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Shakespeare’s curse

Shakespeare’s curse, orig­i­nally uploaded by dgj103. As I found a respite from tir­ing appli­ca­tions and worldly affairs, I couldn’t wait to get back to some of Ghalib’s works. How­ever, I stum­bled upon this as I was brows­ing. The tragedy of artists, as rue­ful it is, is also as intrigu­ing and cap­ti­vat­ing. And if tempt­ing the [...]
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Iqbal Bano

I came across this news this week and even though I wasn’t explic­itly aware that she was liv­ing, the news of her death makes one think about the bygone era of tyranny, polit­i­cal upheaval and sup­pres­sion. She was a leg­end not only through her artis­tic tal­ent but also through an insup­press­ible spirit. Like Unlike
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I hate red

Red for fire Ishq par zor nahi, hai ye wo aatish Ghalib ke lagaaye na lage aur bujhaaye na bane Red for passion mae pilaakar aapka kya jaayega, jaayega eemaan jiska jaayega qatl ki jab usne di dhamki mujhe, keh diya maine bhi dekha jaayega Red for hatred Barbadi-e-dil jabr nahi Faiz kisi ka wo dushman-e-jaa’n [...]
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