When pigeons were king: the art and sport of kabootarbaazi
Who hasn't heard the famous story about Jahangir and NurJahan (then Mehrunnisa)? Dekho idhar ai Mahlaqa Mera kabootar doosra Jaldi...
Who hasn't heard the famous story about Jahangir and NurJahan (then Mehrunnisa)? Dekho idhar ai Mahlaqa Mera kabootar doosra Jaldi...
What can you say about a thirty-one-year-old boy who died? That he was cute. And humorous. That he loved poetry...
On a night of Ramzan in the year 610 AD as Prophet Mohammed (570 –632AD) was meditating in the cave...
https://youtu.be/Lz21ngZ_Ge8 Mirza Ghalib 1, hazaaron Khvaahishen aisii ki har Khvaahish pe dam nikale bahut nikale mere armaan lekin phir bhii...
Begum Akhtar - Ghazal - - ishq meiN Ghairat-e-jazbat ne http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qm8MgqVwFUo%20… Very popular , beautiful ghazal by Sudarshan Faakir 1...
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib 1. kahte ho na denge ham dil agar para paya// dil kahan k gum kije hamne...
https://youtu.be/dxv5U0F0nzw Enjoy Mehdi hasan singing Ahmed Faraz' "Ranjish his sahi" 1. ranjish hii sahii dil hii dukhaane ke liye aa...
https://youtu.be/mKLRsd1OzRE One of Abida Parween's best performance manum-maa nayaz-mandi ke be to nayyaazdaara I am needy person, who needs you...
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell! If I adore you out of desire...
promise to tell the truth and nothing but the whole truth. In 1936, the whole of India was under the...
The famous Indian Sufi saint, Khawaja Muinuddin Chisti commemorated Imam Hussain’s sacrifice of self and family in the battle of...
https://youtu.be/7ujejx8LIhQ To Quli Qutub Shah, fifth ruler of the Qutub Shahi dynasty of Golconda from 1580-1612 goes the distinction of...
Sakal ban phool rahi sarson, Umbva boray, tesu phulay, Koyal bolay daar daar, Aur gori karat singaar, Malaniyan gadhwa lay...
https://youtu.be/1fvhOVfllvQ Mehdi Hasan Before proceeding further do remember that Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a revolutionary and not just a romantic...
It was on 17th May 1648 that Emperor Shah Jahan entered the Qila e Mubarak (The Blessed Fort) through the...
"Khuda ke vaaste parda na kabah se uthaa vaaiz ( zaalim ) kahiin aisaa na ho yaan bhii wohi kaafir...
Having grown up in the 60’s Mughle Azam was a must see- once a year movie for us. As children...
Huyi muddat ke Ghalib mar gaya par yaad aataa hai.. Vo har ik baat par kehna, ke, yun hota, to...
The story of Ramayana is one of the most ancient and sacred stories of India. It was originally composed in...
Urdu hai mera naam main Khusrau ki paheli Main Meer ki humraaz hun Ghalib ki saheli (My name is Urdu...
https://youtu.be/WJMW0_6Z50Mhttps://youtu.be/WJMW0_6Z50M Daagh Dehalvi was takhalkus or pen name of Nawab Mirza Khan. Daagh means grief or taint. He belonged to...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYgG6SiX7ZEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYgG6SiX7ZE Begum Akhtar sings Shakeel Badayuni 1. mere ham_nafas* mere ham_navaa** mujhe dost ban ke daGaa na de main huuN...
https://youtu.be/BfZtMaj2HeAhttps://youtu.be/BfZtMaj2HeA 1. ulti ho ga'een sab tadabire'n, kuch na dawa ne kaam kiya // dekha is bimaari-e-dil ne aakhir kaam...
https://youtu.be/XsAVdm-23zshttps://youtu.be/XsAVdm-23zs Aaj hasbe farmaish Mirza Ghalib ki ek ghazal "Taskeen ko hum naa roye" pesh e khidmat This ghazal has...
https://youtu.be/tiEL_sSsQDAhttps://youtu.be/tiEL_sSsQDA Ghalib by Habib Wali Muhammad 1. Yeh na thee hamari qismat keh wisaal-e-yaar hota Agar aur jeete rahtay yehi...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C03gLRHn6s%20http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C03gLRHn6s Mehdi Hasan Before proceeding further do remember that Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a revolutionary and not just a romantic...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRq-2jlSGcA Aah Ko Chaahiye Ek Umr Asar Hone Tak ( words explained and used in other context too , to...
https://youtu.be/ESB1t6y5XZ4 Laayi hayaat aaye, qazaa le chalii chale na apni khushii aaye, na apni khushii chale behtar to hai yehii...
A favourite qawwali of mine https://youtu.be/jAYaniVtYrY Samajh samajhna samajh ke samjho Samajh samajhna bhi ek samajh hai Aur samajh samajh...
O Miyaan, O Allah... 1. Mann Nami goyam Analhaq yaar ni goyat go Choon na goyam choon mera dildar ni...
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I have a masters in medieval history from the prestigious Centre for Advanced Studies, Dept. of History, AMU. A firm believer in our Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb, I am passionate about gaining and sharing knowledge and these days I am doing it via the social media platform.
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© 2023 Rana Safvi - A blog Exploring Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb of India, website handcrafted by Abu Sufiyan.