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Urdu ServiceQateel Shifai قتیل شفائیQateel Shifai2024-11-2630 minUrdu ServiceChand چاندDedicated to all the moonstruck people like me!2024-04-3030 minUrdu ServiceEid. عیدWhile we celebrate this happy occasion, let's look at some other aspects of this experience.2024-04-1019 minUrdu ServiceMohabbatLet's talk about love and its myriad faces. 2024-02-2029 minUrdu Serviceبے سبب اداسی Bey Sabab UdasiWinter blues- autumn, poetry, ghazals, coffee, reading books by the fireside-missing someone dearly to share all the sensuous details of this profoundly nostalgic season.2023-11-1226 minUrdu ServiceFather's DayLet us celebrate the fathers and father figures in our lives.2023-10-0220 min
Urdu ServiceNida FazliNida Fazli, who lived from 1938 to 2016, was a prolific writer, poet, songwriter, dialogue writer, and journalist in both Urdu and Hindi. He contributed a unique tone and style to Urdu poetry that was previously overlooked by the literary elites. His poetry introduced a new poetic idiom to Urdu that resonated with and influenced the younger generation. Fazli's writing is characterized by simplicity, similar to the sayings of saints, yet still possessing the poetic grandeur and sweetness of folk songs.2023-06-1941 minUrdu ServiceMother's DayIs it possible for words to truly capture the essence of motherhood?
What are your thoughts?2023-05-2922 min
Urdu ServiceRaja Mehdi Ali Khan Part 2Let's continue celebrating the unique artistic talents of Raja Mehdi Ali Khan and his ability to find humor in drab life situations. 2023-03-1921 min
Urdu ServiceRaja Mehdi Ali KhanRaja Mehdi Ali Khan was an Urdu poet, translator, journalist, prose writer, and lyricist. Film lyrics came easy to him; he could write the songs on demand in as little as ten minutes, which often proved immensely popular. Raja Mehdi Ali khan brought the linguistic finesse of the Urdu ghazal to the mainstream Indian film industry. Madan Mohan-Raja Mehdi Ali Khan's partnership produced some of the most beautiful film songs, many of them ghazals. 2023-01-1523 minUrdu ServiceKhizan خزاں AutumnLet's talk about the crisp air and colorful fall leaves and the beauty of letting go of whatever is holding us back in life. New growth and new leaves are on their way.2022-11-2619 min
Urdu ServiceRangrez رنگریزThe word rangrez رنگریز means a dyer in the Persian language, one who colors your clothes in any desired color. In Sufi tradition, the rangrez colors your soul and changes your personality for the better. 2022-10-2832 min
Urdu ServiceMeena Kumari PakeezahPakeezah: Meena Kumari's swan song, which took fifteen years to complete, was applauded for cinematographic larger-than-life film sets, music, poetry, dance, and costumes. 2022-10-1636 min
Urdu Serviceمینا کماری Meena KumariMeena Kumari, Hindi cinema's "great tragedienne,' tried her hand at Urdu Poetry. Tanha Chand (Lonely Moon), a collection of Meena Kumari's poems, was compiled by famous lyricist Gulzar and published after her death in 1972. I write, I recite – an album consisting of Meena Kumari's verses under the label of LP Vinyl Record was released in 1971, and two renditions from her album are included in this podcast.2022-08-1341 minUrdu ServiceSpring is in the air! Love is in the air!Let's celebrate love, life, spring, and happiness!2022-03-1330 min
Urdu ServiceAmin Sayani - Radio CeylonThis episode remembers the magical voice of Amin Sayani that brought back many memories of yesteryears of Bollywood music broadcasted from Radio Ceylon and Binaca Geet Mala.2022-01-1844 min
Urdu ServiceMirza Ghalib's LettersThis podcast discusses the selected letters of Mirza Ghalib to shed light on his life and trauma of 1857, along with the choicest poetic pieces from Diwan-e-Ghalib sung by stalwarts of the music industry. 2021-12-291h 07Urdu Serviceمرزا غالب کی کہانی! Mirza GhalibDecember is the birth month of Mirza Ghalib. This episode celebrates his life through his life account and poetry.2021-12-1951 min
Urdu ServiceAwargi Main Hadd Sey Guzar Jana ChahiyeLet's get acquainted with a prominent Urdu poet of our times- Hassan Abbas Raza
2021-10-0343 min
Urdu ServiceThe First musical of Urdu Literature- Indar SabhaLet me take you decades back when Amanat Lucknavi wrote the first stage drama of Urdu literature in 1853. It had 830 couplets and eight characters that appeared on the stage. Today we call such dramas musicals.2021-09-0734 min
Urdu ServiceJagjit & Chitra SinghLet’s hear how Jagjit and Chitra became soul mates over the years bonding over music!2021-07-2851 min
Urdu ServiceJagjit SinghLet's listen to the lifelong journey of the famous ghazal singer of our times~ Jagjit Singh.2021-06-2842 min
Urdu ServiceDastan-e-Qawaali Part 2Let's continue to the story of Qawaali!2021-05-2248 min
Urdu Serviceداستانِ قوالی!The story of Qawwali, which is a popular genre of music and poetry in indian-subcontinent, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan.2021-05-021h 12
Urdu ServiceBasant BaharSpring is in the air!2021-03-3023 min
Urdu ServiceThe Story of LahoreIn this episode, I am retelling the story of the historical city of Lahore, from the 11th Century to date. Known as ''The Diamond of The Punjab" in the olden days, it is now called " The Heart of Pakistan." 2021-02-2347 minUrdu ServiceDost- FriendLet's celebrate the friendships in our life!2021-02-0541 minUrdu ServiceChildhood Memories of a Father/ Bachpan aur aik walid ki YadainI am reminiscing about my childhood. The short, gloomy winter days brought out all these emotions in me, and I let them out. Let's celebrate our fathers and father figures in our life, who contributed to making us who we are today as human beings. 2021-01-1757 minUrdu ServiceMelody Queen Noor Jahan's superb Urdu ghazal singingNot all singers can sing ghazals well. Let's listen to the immortal ghazals sung by Madam Noor Jahan!2021-01-0849 min
Urdu ServiceWar songs of Madam Noor Jahan 1965 Indo-Pak WarWar Songs of Madam Noor Jahan 1965, an important milestone for her singing career, when she did not shy away from offering her services for the army soldiers, with her singing talent, to boost their morale. At the same time, they were fighting in the trenches to guard the borders of their beloved country and listening to her voice on radio sound waves.
2021-01-0139 minUrdu ServiceMelody Queen Noor JahanA tribute to the legendary singer on her 20th death anniversary. She belongs to all the lovers of music, irrespective of their nationality. 2020-12-2943 minUrdu ServiceOrlov Diamond & Dary-e-NoorLet me tell you the story of other two famous diamonds who belong to India.2020-12-2324 minUrdu ServiceKoh-e-NoorToday, I am telling you the story of a world-famous diamond, Koh-e-Noor (the mountain of light). How it changed hands, and how it changed the fates of its owners for good or bad. Let's find out!2020-12-0717 minUrdu ServiceNadir Shah ki DiarySome lighthearted talk from historical and cultural perspective on kinds of marriages, social norms, how Covid-19 has impacted our lives and it's benefits of working from home.2020-11-2141 minUrdu ServiceChai- ChaiThe history of tea drinking in the world!2020-11-0717 minUrdu ServiceRed Scinde DawkAsia's first postal stamp, issued in Sindh in 1852.2020-10-3121 minUrdu ServiceAmerican Elections 2020Elections in the air!2020-10-2413 minUrdu ServiceKarachi ki BarsatNew business ideas, Karachi ki barish, school admissions, some poetry and songs!2020-10-1713 minUrdu ServiceHamara Badshah!A light talk about the changing traditions of our daily lives!2020-10-1011 minUrdu ServiceUrdu Ki Akhari KitabA casual talk about Ibn-e-Insha, Covid -19, and other light topics/poetry.2020-10-0416 min