For Indian Gen Z, Sanun Nahar Wale Pool, is a song that puts words and melody to feelings they know well, even if they did not expect to find them in a 1970s Punjabi ghazal ...

The 14th death anniversary of versatile singer Iqbal Bano was observed on Friday. Iqbal Bano was born in the Indian city of Rohtik in 1935. She was trained in the art of singing by Ustad Chand Ali ...

Later this month, October 30 marks the death of Begum Akhtar in 1974. Fifty-one years later, when ghazals are mentioned, her name is among the top, maybe even the first, that comes up. Her story is ...

Rekha Bhardwaj highlights the shift in focus towards instant success among youngsters, impacting the creation and use of ghazals in films. She notes the pressure to create viral hits often leads to ...

Marked by a novel approach and presentation, Anisur Rahman’s ‘Essential Ghalib’ features 200 of the great poet’s verses in the Urdu original accompanied by Devnagri and Roman versions, a literal ...

Rizwan-Meuzzam Qawwali Group is a Pakistani Qawwali ensemble led by brothers Rizwan and Muazzam Ali Khan. The duo performs with their seven-member party, who provide harmonium, percussion and ...

Samiullah Urfi is a seasoned bilingual (Urdu/Punjabi) poet from Faisalabad. This book comprises a vast collection (104) of his Urdu ghazal, besides a couple of Na’at and a Hamd. In their respective ...

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS): Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi, who had just begun writing lyrics for Hindi films, was taken aback when he found his ghazal, with a motif of motivation and redemption, had been ...

Bombay-based vocalist Madhubanti Bagchi is soaking in the praise coming her way for the song Aaj ki raat from the upcoming film Stree 2. “The song is a marriage of ...