Nida Fazli, the last of the great Urdu poets

For generations to come it will be difficult for any other Urdu poet to attain such high standards as Nida Fazli, who passed into the ages on Monday, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. When the......

Padma Awards 2013: The Winners

The 2013 Padma Awards were announced on the eve of the 64th Republic DayHere’s the complete list of the winnersPadma Vibhushan Sl No. Name Discipline State/ Domicile 1. Shri Raghunath......

'Urdu writers don't want to get into trouble'

'They will talk about secularism, but communalism -- they just won't say there exists such a beast.''It's harmful for society to brush it under the carpet.''If we talk about secularism, we must......

Raking up beef issue will hurt the BJP

  'By resorting to divisive issues, the BJP is giving the impression that even if it is voted to power it won't do anything new to give Bihar a facelift. It will repel voters with the belief......

Kamal Amrohi's daughter sues Fazli

Legendary director Kamal Amrohi's daughter has filed a defamation suit against lyricist Nida Fazli. He had written an article in a leading Urdu newspaper a month ago, portraying Amrohi as a......

'Atalji never made me feel I was talking to the PM'

'At dinner, he made me sit next to him.''He listened to me for over two-and-a-half hours.' Talat Aziz, the well-known ghazal artiste, recalls a memorable night of food and song as Subhash K Jha......

Bhupinder: The Voice of Dreams and Desire

'Ek hi khwab kai baar dekha hai maine.''Dil dhoondta hai phir wohi phursat ke raat din.' Dreams and desires floating in Bhupinder Singh's melodious, melancholic voice transported its listener to an......

Revisiting the maestro: The Best Of Jagjit Singh

'A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.' Famous words of a famous conductor, Leopold Stokowski. And how true they hold for ghazal maestro Jagjit......