Koi veerani si veerani hai, Dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aaya -Ghalib I wondered if any wilderness would be more desolate than this! And then I remembered another of the kind – the home I’d left behind This verse is painted on the entrance of Ghalib’s Haveli at Ballimaran, New Delhi (that I had [...]
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Unfortunate is the land that can’t uphold it’s own legacy. To have been blessed with the affections of the peerless Mirza Ghalib is sufficient alone to make Delhi special but Delhi has decided to hand the honor over to the oblivion. In recent news article from TOI, the Delhi govt. or the archaeological department had [...]
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. 0 Liked this [...]
koi rishta nahi raha fir bhi, ek tasleem laazmi si hai aaj fir aapki kami si hai -Gulzar (Marasim) img courtesy: flickr ‘shaam se aankh me’ 0 Liked this article? Follow me on Twitter and Subscribe by Email.