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Modern PoetryCities In Poetry/Films | Episode 5 | Chai, Sutta & ShayariCities have always been a very relevant point of inspiration for various art forms. From Dilli-6 to Midnight In Paris, Cities have filled the cinema with their beauty. When it comes to poetry, be it Edgar Allan Poe or Meer Taqi Meer, we have witnessed some amazing works inspired by the auras of some wonderful cities. In this episode, we talk about how this beauty has been maintained and what we as viewers and readers can relate so much to. Friends Of The Session: Wamiq Zia - Theatre Practiotioner, Writer, and Poet Sayed Tazee...
2021-11-0330 min
Modern PoetryBollywood 90's Music | Episode 4 | Chai, Sutta & Shayari1990s was an amazing decade for Hindi music. It made us travel into the land of love and set us on the voyage of discovering it through the sargam of 'Bas ek sanam chahiye' to giving us travel goals with the song 'Chhaiyya Chhaiyya' . In this episode of Chai, Sutta & Shayari, we discuss the beautiful time of 1990s Bollywood, when Pehla Nasha was the song you would sing to your crush in your heart. Friends Of The Session: Wamiq Zia - Theatre Practiotioner, Writer, and Poet Sayed Tazeem - Founder, Modern Poetr...
2021-11-0325 min
Modern PoetrySahir & Amrita | Episode 3 | Chai, Sutta & ShayariSahir Ludhianvi was an Indian poet and film song lyricist who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. His work influenced Indian cinema, in particular Bollywood film. Amrita Pritam, on the contrary, was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. She is considered the first prominent female Punjabi poet, novelist, essayist and the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language, who is equally loved on both sides of the India–Pakistan border. Their love created a beautiful story which is still remembered through their readers and their poetry. Sahir's Poetry Read By: Wamiq...
2021-11-0328 min
Modern PoetryUrdu & Hindi Poems For Plays/Films | Episode 2 | Chai Sutta & ShayariChai, Sutta & Shayari Enjoy the second episode Every Saturday, 6 PM In this you will see a lot of friends, talking about poetry and just some random stuff revolving around it. Our second episode is about "Urdu & Hindi Poems For Plays/Films" We would like to thanks people who joined this session: Faiz-ur-Rehman - Writer Sharique Aziz - Actor & Writer Wamiq Zia - Theatre Practiotioner, Writer, and Poet Anas Faizi - Poet Aasim Badr - Poet & Research Scholar
2021-11-0336 min
Modern PoetryPoetry In Contemporary Bollywood | Episode 1 | Chai Sutta & ShayariIntroducing our new series, Chai, Sutta & ShayariEvery Saturday, 6 PM In this you will see a lot of friends, talking about poetry and just some random stuff revolving around it. Our first episode is about "Poetry in Contemporary Bollywood" We would like to thanks people who joined this session: Akshay S. Poddar - Filmmaker & Screenwriter and Founder, DilliFilmClub Sumit Bhardawaj - Actor Sayed Tazeem - Founder, Modern Poetry Wamiq Zia - Theatre Practiotioner, Writer, and Poet Sharique Aziz - Actor & Wr
2021-11-0328 min
Modern PoetryEid Unko Mubarak | Usama Zakir | Sharique AzizUsama Zakir is one of the best young minds in Modern India. His criticism of injustice is truly appreciable and this is exactly what he has portrayed in the poem which we have brought to you today, on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. With the ongoing crisis amidst Israel-Palestine, Usama Zakir's poem embraces the pain of the people suffering in that war ground. In the voice of Sharique Aziz.
2021-05-1401 minModern PoetryZawaal Ki Had | Shahryar | Sayed TazeemAkhlaq Mohammad Khan, better known by his takhallus Shahryar, was an Indian academician, and a doyen of Urdu poetry in India. As a Hindi film lyricist, he is best known for his lyrics in Gaman and Umrao Jaan directed by Muzaffar Ali. We have brought to you one of his poem, Zawaal Ki Had, in the voice of Sayed Tazeem. We hope you like it !
2021-05-0202 minModern PoetryFight Like A Girl | Shahrukh Khan | Wamiq Zia"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." Michhele Obama Shah Rukh Khan, also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality. Referred to in the media as the "Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 Hindi films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. Here, we present to you a remarkable poem penned by Mr. Shahrukh Khan, in the voice of Wamiq Zia, dedicated to all the women in the world.
2021-04-3003 minModern PoetryFarida Jo Tain | Fariduddin Ganjshakar (R.A) | Preeti JasFarīd al-Dīn Masʿūd Ganj-i-Shakar was a 12th-century Punjabi Muslim preacher and mystic. who went on to become "one of the most revered and distinguished ... Muslim mystics" of the medieval period.He is known reverentially as Bābā Farīd or Shaikh Farīd by Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus of the Punjab Region, or simply as Farīduddīn Ganjshakar.
We have brought to you one of his poem in the beautiful voice of Preeti Jas.
2021-04-0501 minModern PoetryEk Baar Kaho Tum Meri Ho | Ibn-e-Insha | Sayed TazeemSher Muhammad Khan, better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha, was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and newspaper columnist. Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of Urdu.
Here, we have brought to you one of his most romantic poem, Ek Baar Kaho Tum Meri Ho, in the voice of Sayed Tazeem.
We hope you all like it !
2021-03-2901 minModern PoetryDastoor | Habib Jalib | Rahul PaswanHabib Jalib was a Pakistani revolutionary poet, left-wing activist and politician who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz said that he was the poet of the masses. He opposed military coups and administrators and was duly jailed several times.
Here we have brought to you one of his famous poems 'Dastoor' in the amazing voice of Rahul Paswan. Rahul is a theatre actor and dancer. We are glad to have him on board.
2021-03-2401 minModern PoetryHanuman Chalisa | Tulsidas | Sayed TazeemThe Hanuman Chalisa is a Hindu devotional hymn addressed to God Hanuman. It has been authored by 16th-century poet Tulsidas in the Awadhi language, and is his best known text apart from the Ramcharitmanas.
Tulsidas, also known as Goswami Tulsidas, was a Ramanandi Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama.
Hymn : Hanuman Chalisa
Poet: Tulsidas
Voice: Sayed Tazeem
2021-03-0906 minModern PoetryHasan Kuza-Gar (Part 1) | Noon Meem Rashid | Sayed TazeemNazar Muhammad Rashid, commonly known as Noon Meem Rashid or N.M. Rashid, was an influential Pakistani poet of modern Urdu poetry. N M Rashid was often attacked for his unconventional views and life style. According to Zia Mohyeddin, a friend of Rashid, "In the time when everybody was in quest of learning English, which was a must for getting some decent job, Rashid was busy in making paintings or poetry."
We have brought to you the first part of his stupendous poem 'Hasan Ku-Zagar'. We will soon be uploading the other parts of the poem...
2021-03-0202 minModern PoetryLove And Friendship | Emily Bronte | AmanEmily Jane Brontë was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. We have brought to you one of her best poem, Love & Friendship, in the voice of Aman.
2021-02-2701 minModern PoetryMurda Sheher | Arshiya Halder | Wamiq ZiaWe apologize viewers for delaying our videos. The wait is over. We are now back with amazing poetries from around the world. On this day, we wish Wamiq Zia, a very happy birthday.
Listen to Arshiya Halder's Dead City in Urdu translated and read by extremely talented Wamiq Zia.
Poem: Murda Sheher (Dead City) Poet: Arshiya Halder Translated By: Wamiq Zia Read By: Wamiq Zia Edited By: Sayed Tazeem
2021-02-2602 minModern PoetryApne Ehsaas Se Chhu Kar | Wasi Shah | Sayed TazeemHappy Valentine's Day From Modern Poetry
On this beautiful day, We wanted to present a beautiful poem to you which describes love in its most beautiful form.
Wasi Shah is one of the most prominent poets from Karachi, Pakistan. His poetry describes the most beautiful aspects of life. We are glad to present one of his most wonderful poems to you. (Link In Bio)
We hope you like it.
2021-02-1402 minModern PoetryWhy do we relate our situations with poetry and songs so much in comparison to prose? | Preeti JasAt some point in our life, we all have related our situations with poetry or songs. But do you know why do we do that? Want to know the science behind it? Listen to Preeti Jas, Psychologist & Corporate Speaker, answering to this question. We are glad to have Preeti as a part of our team.
2021-02-0905 minModern PoetryDistorted Loneliness | Sarah HBSarah HB is an emerging poet from Wilmslow, England. We are very happy to feature one of her poem in her own voice on Modern Poetry. Sarah's poetry has a very different and deep perspective towards the modern-day life.
We hope you like it !
2021-02-0901 min
Modern PoetryQaraar | Epilogue Of A Broken Heart | Ft. Aimadul Islam, Khulood Zubair, Dr. M Sayeed AlamWelcome to the second episode of Fusionistan. Here we will be combining poetries from different eras and understand the similar ideas those couplets share. We have no language barrier. In our second episode of Fusionistan, we have brought together two poems on heart-break written in different eras of time but carrying the same pain for centuries.
2021-01-2704 minModern PoetryKuchh Qisse Hain | Aarifa NooriAarifa Noori, associated with Pierrot's Troupe as an actor these days, is a wonderful poet. She has completed her graduation in Hindi literature from Jamia Millia Islamia. Aarifa loves to write about nature and believes that her expressions are best expressed through her writings.
We are glad to get this poem from Aarifa in her own beautiful voice.
We hope you like it !
2021-01-2001 minModern PoetryDead City | Arshiya HalderArshiya is an economist by training and a poet by calling. An avid reader, she hesitates to call herself a writer as she fervently believes, she will always be a reader first. She writes, sometimes to celebrate nature in all its wild glory and at other times, to witness the gradual loss of the same.
We have brought to you one of her poem 'Dead City' in her own beautiful voice. We hope you like it !
2021-01-1502 minModern PoetryOn A Bank As I Sat A-Fishing | Sir Henry Wotton | Wamiq ZiaSir Henry Wotton was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. He is often quoted as saying, "An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country."
We have brought to you one of his poem in the voice of Wamiq Zia. Wamiq is a filmmaker, a theatre actor and a wonderful poet himself as well. His amazing study of cinema and literature is truly impressive and we are happy to have him on-board with us on this literary journey.
2021-01-1101 minModern PoetrySab Jeewan Beeta Jaata Hai | Jaishankar Prasad | Danish MasoodJaishankar Prasad (30 January 1889 – 15 November 1937) was a prominent figure in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. Prasad was his pen name. Prasad started writing poetry with the pen name of ‘Kaladhar’. The first collection of poem that Jai Shankar Prasad penned, named, Chitradhar, was written in Braj dialect of Hindi but his later works were written in Khadi dialect or Sanskritized Hindi.
Here, we are presenting one of his poems in the wonderful voice of Danish Masood.
We hope you like it !
2021-01-0901 minModern PoetryA Reality | Linda Tetlimo | Bhoomi Nighat SirajLinda Tetlimo is a 31 year old writer from Norway. She writes poems, books and has been published in multiple Norwegian local newspapers. She is a bipolar and a schizophrenic , as her texts are often inspired of the dark experiences she has made through her illness. She is also the author of a book in Norwegian named 'The Dragon Inside Me'. We are glad that Linda has made a contribution in Modern Poetry's initiative.
This poem of Linda has been narrated by Bhoomi Nighat Siraj, who himself is a wonderful poet as well as a part of...
2021-01-0601 minModern PoetryThe Human Seasons | John Keats | Sayed TazeemJohn Keats was an English Romantic poet. He was one of the main figures of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, despite his works having been in publication for only four years before his death from tuberculosis at the age of 25.
We have brought to you one of his poem 'The Human Seasons' in the voice of Sayed Tazeem.
We hope you like it !
2021-01-0301 minModern PoetryThan Gayi | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Jawaid HassanAtal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian statesman who served three terms as the Prime Minister of India. He was a noted poet, writing in Hindi. His published works include Kaidi Kaviraj Ki Kundalian, a collection of poems written when he was imprisoned during the 1975–77 emergency, and Amar aag hai. With regard to his poetry he wrote, "My poetry is a declaration of war, not an exordium to defeat. It is not the defeated soldier's drumbeat of despair, but the fighting warrior's will to win. It is not the despirited voice of dejection but the stirring shout of victory." ...
2021-01-0201 minModern PoetryNanhi Pujaran | Majaz | Sharique AzizAsrar ul Haq Majaz commonly known as Majaz Lakhnawi was an Indian Urdu poet. He was known for his romantic and revolutionary poetry. He composed ghazals and nazms in Urdu. He was the maternal uncle of poet and screenplay writer Javed Akhtar.
We bring to you one of his poems in the wonderful voice of Sharique Aziz.
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Modern PoetryDil-e-Nadaan | Delusion | Mirza Ghalib | Mariyam TariqWelcome to the first episode of Fusionistan. Here we will be combining poetries from different eras and understand the similar ideas those couplets share. We have no language barrier. In our first episode of Fusionistan, we thought who would it be better than Mirza Ghalib himself to start with. Hope you enjoy !
Ghalib, born Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, (27 December 1797 – 15 February 1869),was an Indian poet.He used his pen-names of Ghalib and Asad. His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula. During his lifetime, the already declining Mughal empire was eclipsed and displaced by the Colonial British Raj an...
2020-12-2905 minModern PoetryAaj Veeran Apna Ghar Dekha | Dushyant Kumar | Mehul GroverDushyant Kumar was an Indian poet of modern Hindi literature. He is famous for writing Hindi Ghazals, and is generally recognised as one of the foremost Hindi poets of the 20th century. We bring to you one of his poems in the wonderful voice of Mehul Grover.
Poem: Aaj Veeran Apna Ghar Dekha
Written By: Dushyant Kumar
Narrated By: Mehul Grover
Edited By: Sayed Tazeem
2020-12-2001 minModern PoetryBani Adam | Saadi Shirazi | Sayed TazeemAbū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī, better known by his pen name Saadi, also known as Saadi of Shiraz, was a major Persian poet and prose writer of the medieval period. He is recognized for the quality of his writings and for the depth of his social and moral thoughts.
The English interpretation we have brought to you of Bani Aadam, in the voice of Sayed Tazeem, has been done and was presented by Ex-Secretary General (United Nations) Ban Ki-Moon in Tehran, Iran on 30th August 2012.
We hope y...
2020-12-1800 minModern PoetrySitaron Se Ulajhta Ja Raha Hu | Firaq Gorakhpuri | Sharique AzizRaghupati Sahay, better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was a writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself among peers including Muhammad Iqbal, Yagana Changezi, Jigar Moradabadi and Josh Malihabadi. We bring to you one of his poem in the wonderful voice of Sharique Aziz
Poem: Sitaron Se Ulajhta Ja Raha Hu
Written By: Firaq Gorakhpuri
Narrated By: Sharique Aziz
Music: Walking in the sky (Youtube Audio Library)
2020-12-1402 minModern PoetryA Dream | Edgar Allan Poe | Sayed TazeemEdgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
We bring to you one of hi...
2020-12-1101 minModern PoetryAks-e-Khushbu | Parveen Shakir | Shaista DanishParveen Shakir was a Pakistani poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan. She is best known for her poems, which brought a distinctive feminine voice to Urdu literature, and for her consistent use of the rare grammatical feminine gender for the word "lover".
We bring to you one of her most beautiful poems, narrated in the melodious voice of Shaista Danish.
Poem: Aks-e-Khushbu
Written By: Parveen Shakir
Narrated By: Shaista Danish
Edited By: Sayed Tazeem
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2020-12-0701 minModern PoetryThe Little Bird's Flight Into The World | Devanshi GuptaDevanshi is one of the most talented young poets and authors in India. We have brought to you one of her best works in her own voice.
Devanshi Gupta is currently pursuing English Honors from Delhi University's Hindu College. She has already got two of her novels published at a very young age and her poetry very artistically describes the details of a traditional society in which any individual has to choose his or her own path.
We hope you all like it !
Poem : The Little Bird's Flight Into...
2020-12-0701 minModern PoetryMother Ganges | Bhoomi Nighat SirajBhoomi Nighat Siraj is one of the emerging faces of poetry in India and here we are, bringing one of her poem to all of you in her own voice.
Bhoomi is currently associated with IMPAR (Indian Muslims for Progress and Reform) as well as also a part of Pierrot's Troupe, an internationally renowned theatre group based in New Delhi, India. She is a very talented person and we are thankful to her for her contribution to our program. We hope you all like it !
Poem: Mother Ganges
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