Hari Haran’s tribute to Mehdi Hasan
Aug 29, 2012
Sohail Mirza
News, Poet Corner
By Sohail Mirza Visiting Karachi last month on a private visit to attend Mehdi Hasan Khan saheb’s chehlum, the legendary Indian singer Hari Haran took some time out to speak to Aman ki Asha....
Mehdi Hasan
Jun 20, 2012
Siraj Khan
News, Poet Corner
The first word in ghazals, the last note in silence Mehdi Hasan was a great believer that poetry and music belong to the whole world, and transcend national boundaries and frontiers. He said more...
A hundred years of Manto
Mar 24, 2012
Shivam Vij
News, Poet Corner
Indian journalist Shivam Vij draws on several sources to compile this article about a great short story writer and humanist, revered on both sides of the border May 2012 marks the hundredth birth...
Jagjit Singh, up close
Jan 04, 2012
Azim Ghani
News, Poet Corner
Jagjit Singh the singer is famous. But I came to know him for his spontaneous warmth, charming old-world courtesy, and down-to-earth modesty By Azim Ghani It was one of those memorable things that...
Faiz beyond poetry
Oct 05, 2011
Bilal Farooqi
News, Poet Corner
Siraj Khan reports on an event commemorating the Faiz Centennial held to pay homage to a great poet revered as much by Indians as Pakistanis Kar raha tha gham-e-jahan ka hisab Aaj tum yaad be-hisab...
Postcards to Faiz and the magic of art
Sep 12, 2011
Bilal Farooqi
News, Poet Corner
The Faiz Art Prize is a particularly unique tribute to a poet revered in both India and Pakistan… The birth centennial year of the great poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, revered in India and Pakistan, is...
Faiz Art Prize, 2011: Aman ki Asha and NuktaArt Magazine’s Open Call for Artists’ Entries
Jun 28, 2011
Bilal Farooqi
News, Poet Corner
As part of the legendary poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s centenary celebrations in 2011, being held around the globe, Aman ki Asha and NuktaArt magazine are pleased to announce the Faiz Art Prize, 2011,...
The turbulence of a transitional time
May 04, 2011
Aoun Sahi
News, Poet Corner
An Indian Supreme Court judge explains how Firaq Gorakhpuri’s verses are relevant in this context of India and Pakistan’s common problems like ‘honour killing’, inter-caste...
Remembering Faiz in Allahabad
May 04, 2011
Bilal Farooqi
News, Poet Corner
Prompted by the Faiz centennial year, Justice Markandey Katju of the Supreme Court of India sent an email to friends in Pakistan and India, reproduced here with his permission In 1982, when I was a...
Aman ki Asha and the Faiz Art Prize: Postcards for Faiz
Apr 13, 2011
Bilal Farooqi
News, Poet Corner
Art and literature know no boundaries. Imagination sweeps over political demarcations, uniting people through the universal and timeless power of words and images. Such is the appeal of...
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