I have always been fascinated by Aanis's kalaam. It has that je na sais quoi, that will keep you bound to it. Do check out more of his works, if you already haven't. Mail me at [email protected] Instagram - www.instagram.com/urdu.daan You can find all episodes at www.urdudaan.in --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/support

Winters! Its a whole different time isnt it. Fun, if you're a winter person like me. The jitters. The blankets. The clothes. I read this ghazal and got a real wintry feeling. Sharing it with you. Do let me know your thoughts at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/support

isn't this the quintessential Urdu ghazal. I have heard it in songs, in ads, in conversation, you name it. A soothing ghazal for a heart in need of soothing. You can talk to me at [email protected] happy listening --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/support

A conversation with an upcoming poet, Ayn Sheen. Her poetry is not only infused with modernism but is representative of the woman of today. you can mail me at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/support

These are indeed difficult times. Never before have i seen such a huge massacre being carried out LIVE. The world bleeds., and we watch in silence. May the Lord have mercy. mail me at [email protected] instagram - @urdu.daan www.urdudaan.in --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/support

I had to look twice at the already posted episodes to check if i have posted this before. That is how much i love this ghazal, and that is how likely it is for me to go on reciting it. Adeem Hashmi, no introductions needed, was an outstanding poet of recent times. This poem, the metre, the lines, the vibe it emanates - all of it, i have tried to capture in this episode. Let me know if you could feel and not just listen to this one. Write to me at [email protected] or drop me a DM...

Adaab everyone. کیسے مزاج. I have kept you waiting for long, but trust me, this is going to be worth your while. I bring to you the Guftugu series, where i bring you poets from the urdu world, modern day poets. The first in this series is one of my personaly favorites, Zia Mazkoor. A simple man, who can literally mesmerise you with his not so simple poetry. This is a new addition to what you have been listening to, on your favourite urdu podcast. Pardon the quality, but i assure you we...

One of Faiz's most popular nazms. A symbol of revolution, of hope, of divine intervention. Let me know your thoughts at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/support

Are you a poet? or someone in love with a poet? If you're a poet, im sure you can relate with this beautifully penned nazm. If you're the latter, im more than sure that this might have happened to you. A wonderful story, written so poetically, it really gives you goosebumps. Suniye aur bataiye, Mesam sb ki nazm - Wo call. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/support

What a melodious and teasing ghazal this is. I remember hearing it from Team Sukhan for the first time at Jashn e Rekhta. Not only is the internal rhythm of the ghazal amazingly chosen, but the lyrics of this piece of poetry by Bismil sb just make you click your fingers. Let me know if you share the same emotion. I am [email protected] also, those of you who can't access the urdu daan podcast on spotify, be sure to visit our website www.urdudaan.in for the podcast and many other...

Sometimes it really feels like the universe conspires to get your wandering attention towards something. First, when i was posting a picture on my social media, the first sher of this ghazal just came to me, like a memory or an inspiration. Soon after, i saw this sher on Rekhta. and thirdly, which actually became the push, someone messaged me on @urdu.daan, asking me to recite it. Voila, the signs were complete. I sat down to record it. What a beautifully lovelorn ghazal this is, just what...

A conversation between poets Aamir Azher & Zoya Rao So i had been thinking about adding a new genre to the Urdu daan podcast for a long time. Enter Zoya, who had been wanting to work on a podcast too. Voila, where two like minded people meet, an idea is born. In this first episode, we do introductions, speak about a general idea of things, our opinions, alike and differing; we talk about how poetry seeps into our lives without us knowing, and then we finally share some poetry. We...

So i had been getting a lot of feedback saying you guys want a longer episode - this is one way of doing it, where i have done 3 ghazals for your listening pleasure. Will be working on more ideas. Share yours at [email protected] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urdudaan/support

This ghazal is one of those things that on the surface just pass you by like a breeze, but slowly, as you delve deeper, it seeps into your breath, your very blood. So beautifully written, with such touching aspects of life covered, i haven't been able to overcome its magic, and its been a month now. Do share  your thoughts if feel the same.  Write to me at [email protected] is ghazal ka ek pasandeeda sher -  hai rah o rasm e zamana parda e begaangi darmiyan rahta hoon main sab ke magar...

To part with your beloved is one grief too many. But to be reminded of it, on a slow journey, when you happen to pass the very place you saw her last. Akhtar ul Iman has woven tragedy with poison - it gets under your skin so fast.  Mail me at [email protected] www.urdudaan.in --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/urdudaan/support

I am yet to find a better consolation than the one found in this nazm. Made famous by Jagjit Singh. Write to me at [email protected] I am @urdu.daan on instagram. Send in requests or feedback if you have any :) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/urdudaan/support

On the occasion of Faiz sb's death anniversary, Here's a beautifully poignant yet full of hope nazm, in his inimitable style. Drop me your feedback @urdu.daan on instagram or you can mail me at [email protected] --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/urdudaan/support

If life's a journey, are we able to keep track of the things passing us by? Listen to this beautiful Ghazal by Meeraji, to learn the answer. check us out on www.urdudaan.in Mail us your requests/feedback at [email protected] --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/urdudaan/support

Representative kalaam of one of Lucknow School's most famous and skilled poets, Haider Ali Atish. I personally love this ghazal, especially the misra - tamaam umr rafugar rahe rafu karte Let me know your favourites, or poetry requests if you have any at [email protected] Now also on youtube - www.youtube.com/urdudaanpodcast Peace --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/urdudaan/support

You must have surely heard of this one. Probably in Amitabh Bachan's voice. But that was only half the deal. This here is the complete nazm by Sahir, the ultimate post - scatter ! The podcast is also available on youtube as the Urdu Daan Podcast, check it out - www.youtube.com/urdudaanpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/urdudaan/support

Melocholia and Poetry are the perfect pair aren't they? But not everyone can make sadness sing. Presenting a beautiful ghazal by Adeem sb. The Urdu daan podcast can also be found on Youtube now - www.youtube.com/urdudaanpodcast Ps. We hit the Top 200 charts in India. Mubarakbaad to all. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/urdudaan/support

Famous Ghazal, also the representative ghazal of Saleem Kausar sb, a writer who deserves attention beyond this one piece. drop your comments at [email protected] www.urdudaan.in www.instagram.com/urdu.daan Also available on youtube www.youtube.com/urdudaanpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/urdudaan/support

One of Shakeel Sahab's most famous Ghazals. I had been wanting to do this one for a long time, but recently was reminded of it by a friend on Instagram. Thank you for that. For Sawani Mudgal’s rendition - https://youtu.be/UH7N3mhzcvY If you have a ghazal suggestion too, please send it to me on [email protected] You can also directly listen to the Urdu daan podcast on www.urdudaan.in “And thus the heart will break, yet brokenly live on.” ― George Gordon Byron --- Support this...

 “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre Thanks to an Urdu Daan Podcast listener, I was reminded of this brilliant nazm. If you find it difficult to understand entirely, you can always msg/mail me to discuss it. do share your views with me @ [email protected] or visit me @urdu.daan on instagram. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/urdudaan/support