ज़िंदगी एक फ़न है लम्हों को अपने अंदाज़ से गँवाने का A friend posted this "Sher" on facebook and I loved it. On looking up, I liked some more shers anज़िंदगी एक फ़न है लम्हों को अपने अंदाज़ से गँवाने का A friend posted this "Sher" on facebook and I loved it. On looking up, I liked some more shers and so marked Jaun Eliya as to-read. However I think some of his famous ghazals/shers were missing in this collection. As far as depth and consistency is concerned, I think Bashir Badr and Nida Fazli are much ahead. But in terms of giving some extra-ordinary shers, Eliya maybe compared to Jigar saab....more
3.5/5 Phew ! Finally done with a 100 pages of Faiz with such tough Urdu that some pages had meanings of 25 words in the footnotes. There were 2 themes3.5/5 Phew ! Finally done with a 100 pages of Faiz with such tough Urdu that some pages had meanings of 25 words in the footnotes. There were 2 themes in the poetry - revolt and love. On revolt, I think Dushyant Kumar is much better. And overall his poetry felt a bit repetitive in both themes. I had bought this book during a litfest in my city a few years ago. The recent controversy on “Hum dekhenge” finally pushed me to pick it up. Think Bashir Badr, Nida Fazli and Gulzar are better shayars than Faiz or Faraz anyday !...more
Its true that there is no money in poetry, But then, there is no poetry in money (read power) either And perhaps this is why Vajpayeeji was also a poet.Its true that there is no money in poetry, But then, there is no poetry in money (read power) either And perhaps this is why Vajpayeeji was also a poet. Our last statesman Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji passed away 2 days ago on 16th August 2018. A no. of people posted snippets of his poetry on my FB/Twitter timeline. That aroused my interest in his poetry. Also, "Kya khoya kya paaya" which has been sung by Jagjit Singh is one of my alltime favourite poems. This book contained 35 poems selected by Vajpayeeji himself with a short autobiography. While most of the poems were mediocre, 4-5 poems were outstanding and made the book worth reading. Vajpayeeji's style reminded me a little of Dinkar...more
Javed Akhtar wrote in d introduction that Shaayari should be a combination of both heart and mind. And this book of poetry is both heartfelt and polisJaved Akhtar wrote in d introduction that Shaayari should be a combination of both heart and mind. And this book of poetry is both heartfelt and polished. Liked this book more compared to his earlier "Tarkash". And loved d nazms more than d ghazals. This book came out 17 yrs after Tarkash and the author asks d reader "Der to aaye, lekin durust aaye ?" Bilkul Javed Saab!...more
Dil bhi ek zid pe ada hai kisi bachche ki tarah, Ya to sab kuchh hi ise chahiye ya kuchh bhi nahi. These unforgettable lines sung by Jagjit Singh have bDil bhi ek zid pe ada hai kisi bachche ki tarah, Ya to sab kuchh hi ise chahiye ya kuchh bhi nahi. These unforgettable lines sung by Jagjit Singh have been a favourite. Picked up this collection of ghazals by the shayar Rajesh Reddy at a Litfest and was pleasantly surprised. Simple language, a pathos that reminds of Nida Fazli and Bashir Badr....more
The recently concluded "Kavita festival" in my city Surat made me pick up books on Urdu Ghazals again. BTW, can proudly say Surat Litfest is the only The recently concluded "Kavita festival" in my city Surat made me pick up books on Urdu Ghazals again. BTW, can proudly say Surat Litfest is the only "literature festival" in d country, rest r mostly political-fests :P A great thing about the book is a selection of 40-50 shayars, and unlike many other selections it offers 3-4 ghazals per Shayar along with meanings of difficult words/phrases. So, it can be picked up by some1 new to Ghazals too....more
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