Podcasts about faiz ahmad faiz

In this episode, we delve into the depths of 'zindaan' – the Urdu word for prison. But our exploration goes beyond the literal confines of bars and walls. Join us as we examine the various forms of prisons that can trap the human spirit. From the physical cells of incarceration to the intangible chains of fear, regret, and societal expectations, we discuss how these 'zindaans' impact our lives and shape our experiences. Listen till the end as Fabeha Syed reads poetry by Aitbar Sajid, Habib Jalib, and others. Check out other episodes on poets like Josh Malihabadi and Faiz Ahmad Faiz here: https://www.thequint.com/podcast/urdunama-celebrating-josh-malihabadis-life-and-his-resistance-poetry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLTAgbn5EuY

In this introspective episode of Urdunama, Fabeha Syed delves into the 'aalam', or universe of Urdu poetry. Exploring some profound ideas by Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Bahadur Shah Zafar, and Allama Iqbal, we understand how great thinkers have reflected about the world. From dark matter to the longing for a beloved, the world is full of surprises and lessons. We also visit a poignant scene from the hit TV show 'Young Sheldon', and see how the precision of the universe hints at a higher power. In the 'Aap Ki Qalam Se' segment, we feature original poetry by Supriya Newar. She reads popetry from her book 'Justuju'.

This episode of Urdunama gets real. Our host, Fabeha Syed dives into a feeling we all know too well: 'mayoosi', or despair. If you've ever felt that things are not going your way, this episode is for you.  Taking shade under the wisdom of poets like Sahir Ludhianvi, Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Firaq Gorakhpuri, let us heal together. Tune in!

In the previous episode, Fabeha Syed read through some bars of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's prison poetry, witnessing the resilience of his spirit, and the power of his voice against oppression. But in this Urdunama, we venture into a gentler landscape, the blossoming gardens of Faiz's romantic poetry. Fabeha will guide you through Faiz's masterful use of metaphor and imagery, unveiling the depths of his emotional expression. Discover how his love poems transcended personal longing, reflecting a universal desire for freedom, beauty, and justice.

Join Fabeha Syed on a journey into the unyielding spirit of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, where prison walls could not confine his verse, and bars became echoes for his revolutionary voice. Faiz Ahmad Faiz was born on 13 February 1911 in Sialkot, present-day Pakistan. Dive deep into the poet's life, from his early activism to his periods of incarceration, exploring how confinement fueled his most powerful and poignant poetry. We'll delve into iconic works like 'Hum Dekhenge' and uncover the hidden stories behind them, analyzing Faiz's masterful use of metaphors and imagery to challenge authority and ignite hope. As Prateek Lidhoo sings a rendition of 'Gulon Mein Rang Bhare', we pay a tribute to the indomitable spirit of expression, where poetry becomes a weapon of resistance, and words break free even from the most fortified walls. 

You could think of her as someone who tries to preserve a fading world -- or to chronicle a changing one. Rakhshanda Jalil joins Amit Varma in episode 365 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about literature, language and loss. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Rakhshanda Jalil on Twitter, Wikipedia, The Wire, Scroll and Amazon. 2. But You Don't Look Like a Muslim -- Rakhshanda Jalil. 3. Invisible City: The Hidden Monuments of Delhi -- Rakhshanda Jalil. 4. Urdu: The Best Stories of Our Times -- Edited & translated by Rakhshanda Jalil. 5. Liking Progress, Loving Change -- Rakhshanda Jalil. 6. Preeto and Other Stories: The Male Gaze in Urdu -- Rakhshanda Jalil. 7. A Rebel and Her Cause: The Life and Work of Rashid Jahan -- Rakhshanda Jalil. 8. Shahryar: A Life in Poetry -- Rakhshanda Jalil. 9. Release and Other Stories -- Rakhshanda Jalil. 10. The Temple and The Mosque -- Premchand (translated by Rakhshanda Jalil). 11. Fear, Depression in Indian Muslims Is Palpable Even Among Those Who Are ‘Privileged' -- Rakhshanda Jalil. 12. In New India, a Muslim Rose Smells Different From a Hindu Rose -- Rakhshanda Jalil. 13. Aaliya Waziri's essay about her mother Rakhshanda Jalil. 14. Being Muslim in India — Episode 216 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ghazala Wahab). 15. Hussain Haidry, Hindustani Musalmaan — Episode 275 of The Seen and the Unseen. 16. The Many Cities of Delhi — Episode 172 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rana Safvi). 17. The Age of Average -- Alex Murrell. 18. Order Without Design -- Alain Bertaud. 19. Asar–us–Sanadid -- Syed Ahmed Khan. 20. Basu Da's Bombay. 21. Pushpesh Pant Feasts on the Buffet of Life — Episode 326 of The Seen and the Unseen. 22. The Refreshing Audacity of Vinay Singhal — Episode 291 of The Seen and the Unseen. 23. Stage.in. 24. Yogendra Yadav on why he was named Salim. 25. The Elephant in the Room -- Kay Ryan. 26. Who Broke Our Republic? — Episode 163 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Kapil Komireddi). 27. Malevolent Republic -- Kapil Komireddi. 28. The Incredible Curiosities of Mukulika Banerjee — Episode 276 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Mukulika Banerjee). 29. The Pathan Unarmed — Mukulika Banerjee. 30. Khwaab Baaki Hai -- Ale Ahmad Suroor. 31. Uneasy Lies the Head -- Mayank Austen Soofi. 32. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism — Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 33. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India — Akshaya Mukul. 34. Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein -- Song from Hum Hindustani. 35. Tu Hindu Banega Na Musalman Banega -- Song from Dhool Ka Phool, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhainvi. 36. The Importance of the 1991 Reforms — Episode 237 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan and Ajay Shah). 37. The Forgotten Greatness of PV Narasimha Rao — Episode 283 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vinay Sitapati). 38. The Life and Times of Montek Singh Ahluwalia — Episode 285 of The Seen and the Unseen. 39. Why Freedom Matters -- Episode 10 of Everything is Everything. 40. Who gains from the new Maternity Benefit Act Amendment? — Devika Kher. 41. Here's What's Wrong With the Maternity Benefits Act — Suman Joshi. 42. The Right to Property — Episode 26 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan). 43. Fixing Indian Education — Episode 185 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan). 44. Women at Work — Episode 132 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Namita Bhandare). 45. The Loneliness of the Indian Woman — Episode 259 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shrayana Bhattacharya). 46. Ibn-e Safi on Amazon. 47. Suyash Rai Embraces India's Complexity — Episode 307 of The Seen and the Unseen. 48. Personal Libraries -- Rakhshanda Jalil's book collection. 49. Charles Dickens, Mills and Boon, Georgette Heyer, Barbara Cartland, Jean-Paul Sartre, James Hadley Chase, Northrop Frye and TS Eliot. 50. Exile and the Kingdom -- Albert Camus. 51. Waiting for Godot -- Samuel Beckett. 52. The Art of Translation — Episode 168 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Arunava Sinha). 53. The Life and Times of Jerry Pinto — Episode 314 of The Seen and the Unseen. 54. Danish Husain and the Multiverse of Culture — Episode 359 of The Seen and the Unseen. 55. Ranjit Hoskote is Dancing in Chains -- Episode 363 of The Seen and the Unseen. 56. Sara Rai Inhales Literature — Episode 255 of The Seen and the Unseen. 57. Raw Umber : A Memoir -- Sara Rai. 58. The Death of Sheherzad -- Initizar Husain (translated by Rakhshanda Jalil). 59. Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 60. Drown -- Junot Diaz. 61. Mehroom -- Raman Negi. 62. Hindi Nationalism -- Alok Rai. 63. Saare Jahaan Se Achha -- Rakesh Sharma speaks to Indira Gandhi. 64. Premchand on Amazon and Wikipedia. 65. The Nature and Purpose of Literature -- Premchand's presidential address at the First All India Progressive Writers' Conference, 1936. 66. The Progressive Writer's Movement. 67. Kashi Ka Assi — Kashinath Singh. 68. Patrice Lumumba. 69. Testaments Betrayed -- Milan Kundera. 70. Hum Jo Tarik Rahon Mein Mare Gae -- Faiz Ahmad Faiz. 71. The Tragedy of Our Farm Bills — Episode 211 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah). 72. Aag Ka Dariya (River of Fire) -- Qurratulain Hyder. 73. Rahman Abbas on Amazon, Wikipedia and Twitter. 74. Tambih -- Shahryar. 75. Bol -- Faiz Ahmad Faiz. 76. Hum Dekhenge -- Faiz Ahmad Faiz. 77. Hum Dekhenge -- Faiz. 78. Krishan Chander, Qurratulain Hyder and Ismat Chugtai. 79. Rekhta. 80. The Paradise of Food -- Khalid Jawed (translated by Baran Farooqi). 81. Sturgeon's Law. 82. Imposter Syndrome. 83. 'How We Spend Our Days Is How We Spend Our Lives' -- Amit Varma. 84. Pride and Prejudice -- Jane Austen. 85. Mirza Ghalib on Rekhta. 86. Faiz Ahmad Faiz on Rekhta. 87. Mujhse Pahli Si Mohabbat Meri Mahbub Na Maang -- Faiz Ahmad Faiz. 88. Hindostan Hamara -- Edited by Jan Nisar Akhtar. Amit Varma and Ajay Shah have launched a new video podcast. Check out Everything is Everything on YouTube. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! Episode art: ‘Change' by Simahina.

Lambi Hai Gham Ki Sham, is a mix bag of emotional and complaint for the beloved, who is not in the present times but who still remains in the wounds that would never heal.   Book of Faiz Ahmad Faiz Sahab: There are two Books: I have personally read Kuldeep Salil and have in my collection: 1.    https://amzn.to/3OH32cF 2.    https://amzn.to/425qSlk     In this series of Ghazal Ki Kahani, first half would be of recitation and second half would have explanation or interpretation of the Ghazal. We will pick up each and every sher, and will go through the feelings of the Ghazal.   If you have any poetry you want me to recite, please mention in the comment box. If possible for me, I would surely put my emotions into it. ------ Timeline: 0:00-2:15 Intro 2:16-3:40 Recitation 3:41-12:10 Interpretation 12:11-13:03 Conclusion and Your Demand ------   Ghazal :  Lambi Hai Gham Ki Sham Magar Poet : Janab Faiz Ahmad Faiz Sahab Reciter : NauushadMuntazir -नौशाद मुन्तज़िर/نوشاد منتظر  ® youtube/ NauushadMuntazir facebook/ NauushadMuntazir Instagram/ NauushadMuntazir       ham par tumhārī chaah kā ilzām hī to hai dushnām to nahīñ hai ye ikrām hī to hai   karte haiñ jis pe ta.an koī jurm to nahīñ shauq-e-fuzūl o ulfat-e-nākām hī to hai   dil mudda.ī ke harf-e-malāmat se shaad hai ai jān-e-jāñ ye harf tirā naam hī to hai   dil nā-umīd to nahīñ nākām hī to hai lambī hai ġham kī shaam magar shaam hī to hai   dast-e-falak meñ gardish-e-taqdīr to nahīñ dast-e-falak meñ gardish-e-ayyām hī to hai   āḳhir to ek roz karegī nazar vafā vo yār-e-ḳhush-ḳhisāl sar-e-bām hī to hai   bhīgī hai raat 'faiz' ġhazal ibtidā karo vaqt-e-sarod dard kā hañgām hī to hai           This Youtube Video Link: https://youtu.be/-OdXMewh5Qs  or just type #nauushadmuntazir   YT Channel Link:    shorturl.at/cnqDV   Website: http://nauushadmuntazir.com/    http://facebook.com/nauushadmuntazir http://instagram.com/nauushadmuntazir http://vimeo.com/nauushadmuntazir   http://twitter.com/naushadmuntazir (spelling change)   For promotions: nauushadmuntazir@gmail.com http://nauushadmuntazir.com —————————— For Podcasts:   Spotify URL- https://open.spotify.com/show/5LpUeS5SnrHxcp6i6WplCx   ApplePodcast URL- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nauushad-muntazir/id1608344714   Gaana URL- https://gaana.com/podcast/nauushad-muntazir-season-1   Google Podcast- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MDZmNjI0NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw   Anchor URL- https://anchor.fm/nauushadmuntazir   Stitcher URL- https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nauushad-muntazir   For promotions: nauushadmuntazir@gmail.com   #nauushadmuntazir #shayariofnauushadmuntazir #besturdupoetry --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nauushadmuntazir/message

Every sher in Kab Tharega Dard e Dil is a question whose answer is already in the Ghazal, every sher defines an obstacle, whose possibility is again mentioned here in the Ghazal. Very nicely penned down by Faiz Ahmad Faiz Sahab.     In this series of Ghazalsaraa we apply our longing Love for the poetry and recite and feel each and every word penned down by the poet.   If you have any poetry, you want me to recite, please mention in the comment box. If possible, for me, I would surely put my emotions into it.   Ghazal :  Kab Therega Dard e Dil Poet : Janab Faiz Ahmad Faiz Sahab Reciter : NauushadMuntazir -नौशाद मुन्तज़िर/نوشاد منتظر  ® youtube/ NauushadMuntazir facebook/ NauushadMuntazir Instagram/ NauushadMuntazir   kab Thahregā dard ai dil kab raat basar hogī sunte the vo ā.eñge sunte the sahar hogī   kab jaan lahū hogī kab ashk guhar hogā kis din tirī shunvā.ī ai dīda-e-tar hogī   kab mahkegī fasl-e-gul kab bahkegā mai-ḳhāna kab sub.h-e-suḳhan hogī kab shām-e-nazar hogī   vaa.iz hai na zāhid hai nāseh hai na qātil hai ab shahr meñ yāroñ kī kis tarah basar hogī   kab tak abhī rah dekheñ ai qāmat-e-jānāna kab hashr muayyan hai tujh ko to ḳhabar hogī             This Youtube Video Link: https://youtu.be/JzeKjixtyqI or just type #nauushadmuntazir   YT Channel Link:    shorturl.at/cnqDV   Website: http://nauushadmuntazir.com/    http://facebook.com/nauushadmuntazir http://instagram.com/nauushadmuntazir http://vimeo.com/nauushadmuntazir   http://twitter.com/naushadmuntazir (spelling change)   For promotions: nauushadmuntazir@gmail.com http://nauushadmuntazir.com —————————— For Podcasts:   Spotify URL- https://open.spotify.com/show/5LpUeS5SnrHxcp6i6WplCx   ApplePodcast URL- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nauushad-muntazir/id1608344714   Gaana URL- https://gaana.com/podcast/nauushad-muntazir-season-1   Google Podcast- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MDZmNjI0NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw   Anchor URL- https://anchor.fm/nauushadmuntazir   Stitcher URL- https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nauushad-muntazir   For promotions: nauushadmuntazir@gmail.com   #nauushadmuntazir #shayariofnauushadmuntazir #besturdupoetry --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nauushadmuntazir/message

Mujhse Pehlil Si Mohabbat penned down by Janab Faiz Ahmad Faiz Sahab, beautifully takes you from a lover to a revolutionary. From a person who used to think for the lover but now feels there are so many pains in this whole world apart from being parted away from a beloved person. There are so many tragedies to think about and there are so many fights of injustice to fight for.   In this series of Ghazalsaraa, we recite poetries, that enjoy the unconditional love or ours and moves through the mystical pleasures of the poetry. Some of the couplets remain uncleared in our minds but still our emotions clings onto them, this is the magic of Urdu Poetry.     If you have any poetry you want me to recite, please mention in the comment box. If possible for me, I would surely put my emotions into it.   ------ Books: 1.    Poetry of Faiz Ahmad Faiz   https://amzn.to/45wq9Mz   2.    Mere Dil Musafir: Faiz Ahmad Faiz   https://amzn.to/47UU5Dx ------ 0:00-1:57- Backdrop of Nazm 1:58-3:22- Recitation of Mujhse Pehli Si Mohabbat 3:23-8:55- Interpretation of Nazm 8:56-9:40- Conclusion   ------ In this series of Ghazalsaraa we apply our longing Love for the poetry and recite and feel each and every word penned down by the poet.   If you have any poetry, you want me to recite, please mention in the comment box. If possible, for me, I would surely put my emotions into it.     Ghazal :  Mujhse Pehli Si Mohabbat Poet : Janab Salim Kausar Sahab Reciter : NauushadMuntazir -नौशाद मुन्तज़िर/نوشاد منتظر  ® youtube/ NauushadMuntazir facebook/ NauushadMuntazir Instagram/ NauushadMuntazir       maiñ ḳhayāl huuñ kisī aur kā mujhe sochtā koī aur hai sar-e-ā.īna mirā aks hai pas-e-ā.īna koī aur hai   maiñ kisī ke dast-e-talab meñ huuñ to kisī ke harf-e-duā meñ huuñ maiñ nasīb huuñ kisī aur kā mujhe māñgtā koī aur hai   ajab e'tibār o be-e'tibārī ke darmiyān hai zindagī maiñ qarīb huuñ kisī aur ke mujhe jāntā koī aur hai   mirī raushnī tire ḳhadd-o-ḳhāl se muḳhtalif to nahīñ magar tū qarīb aa tujhe dekh luuñ tū vahī hai yā koī aur hai   tujhe dushmanoñ kī ḳhabar na thī mujhe dostoñ kā patā nahīñ tirī dāstāñ koī aur thī mirā vāqi.a koī aur hai   vahī munsifoñ kī rivāyateñ vahī faisloñ kī ibārateñ mirā jurm to koī aur thā pa mirī sazā koī aur hai   kabhī lauT aa.eñ to pūchhnā nahīñ dekhnā unheñ ġhaur se jinheñ rāste meñ ḳhabar huī ki ye rāsta koī aur hai   jo mirī riyāzat-e-nīm-shab ko 'salīm' sub.h na mil sakī to phir is ke ma.anī to ye hue ki yahāñ ḳhudā koī aur hai           This Youtube Video Link: https://youtu.be/cdty-4vFdXw  or just type #nauushadmuntazir   YT Channel Link:    shorturl.at/cnqDV   Website: http://nauushadmuntazir.com/    http://facebook.com/nauushadmuntazir http://instagram.com/nauushadmuntazir http://vimeo.com/nauushadmuntazir   http://twitter.com/naushadmuntazir (spelling change)   For promotions: nauushadmuntazir@gmail.com http://nauushadmuntazir.com —————————— For Podcasts:   Spotify URL- https://open.spotify.com/show/5LpUeS5SnrHxcp6i6WplCx   ApplePodcast URL- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nauushad-muntazir/id1608344714   Gaana URL- https://gaana.com/podcast/nauushad-muntazir-season-1   Google Podcast- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MDZmNjI0NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw   Anchor URL- https://anchor.fm/nauushadmuntazir   Stitcher URL- https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nauushad-muntazir   For promotions: nauushadmuntazir@gmail.com   #nauushadmuntazir #shayariofnauushadmuntazir #besturdupoetry --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nauushadmuntazir/message

Ashwin Desai and Goolam Vahed talk with Betty Govinden about their book Durban's Casbah. They reflect on personal and collective pasts, bunny chows and bioscopes, critical nostalgia, indentured labour, migration, jazz and the Casbah today. Betty Govinden is a retired academic, researcher, writer, poet and critic. She was awarded the English Academy of Southern Africa Gold Medal for distinguished service in 2022. Her published works include Sister Outsiders – Representation of Identity and Difference in Selected Writings by South African Indian Women (Unisa Press, 2008). Ashwin Desai is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author of Wentworth: The Beautiful Game and the Making of Place (UKZN Press, 2019) and Reading Revolution: Shakespeare on Robben Island (Unisa Press, 2012) among many others. Goolam Vahed is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Kwazulu-Natal. His recent publications include Chota Motala. A Biography of Political Activism in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands (UKZN Press, 2018). He is the co-author with Ashwin Desai of Colour, Class and Community – The Natal Indian Congress, 1971-1994 (Wits University Press, 2021) and Durban's Casbah: Bunny Chows, Bolsheviks and Bioscopes (UKZN Press, 2023). In this episode we are in solidarity with journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín. We call on the authorities in Guatemala to free him. You can read more about his case here: https://www.pen-international.org/news/guatemala-jose-ruben-zamora-marroquin-must-be-released As tributes to him, Goolam reads “A Prison Evening” by Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Ashwin reads from Mafika Gwala's poem for A.K.M. Docrat “A Stalwart – August 1977” and Betty reads from Maria Ressa's How to Stand Up to a Dictator as well as a poem she wrote for José Rubén Zamora Marroquín. This podcast series is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa to promote open conversation and highlight shared histories.

In this episode of the Poem of the Week series of the Rekhta Podcast, our host Aamir Azher recites a beautiful nazm by Syed Ahmad Shah (1931-2008), who acquired the pen name of Faraz, came to be known as Ahmad Faraz as a poet. He was only second to Faiz Ahmad Faiz in popularity. Rose to iconic stature powered by his seductively romantic and anti-establishment poetry.Aur 'Faraz' chahiye kitni mohabbatein tujhe Maaon ne tere naam par bachhon ka naam rakh diya For more poetry like this, stay tuned for this special series of the Rekhta Podcast.A new episode airs every Monday.

If you have followed Urdunama so far, you must have figured by now the reasons for the shayar's angst and joy. It is usually the masla-e-hijr-o-visaal-e-yaar meaning the problems of separation and union with the beloved, that keeps the poet up at night and worries about his future with the one he feels to be in love with.  This desire of meeting the beloved sometimes gives him hope, but more often that not, it also takes that away from him.  Tune in as Fabeha Syed reads some gems by Mirza Ghalib, Amjad Islam Amjad, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, and others, and explores the different emotions these poets go through while writing about 'visaal'.

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

Censorship, Urdu literature, Islam, and progressive secular nationalisms in colonial India and Pakistan have a complex, intertwined history. Sarah Waheed, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a timely examination of the role of progressive Muslim intellectuals in the Pakistan movement in her new book, Hidden Histories of Pakistan: Censorship, Literature, and Secular Nationalism in Late Colonial India (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She delves into how these left-leaning intellectuals drew from long-standing literary traditions of Islam in a period of great duress and upheaval, complicating our understanding of the relationship between religion and secularism.  Rather than seeing 'religion' and 'the secular' as distinct and oppositional phenomena, this book demonstrates how these concepts themselves were historically produced in South Asia and were deeply interconnected in the cultural politics of the left. Through a detailed analysis of trials for blasphemy, obscenity, and sedition, and feminist writers, Waheed argues that Muslim intellectuals engaged with socialism and communism through their distinctive ethical and cultural past. In so doing, she provides a fresh perspective on the creation of Pakistan and South Asian modernity. In our conversation we discuss leftist Muslim ideals, Urdu literary network, deconstructing the religious/secular binary, the banning of the controversial “Burning Embers” collection, the renowned writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the politics of sexuality, South Asia's colonial legacies, poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Islamic traditions of aesthetics and ethics, legal trials on obscenity and blasphemy, feminist poet Fahmida Riaz, the gender politics of progressive intellectual spaces, and notions of South Asian Muslim nationalism and communal identity. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kpeterse@odu.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Censorship, Urdu literature, Islam, and progressive secular nationalisms in colonial India and Pakistan have a complex, intertwined history. Sarah Waheed, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a timely examination of the role of progressive Muslim intellectuals in the Pakistan movement in her new book, Hidden Histories of Pakistan: Censorship, Literature, and Secular Nationalism in Late Colonial India (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She delves into how these left-leaning intellectuals drew from long-standing literary traditions of Islam in a period of great duress and upheaval, complicating our understanding of the relationship between religion and secularism.  Rather than seeing 'religion' and 'the secular' as distinct and oppositional phenomena, this book demonstrates how these concepts themselves were historically produced in South Asia and were deeply interconnected in the cultural politics of the left. Through a detailed analysis of trials for blasphemy, obscenity, and sedition, and feminist writers, Waheed argues that Muslim intellectuals engaged with socialism and communism through their distinctive ethical and cultural past. In so doing, she provides a fresh perspective on the creation of Pakistan and South Asian modernity. In our conversation we discuss leftist Muslim ideals, Urdu literary network, deconstructing the religious/secular binary, the banning of the controversial “Burning Embers” collection, the renowned writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the politics of sexuality, South Asia's colonial legacies, poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Islamic traditions of aesthetics and ethics, legal trials on obscenity and blasphemy, feminist poet Fahmida Riaz, the gender politics of progressive intellectual spaces, and notions of South Asian Muslim nationalism and communal identity. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kpeterse@odu.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Censorship, Urdu literature, Islam, and progressive secular nationalisms in colonial India and Pakistan have a complex, intertwined history. Sarah Waheed, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a timely examination of the role of progressive Muslim intellectuals in the Pakistan movement in her new book, Hidden Histories of Pakistan: Censorship, Literature, and Secular Nationalism in Late Colonial India (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She delves into how these left-leaning intellectuals drew from long-standing literary traditions of Islam in a period of great duress and upheaval, complicating our understanding of the relationship between religion and secularism.  Rather than seeing 'religion' and 'the secular' as distinct and oppositional phenomena, this book demonstrates how these concepts themselves were historically produced in South Asia and were deeply interconnected in the cultural politics of the left. Through a detailed analysis of trials for blasphemy, obscenity, and sedition, and feminist writers, Waheed argues that Muslim intellectuals engaged with socialism and communism through their distinctive ethical and cultural past. In so doing, she provides a fresh perspective on the creation of Pakistan and South Asian modernity. In our conversation we discuss leftist Muslim ideals, Urdu literary network, deconstructing the religious/secular binary, the banning of the controversial “Burning Embers” collection, the renowned writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the politics of sexuality, South Asia's colonial legacies, poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Islamic traditions of aesthetics and ethics, legal trials on obscenity and blasphemy, feminist poet Fahmida Riaz, the gender politics of progressive intellectual spaces, and notions of South Asian Muslim nationalism and communal identity. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kpeterse@odu.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

Censorship, Urdu literature, Islam, and progressive secular nationalisms in colonial India and Pakistan have a complex, intertwined history. Sarah Waheed, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a timely examination of the role of progressive Muslim intellectuals in the Pakistan movement in her new book, Hidden Histories of Pakistan: Censorship, Literature, and Secular Nationalism in Late Colonial India (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She delves into how these left-leaning intellectuals drew from long-standing literary traditions of Islam in a period of great duress and upheaval, complicating our understanding of the relationship between religion and secularism.  Rather than seeing 'religion' and 'the secular' as distinct and oppositional phenomena, this book demonstrates how these concepts themselves were historically produced in South Asia and were deeply interconnected in the cultural politics of the left. Through a detailed analysis of trials for blasphemy, obscenity, and sedition, and feminist writers, Waheed argues that Muslim intellectuals engaged with socialism and communism through their distinctive ethical and cultural past. In so doing, she provides a fresh perspective on the creation of Pakistan and South Asian modernity. In our conversation we discuss leftist Muslim ideals, Urdu literary network, deconstructing the religious/secular binary, the banning of the controversial “Burning Embers” collection, the renowned writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the politics of sexuality, South Asia's colonial legacies, poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Islamic traditions of aesthetics and ethics, legal trials on obscenity and blasphemy, feminist poet Fahmida Riaz, the gender politics of progressive intellectual spaces, and notions of South Asian Muslim nationalism and communal identity. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kpeterse@odu.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Censorship, Urdu literature, Islam, and progressive secular nationalisms in colonial India and Pakistan have a complex, intertwined history. Sarah Waheed, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a timely examination of the role of progressive Muslim intellectuals in the Pakistan movement in her new book, Hidden Histories of Pakistan: Censorship, Literature, and Secular Nationalism in Late Colonial India (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She delves into how these left-leaning intellectuals drew from long-standing literary traditions of Islam in a period of great duress and upheaval, complicating our understanding of the relationship between religion and secularism.  Rather than seeing 'religion' and 'the secular' as distinct and oppositional phenomena, this book demonstrates how these concepts themselves were historically produced in South Asia and were deeply interconnected in the cultural politics of the left. Through a detailed analysis of trials for blasphemy, obscenity, and sedition, and feminist writers, Waheed argues that Muslim intellectuals engaged with socialism and communism through their distinctive ethical and cultural past. In so doing, she provides a fresh perspective on the creation of Pakistan and South Asian modernity. In our conversation we discuss leftist Muslim ideals, Urdu literary network, deconstructing the religious/secular binary, the banning of the controversial “Burning Embers” collection, the renowned writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the politics of sexuality, South Asia's colonial legacies, poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Islamic traditions of aesthetics and ethics, legal trials on obscenity and blasphemy, feminist poet Fahmida Riaz, the gender politics of progressive intellectual spaces, and notions of South Asian Muslim nationalism and communal identity. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kpeterse@odu.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Censorship, Urdu literature, Islam, and progressive secular nationalisms in colonial India and Pakistan have a complex, intertwined history. Sarah Waheed, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a timely examination of the role of progressive Muslim intellectuals in the Pakistan movement in her new book, Hidden Histories of Pakistan: Censorship, Literature, and Secular Nationalism in Late Colonial India (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She delves into how these left-leaning intellectuals drew from long-standing literary traditions of Islam in a period of great duress and upheaval, complicating our understanding of the relationship between religion and secularism.  Rather than seeing 'religion' and 'the secular' as distinct and oppositional phenomena, this book demonstrates how these concepts themselves were historically produced in South Asia and were deeply interconnected in the cultural politics of the left. Through a detailed analysis of trials for blasphemy, obscenity, and sedition, and feminist writers, Waheed argues that Muslim intellectuals engaged with socialism and communism through their distinctive ethical and cultural past. In so doing, she provides a fresh perspective on the creation of Pakistan and South Asian modernity. In our conversation we discuss leftist Muslim ideals, Urdu literary network, deconstructing the religious/secular binary, the banning of the controversial “Burning Embers” collection, the renowned writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the politics of sexuality, South Asia's colonial legacies, poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Islamic traditions of aesthetics and ethics, legal trials on obscenity and blasphemy, feminist poet Fahmida Riaz, the gender politics of progressive intellectual spaces, and notions of South Asian Muslim nationalism and communal identity. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kpeterse@odu.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Censorship, Urdu literature, Islam, and progressive secular nationalisms in colonial India and Pakistan have a complex, intertwined history. Sarah Waheed, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a timely examination of the role of progressive Muslim intellectuals in the Pakistan movement in her new book, Hidden Histories of Pakistan: Censorship, Literature, and Secular Nationalism in Late Colonial India (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She delves into how these left-leaning intellectuals drew from long-standing literary traditions of Islam in a period of great duress and upheaval, complicating our understanding of the relationship between religion and secularism.  Rather than seeing 'religion' and 'the secular' as distinct and oppositional phenomena, this book demonstrates how these concepts themselves were historically produced in South Asia and were deeply interconnected in the cultural politics of the left. Through a detailed analysis of trials for blasphemy, obscenity, and sedition, and feminist writers, Waheed argues that Muslim intellectuals engaged with socialism and communism through their distinctive ethical and cultural past. In so doing, she provides a fresh perspective on the creation of Pakistan and South Asian modernity. In our conversation we discuss leftist Muslim ideals, Urdu literary network, deconstructing the religious/secular binary, the banning of the controversial “Burning Embers” collection, the renowned writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the politics of sexuality, South Asia's colonial legacies, poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Islamic traditions of aesthetics and ethics, legal trials on obscenity and blasphemy, feminist poet Fahmida Riaz, the gender politics of progressive intellectual spaces, and notions of South Asian Muslim nationalism and communal identity. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kpeterse@odu.edu.

In this episode our host Aamir Azher talks about the most celebrated and popular shayar, Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Outside literature, he has been described as "a man of wide experience" having been a teacher, an army officer, a journalist, a trade unionist and a broadcaster. Also listen to the beautiful renditions by Radhika Chopra.|Writer : Lt. Professor Gopi Chand Narang|Editor : Abbas Qamar

One hour with Zia Mohyeddin Poems Faiz Ahmed Faiz Cover Images of Zia Mohyeddin: Google Cover Art: Irfan --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sm-irfan/message

Born in Punjab of Undivided India, Faiz Ahmad Faiz grew up in Pakistan. He has been a teacher, an army officer, journalist, trade unionist, broadcaster… and a poet. It's interesting to know that Fazi was highly revered by Russians and in fact his literature has brought Russia and Pakistan closer than before. Here is a life sketch of Faiz and the uniqueness of his poetry. Script and Voice Over: Varala Anand

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor's wedding festivities have set off a frenzy in Bollywood. As fans across the country follow the news of this marital union of two of India's celebrated stars, we found it only apt to give some thought to the word 'shaadi' or marriage, which finds its roots in the Persian word 'shaad', which means happiness and joy. There is a lot that has been expressed in the shaad as well as na-shaad (unhappy) state of being of poets. In this episode of Urdunama, Fabeha Syed reads Faiz Ahmad Faiz's nazm 'Soch', Hafiz Jalandhari's ode to spring 'Basanti Taran', and other poems that ask us to embrace happiness even if we don't feel shaad enough. Tune in! Host, Writer, and Sound Editor: Fabeha Syed Music: Big Bang Fuzz

My attempt is inspired by the famous semi-classical version of this poignant ghazal sung by Ghazal Queen Noor Jahan. Aptly sung for the first time by her in front of Faiz after his release from a term of political imprisonment in Pakistan, the ghazal is bitter-sweet in its message to the poet"s beloved. He tells her that while he is still drawn to her and loves her, there are many tragedies and injustices in society, the crusade against which must take priority in his life. Therefore, she should not ask him for the kind of singular love he used to give her in the past.

As we celebrate India's 75th Independence Day, we reflect on what it truly means to be free.  In this episode, we understand the theme of freedom - 'Azaadi', through the poems of Ali Sardar Jafri, Firaq Gorakhouri, and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.  Tune in. 

This nazm is written by Faiz Ahmad Faiz . Recital is by Saaznaama. बह्र : beher-e-meer word meanings : दरख़्शाँ : रौशन | हयात : ज़िन्दगी | ग़म-ए-दहर : sorrow of world | आलम : दुनिया | सबात : यकीन | निगूँ : झुकना | तारीक : स्याह | बहीमाना : जानवरों जैसे | तिलिस्म : जादू | रेशम ओ अतलस ओ कमख़ाब : कीमती कपडे | जा-ब-जा : जगह जगह | अमराज़ : रोग समूह | तन्नूरों : oven | पीप : pus | नासूरों : wounds | for feedback and suggestions send message on Instagram. instagram : www.instagram.com/saaznaama | An Initiative By Saaznaama.

आज का ख्याल शायर फ़ैज़ अहमद फ़ैज़ की कलम से। शायर कहते है - मुझसे पहली सी मुहब्बत, मेरे मेहबूब ना माँग। इस एपिसोड में पीयूष ने याद किया है मशहूर बॉलीवुड अभिनेत्री सुरेखा सीकरी जी को, जिनका बीते दिन ही दिहांत हुआ।

In this episode, we explore the many meanings of having a 'voice', and using it for those who either don't have it or are often silenced by those in power.  To make this podcast, we found it vital to use the reference from the poetry of stalwarts like Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Sahir Ludhianvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, and Jaun Elia among others.  Tune in.

In this nazm, the shayar is hopefully asking to be inquired of his welfare and well-being by his supposed beloved. To him his sorrow exists because of the beloved ‘s indifference

In this episode, Hitesh traces the magic and poetry of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, a poet whose simple words continue to lend powerful strength to generations.

Agha Shahid Ali, an Indian-American Kashmiri poet, was born on 4 February 1949, New Delhi, India. He was born in a respected Agha family of Srinagar. Shahid was schooled at the Burn Hall School later he went to University of Kashmir and Hindu college, University of Delhi. He left for United States in 1976 and in 1984 he earned a PhD in English from Pennsylvania state university and in 1985 an M.F.A from university of Arizona. He was at teaching positions at nine universities and colleges in India as well as United States. Agha has written nine poetry collections, a collection of ghazals and a book of literary criticism (1986). He has also translated a collection of Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poetry(1992) and edited Ravishing Disunities: Real Ghazals in English (2000). Agha was known for his unique blend of multiple ethnic influences and ideas in his work. His Hindu, Muslim and Western heritage are reflected in his works. Agha started publishing his work in the early 1970s but his collection "A walk through the Yellow Pages" was the reason he gained widespread recognition. His famous work include: "A walk though the Yellow Pages"(1987), "The Half-inch Himalayas"(1987), "A Nostalgist's Map of America"(1991), "The Country Without a Post Office"(1997), and "Rooms are never Finished"(2001), the later a finalist for the National Book Award. Agha Shahid Ali was later diagnosed with brain cancer and died of it on December 8 2001 in Amherst, Massachusetts.

A great poetry by Faiz Ahmad Faiz on his 36th Death Anniversary.

20th November is the Death anniversary of the Legendary poet Faiz ahmad faiz. Faiz Ahmad Faiz is very famous and acceptable poet in INDIA and Pakistan. poem Nazm :- Mujhse pahli si Muhabbat mere mehboob na maang (This poem /Nazm is very remarkable in Faiz's poetry . this poetry or Nazm is showing the turning of faiz point of view towards poetry. from love poetry to poetry on social issues. And this Nazm is also the part of the Syllabus of Hindi in B.A. in India) Nazm poetry mujh se pahlī sī mohabbat mirī mahbūb na maañg maiñ ne samjhā thā ki tū hai to daraḳhshāñ hai hayāt terā ġham hai to ġham-e-dahr kā jhagḌā kyā hai terī sūrat se hai aalam meñ bahāroñ ko sabāt terī āñkhoñ ke sivā duniyā meñ rakkhā kyā hai tū jo mil jaa.e to taqdīr nigūñ ho jaa.e yuuñ na thā maiñ ne faqat chāhā thā yuuñ ho jaa.e aur bhī dukh haiñ zamāne meñ mohabbat ke sivā rāhateñ aur bhī haiñ vasl kī rāhat ke sivā an-ginat sadiyoñ ke tārīk bahīmāna tilism resham o atlas o kamḳhāb meñ bunvā.e hue jā-ba-jā bikte hue kūcha-o-bāzār meñ jism ḳhaak meñ luThḌe hue ḳhuun meñ nahlā.e hue jism nikle hue amrāz ke tannūroñ se piip bahtī huī galte hue nāsūroñ se lauT jaatī hai udhar ko bhī nazar kyā kiije ab bhī dilkash hai tirā husn magar kyā kiije aur bhī dukh haiñ zamāne meñ mohabbat ke sivā rāhateñ aur bhī haiñ vasl kī rāhat ke sivā mujh se pahlī sī mohabbat mirī mahbūb na maañg مجھ سے پہلی سی محبت مری محبوب نہ مانگ میں نے سمجھا تھا کہ تو ہے تو درخشاں ہے حیات تیرا غم ہے تو غم دہر کا جھگڑا کیا ہے تیری صورت سے ہے عالم میں بہاروں کو ثبات تیری آنکھوں کے سوا دنیا میں رکھا کیا ہے تو جو مل جائے تو تقدیر نگوں ہو جائے یوں نہ تھا میں نے فقط چاہا تھا یوں ہو جائے اور بھی دکھ ہیں زمانے میں محبت کے سوا راحتیں اور بھی ہیں وصل کی راحت کے سوا ان گنت صدیوں کے تاریک بہیمانہ طلسم ریشم و اطلس و کمخاب میں بنوائے ہوئے جا بہ جا بکتے ہوئے کوچہ و بازار میں جسم خاک میں لتھڑے ہوئے خون میں نہلائے ہوئے جسم نکلے ہوئے امراض کے تنوروں سے پیپ بہتی ہوئی گلتے ہوئے ناسوروں سے لوٹ جاتی ہے ادھر کو بھی نظر کیا کیجے اب بھی دل کش ہے ترا حسن مگر کیا کیجے اور بھی دکھ ہیں زمانے میں محبت کے سوا راحتیں اور بھی ہیں وصل کی راحت کے سوا مجھ سے پہلی سی محبت مری محبوب نہ مانگ मुझ से पहली सी मोहब्बत मिरी महबूब न माँग मैं ने समझा था कि तू है तो दरख़्शाँ है हयात तेरा ग़म है तो ग़म-ए-दहर का झगड़ा क्या है तेरी सूरत से है आलम में बहारों को सबात तेरी आँखों के सिवा दुनिया में रक्खा क्या है तू जो मिल जाए तो तक़दीर निगूँ हो जाए यूँ न था मैं ने फ़क़त चाहा था यूँ हो जाए और भी दुख हैं ज़माने में मोहब्बत के सिवा राहतें और भी हैं वस्ल की राहत के सिवा अन-गिनत सदियों के तारीक बहीमाना तिलिस्म रेशम ओ अतलस ओ कमख़ाब में बुनवाए हुए जा-ब-जा बिकते हुए कूचा-ओ-बाज़ार में जिस्म ख़ाक में लुथड़े हुए ख़ून में नहलाए हुए जिस्म निकले हुए अमराज़ के तन्नूरों से पीप बहती हुई गलते हुए नासूरों से लौट जाती है उधर को भी नज़र क्या कीजे अब भी दिलकश है तिरा हुस्न मगर क्या कीजे और भी दुख हैं ज़माने में मोहब्बत के सिवा राहतें और भी हैं वस्ल की राहत के सिवा मुझ से पहली सी मोहब्बत मिरी महबूब न माँग

In this audio we have compiled best sher of Faiz Ahmed Faiz in the voice of Abhijit Singh with a beautiful music. do listen and enjoy.

A talk on life and work of Faiz Ahmad Faiz clubbed together with his best writings.