All posts tagged "Urdu"

For the love of language: Kashmir’s new age Urdu poets—Part I

From the 13th century saintly figures like Lal Ded and Shiekh ul Aalam to progressive writers like Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor and Abdul...

Government constitutes State Council for Promotion of Urdu Language

Jammu: In an initiative towards promotion of J&K’s official language, the Government today constituted the first ever State Council for Promotion of...

Google pays tribute to Ghalib on his 220th birth anniversary

Today marks 220 years to the birth of Mirza Ghalib and Google is honouring the legendary Urdu poet’s legacy. December 27th’s doodle...

FPK Recitals: Fun Para by Jaun Eliya

Google honours Urdu writer Abdul Qavi Desnavi with a doodle

Known for his huge contribution towards the enrichment of Urdu language, Abdul Qavi Desnavi was honoured by search engine Google with a...

Kashmiri-Urdu phrases which make very little literal sense

Day in and day out, we keep using phrases in our language which do convey the meaning to the listener but make...

FPK Recitals: Intisab by Ahmad Faraz

Recited by Mir Basit Hussain. hamārī chāhatoñ kī buz-dilī thī varna kyā hotā agar ye shauq ke mazmūñ vafā ke ahd-nāme aur...

Kashmiri words which are not actually Kashmiri

When words of another language are used extensively in a language, over time, they are considered to be a part of the...

FPK Recitals: Lahu Pukarta Hai by Ali Sardar Jafri

Recited by Mir Basit Hussain. lahū pukārtā hai har taraf pukārtā hai sahar ho, shaam ho, ḳhāmoshī ho ki hañgāma julūs-e-ġham ho...

FPK Recitals: Kabhi Kabhi by Sahir Ludhianvi

Recited by Mir Basit Hussain kabhī kabhī mire dil meñ ḳhayāl aatā hai ki zindagī tirī zulfoñ kī narm chhāñv meñ guzarne...