Firaq Gorakhpuri
Raghupati Sahay – better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri – was born on 28 August 1896 and he died on 3 March 1982. He is known to have fought to save the idea of secular India, most of his life. He is counted amongst the most influential poets who laid the foundation for the modern Urdu ghazal. He established himself among peers including famous Urdu poets like Allama Iqbal, Yagana Changezi, Jigar Moradabadi, Josh Malihabadi, Faiz Ahmed Faiz,…
होली HOLI
होली का त्यौहार आता है तो फ़िज़ाओं में गुलाल और अबीर के साथ प्रेम का रंग भी घुल जाता है और जहाँ प्रेम की बात हो वहाँ शेर-ओ-शायरी का होनी भी लाजमी है। पढ़ें कुछ ऐसे ही मुहब्बत भरे शेर जो इस त्यौहार के लिए ख़ास कहे गए हैं। मौसम-ए-होली है दिन आए हैं रंग और राग के हमसे तुम कुछ मांगने आओ बहाने फाग के – मुसहफ़ी ग़ुलाम हमदानी मुंह पर नकाब-ए-ज़र्द हर इक ज़ुल्फ पर गुलाल होली की…
Ahmed Faraz
Syed Ahmad Shah better known by his pen name Ahmed Faraz, 12 January 1931 – 25 August 2008 Urdu poet & scriptwriter and chairman of Pakistan Academy of Letters. During his lifetime, he criticised military rule and was arrested for writing poems that criticised military rulers in Pakistan. . Subsequently, he went into self-imposed exile and stayed for 6 years in Britain, Canada, and Europe before returning to Pakistan His contribution to poetry and Urdu literature places him in the…
Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Khan better known as Mirza Ghalib Ghalib (Urdu: غاؔلِب, Hindi: ग़ालिब), born Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan (Urdu: مِرزااسَدُاللہ بیگ خان, Hindi: मिर्ज़ा असदुल्लाह् बेग ख़ान), 27 December 1797 – 15 February 1869), was a prominent Urdu and Persian-language poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire. He used his pen-names of Ghalib (Urdu: غالِب, ġhālib means “dominant”) and Asad (Urdu: اسَد, Asad means “lion”). His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula. He witnessed the Mughal empires were eclipse, displacement and finally…
Inspirational Quotes – Nida Fazli, Shayari Collection
Environment is precious to life, secure it for life. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 5 June: World Environment Day observed globally to spread awareness about the degrading environmental conditions and the ever-growing global footprints. We are raising awareness on the horrendous effects of environment pollution especially across all the communities where SAKSHI works. Today we have community campaigns in Delhi and a span from Sonepat(Haryana) to Salarpur (UP) .