddiqui was born on 11th March 1939 in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his education from Bareily college, Agra. He worked for Indian government's Central information services for 35 years. In 1964 he married Sayyeda Habeeb.He died on 15th April 2004 in Lucknow. India.Published work:Canvas - 1978Shab-Darmiyaan - 1984Saat Samavaat - 1992Ishq Nama - 1997Two of his poetry collections (Kuliyaa) were published from Pakistan.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comInstagram @urdu.ghazalVisit our website: www.mstn.inhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui #urdughazal #urdupoetry #irfansiddiqui#irfansiddiqi

Amjad Islam Amjad is a living legend of Urdu Adab. He is an excellent poet, lyricist and a screenplay writer. He has been honored with many awards & the most notable is Sitara-e-imtiaz (Star of excellence). He was born on 4th August 1944 in Sialkot, Punjab. He wanted to be a cricketer when he was young and played inter collegiate tournaments before venturing in a career in literary world.If you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome.Abdul Raoof Siddiqui  email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in https://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui   #urdughazal #urdupoetry #amjadislamamjad

Trend setter classical poet who helped establish Urdu ghazal in Delhi by inspiring poets to write in Urdu. He travelled to the far ends of the south and the north, including Delhi. Vali lived in a time of political and social turmoil but sought his sustenance from the larger mystic traditions of India. He considered literature as a way of negotiating between the physical and the spiritual. The figure of the lover in his poetry represents both the worlds of the sensual and the non-sensual. Even though well versed in the Persian literary tradition and the Deccani and Hindi phraseology, Vali surprised the literary circle in Delhi with his non-Persianised Urdu divaan and its linguistic freshness, which till then was called rekhta, a language of the lesser literary kind, not quite fit for sober poetic expression. His choice for the plebeian idiom and his effort to blend it with other linguistic and literary traditions of the north and the south altered the stereotypical notions of those who championed the purity of language, as a necessary condition for serious literary expression.Source: Rekhta WebsiteIf you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome.Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in https://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui   #urdughazal #urdupoetry #walideccani

Abbas Tabish is a contemporary Urdu Poet who is extremely popular and well respected around the world wherever Urdu speaking people live. He was born in 1961 in Lahore and is a professor in Govt. College Lahore.If you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in https://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui   #urdughazal #urdupoetry #abbastabish

Rahat Indori is a well-renowned Urdu shayar and lyricist. He was born in 1950 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh and passed away on 11th August 2020. When he was just 10 years old due to financial difficulties he took the job of a “sign painter” He worked hard and completed his MA in Urdu literature from Bhopal and then went on to complete his doctorate(PhD) from Bhuj University of Madhya Pradesh. He had a phenomenal journey from being a painter to a professor. He was extremely popular in mushairas and was treated like a rock star. He never shied away from holding a mirror to governments or people in power.If you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome.Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in https://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui   #urdughazal #urdupoetry #rahatindori

Anwar Shuoor is a popular urdu poet from Pakistan. He was born in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh in 1943. His family migrated to Pakistan at the time of partition in 1947. He has been associated with Sabrang Digest for a long time. He writes for major news papers like Jung. His writings feature regularly in Funoon and other magazines. His published work includes Andokhta, Mashq-E-Sukhan and Me RaqsamIf you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome.Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in https://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui   #urdughazal #urdupoetry #anwarshuoor

Krishn Bihari Noor was an extraordinary Urdu Poet from India, he was born on 8th November 1926 at Lucknow. Noor sahab was a disciple of Fazal Naqvi and was extremely proficient in both, Urdu and Devanagri scripts. He was primarily known for his ghazals. He was very popular in Urdu Mushairas. His works include, Dukh-Sukh (Urdu), Tapasya (Urdu), Samandar Meri Talash Mein (Hindi) & Hussainiyat Ki Chaaon Mein.  He passed away while undergoing a surgery at a hospital in Ghaziabad on 30th May 2003.If you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.inhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui   #urdughazal #urdupoetry #krishnbiharinoor

In this episode I have recited sad urdu poetry. If you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome.Abdul Raoof Siddiqui  email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.inhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui   #urdughazal #urdupoetry #sadshayari

If you want to express your love or want to praise your beloved's beauty, you won't go wrong, if you select the most expressive medium that is poetry. Husn poetry describes the beauty of love that lets an individual feel that, she is the best in the world. Urdu Poets have written extremely well on this subject. Husn Poetry is a topic of immense interest for those of us who are young at heart.In this episode I have recited the work of Ahmad Faraz, Tahir Faraz & Bekal Utsahi.If you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome and much appreciated.Abdul Raoof Siddiqui email: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.inhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui   #urdughazal #urdupoetry #ahmadfaraz #TahirFaraz #Bekalutsahi #husnshayari

Ammar Iqbal is a young Urdu Poet form Pakistan. Ammar is a true seeker who writes ghazals and nazms and is very much appreciated for his work that brings his individuality.If you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome and much appreciated.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.comInstagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.inhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui   #urdughazal #urdupoetry #ammariqbal

Jaan Nisar Akhtar was born in 1914 in Gwalior and left for heavenly abode on August 18th, 1976 in Mumbai, India. He left an indelible mark on Urdu Adab as a romantic and revolutionary poet. Jaan Nisar Akhtar's repertoire contained Ghazal, Nazm, Qita, Rubai & Film songs. He was part of the progressive writers movement. His father Mushtar Khairabadi was a famous Urdu poet & his children Javed Akhtar and Salman Akhtar are also popular poets. Akhtar completed M.A.(Urdu) from Aligarh Muslim University. He is a recipient of Sahitya Akademi award. Akhtar wrote in simple language with extensive use of Hindi words.If you like our podcast please share it with your friends. Leave a review. Feedback is always welcome and much appreciated.Abdul Raoof Siddiquiemail: raoof3@yahoo.com Instagram @urdu.ghazal Visit our website: www.mstn.in https://www.buymeacoffee.com/abdulsiddiqui  #urdughazal #urdupoetry #jaannisarakhtar