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Ghazals
‘The Hidden Garden’: This book examines Mir Taqi Mir’s life through his incomparable poetry
Gopi Chand Narang
· Jan 13, 2021 · 05:30 pm
Pakistani singer Ali Sethi on why ghazals are no longer an ‘aunty-uncle’ genre
Dawn Images staff
· May 03, 2020 · 09:30 pm
The ghazal meets politics and contemporary India in Maaz Bin Bilal’s new book of poetry
Maaz Bin Bilal
· Jul 30, 2019 · 05:30 pm
How do you select and translate Urdu ghazals by 65 poets written over 500 years? Ask Anisur Rahman
Maaz Bin Bilal
· Mar 31, 2019 · 12:30 pm
How the ghazal traveled from 6th-century Arabia to Persia, India and the English-speaking world
Anisur Rahman
· Jan 11, 2019 · 05:30 pm
Listen: A sombre rendition of the usually upbeat Kaharvaa taal, to mirror these sombre times
Aneesh Pradhan
· Apr 14, 2018 · 05:30 am
