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Recorded in Mumbai, 2017 this TV interview was first shown on Rajya Sabha TV.

Irfan talking to the actor Tannishtha Chatterjee in the longest running celebrity talk show Guftagoo

About Guftagoo

Guftagoo (Conversations) is India’s only uninterrupted, unscripted and unhurried celebrity talk show. Running since 2011 the show has a rich repository of 400+ TV shows varying from 30 to 160 minutes.

It’s a unique show interviewing distinguished personalities from various fields of arts and culture. The celebrated anchor Syed Mohd Irfan is host of the show whose distinctive style of conversation forms the essence of the show allowing guests to express their raw emotions. The in-depth interviews provide the viewers an intimate look in the inner worlds of the guests invited to the show. It helps them understand the guest`s life experiences, emotional conflicts, inspirations and struggles that brought out the artist in them and shaped the way they perceive the world.

This documentation of the life journeys of various artists, also serves as a popular audio-visual archive for anthropological studies.

Earlier aired on Rajya Sabha TV for a decade by the name of Guftagoo, show presented to its viewers, the journeys of  personalities from various fields, such as Tom Alter, Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Irrfan Khan, Jaya Bachchan,Naseeruddin Shah, John Abraham, Jackie Shroff, Nandita Sen, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Milkha Singh, and Shyam Benegal to name a few. Stay tuned.

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The entire Guftagoo playlist on YouTube Link

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Recorded in Delhi, 2014 this TV interview was first shown on Rajya Sabha TV.

Irfan talking to the eminent educationist Prof Krishna Kumar in the longest running celebrity talk show Guftagoo

About Guftagoo

Guftagoo (Conversations) is India’s only uninterrupted, unscripted and unhurried celebrity talk show. Running since 2011 the show has a rich repository of 400+ TV shows varying from 30 to 160 minutes.

It’s a unique show interviewing distinguished personalities from various fields of arts and culture. The celebrated anchor Syed Mohd Irfan is host of the show whose distinctive style of conversation forms the essence of the show allowing guests to express their raw emotions. The in-depth interviews provide the viewers an intimate look in the inner worlds of the guests invited to the show. It helps them understand the guest`s life experiences, emotional conflicts, inspirations and struggles that brought out the artist in them and shaped the way they perceive the world.

This documentation of the life journeys of various artists, also serves as a popular audio-visual archive for anthropological studies.

Earlier aired on Rajya Sabha TV for a decade by the name of Guftagoo, show presented to its viewers, the journeys of  personalities from various fields, such as Tom Alter, Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Irrfan Khan, Jaya Bachchan,Naseeruddin Shah, John Abraham, Jackie Shroff, Nandita Sen, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Milkha Singh, and Shyam Benegal to name a few. Stay tuned.

Audio bounce of a TV interview.

The entire Guftagoo playlist on YouTube Link

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In conversation with Mahmood Farooqui on JashneRekhta

13 Tracks

Five Songs

Ishq ke sholay ko bhadkao

Zabanein badalte hain

Chubhti hai ye to nigodi

Har mein har ko dekha

Main kitti bar bolna

40 min

Migrant labourers in Vaishali, NCR

Songs by the Fire: Voices of Migrant Workers

Every large Indian city is built, quite literally, on the shoulders of migratory construction workers. They arrive from distant villages in search of livelihood, carrying little more than hope and resilience. Day after day they work tirelessly- lifting bricks, mixing cement, shaping the skyline- just to make both ends meet.

But when the day’s labour ends and the chill of evening settles in, another world quietly comes alive. In small circles around a fire, they cook together, share simple meals, sometimes a drink, and most importantly, they sing. The songs they carry from their soil travel with them- folk lores, bhajans, ballads of love, and praises of their warriors and heroes.

Music becomes their invisible home.
A powerful bond.
A shared memory of where they come from.

These men are natural singers. They do not wait for approval from the capitalist machinery of music production. No studio, no microphone, no stage. Just raw voices, rhythm, and the warmth of companionship.

One chilling evening in 2001, I sat with a group of such labourers at a developing housing township in Delhi NCR. Around a small fire, they sang with abandon. I recorded their songs and some casual conversations-moments filled with emotion, nostalgia, and their deep longing for the distant birthplaces from which they had been uprooted, facing an uncertain future.

Those voices still echo with sincerity and dignity.

Recorded and Curated by Irfan

Cover image created with the help of ChatGPT

Cover Designed by Irfan

50 Select Songs

1947_Datta Dawjekar_Aap Ki Seva Mein- Paa Laagun Kar Jori-Ma

1948_Ghulam Hyder _Padmini - Bedard Tere Dard Ko Seene Se-Va

1948_Khemchand_Ziddi - Tujhe O Bewafa Hum Zindagi Ka Aasra-M

1949_Gobindram_Bholi - Itna Bbhi Bekason Ko Naa Aasma Sataye

1950_Bulo C Rani_Wafa - Barbad Muqaddar Ne Mere-Hasrat

1950_Sajjad_Khel - Jaate Ho To Jaao Hum Bhi Yahan-Saghar Niz

1950_Vinod_Wafa - Kaga Re Jaa Re Jaa Re-Aziz Kashmiri

1951_H Bhagatram_Afsana - Woh Paas Bhi Rhekar Paas Nahi-Asad

1951_Jamal Sen_Saukhiyaan - Soyi Kaliyaan ... Supana Ban Saa

1951_K Dutta_Gumasta - Ho Kaise Kategi Tum Bin Umariya-Wahid

1951_Sudhir Phadke_Malati Madhav - Man Saunp Diya Anjaane Me

1952_Aandhiyan - Hai Kahin Par Shadmani-Narendra_Ali Akbar(V

1952_Manna Dey_Tamasha - Kyon Akhiyaan Bhar Aayee ... Bhool 

1952_Roshan_Naubahar - Bhatke Huve Musafir ... Woh Paas Nahi

1952_S N Tripathi_Alladin Aur Jaadui Chirag - Muhabbat Ko Na

1953_Anil Biswas_Jaliyanwala Baag Ki Jyoti - Mukh Se Na Bolu

1953_C Ramchandra_Jhanjhar - Chhed Gayo Mohe Sapane Mein Shy

1953_Madan Mohan_Dhun - Sun O Bedardi ... Nindiya Na Aaye-Ka

1953_R C Boral_Shree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - Kajaraare Naina 

1953_Shivram Krishna_Surang - Guzari Thi Raat Aadhi - Lata-S

1953_Shyam Sundar_Alif Laila - Dil Ko Dard ... Tujh Ko Bhool

1953_V Balsara_Madmast - Soonayen Haa-e-Dil Kya Ham Hamara-M

1953_Vasant Desai_Dhuaan - Aaa ... Mai sagar Ki Mast Lahar..

1954_B S Kalla_Bahut Din Huwe - Kyun Chameli Khilkhilati Hai

1954_Hemant Kumar_Shart - Kahan Se Le Ke Aai Hai ... Meri Ta

1954_Naushad_Amar - Ho Tamanna Loot Gayee ... Na Milta Gham 

1954_Sardar Malik_Chor Bazar - Huyee Yeh Humse  Naadani-Shak

1954_Shailesh_Parichay - Dil Ke Phaphole ... Jal Ke Dil Khak

1954_Shardul Qwatra_Pilpili Saheb - Data Jaaun Main Kahan-Ha

1955_Amarnath_Garam Coat - Kahiyo Roye Dukhiyaare-Majrooh

1955_Chitragupta_Shiv Bhakt - Kailashnath Prabhu ... Deem Ta

1955_Kundan - Shikayat Kya KarunDono Taraf Gham Ka Fasana Ha

1955_S D Burman_Munimji - Saajan Bin Neend Na Aawe-Sahir

1955_Salil Chaudhuri_Tangewali - Baithe the Kiye ... Par Sai

1956_Mukesh_Anuraag - Nazar Mila Ke Nazar Churana-Kaif Irfani

1956_S Jaikishan_Patrani - Saat Samundar Paar Haye Re Mere S

1956_S Mohinder_Shirin Farhad - Guzara Huva Zamana Aata Nahi

1957_Hansraj Bahl_Changez Khan - Jab Raat Nahi Katati-Qamar

1958_Adi Narayan Rao_Suvarna Sundari - Tarana - W Sudha-Trad

1958_Dattaram_Parvarish - Looti Zindagi Aur Gham Mushkaraye-

1960_Bhola Shreshtha_Yeh Basti Yeh Log - Dil Jalega To Jaman

1961_R D Burman_Chhote Nawab - Ghar Aaa Jaa Gheer Aaye Badar

1961_Snehal Bhatkar_Hamari Yaad Aayegi - Sochataa Hun Yeh Ky

1963_Jaidev_Kinare Kinare - Aaj Achanak ... Man Veenaa Ke Ta

1963_K Anandji_Bluff Master - Bedardi Dagaabaz Jaa-Rajinder

1963_Ravi Shankar_Godan - Chali Aaj Gori Piya Ki Dagariya-An

1982_Khaiyyam_Baazar - Dikhaayee Diye Yun ki Bekhud Kiya-Mir

1983_Mohd Shafi_Dara - Sapano Mein Baaje Shehanai

1990_Bhupen Hazarika_Rudaali - Jhuti Mhuti Mitwa

1990_Hridaynath_Lekin - Suniyo Ji Araj Mhari O Babula Hamar-

Recorded in Delhi, 2017 this TV interview was first shown on Rajya Sabha TV.

Irfan talking to the Producer Manish Mundra in the longest running celebrity talk show Guftagoo

About Guftagoo

Guftagoo (Conversations) is India’s only uninterrupted, unscripted and unhurried celebrity talk show. Running since 2011 the show has a rich repository of 400+ TV shows varying from 30 to 160 minutes.

It’s a unique show interviewing distinguished personalities from various fields of arts and culture. The celebrated anchor Syed Mohd Irfan is host of the show whose distinctive style of conversation forms the essence of the show allowing guests to express their raw emotions. The in-depth interviews provide the viewers an intimate look in the inner worlds of the guests invited to the show. It helps them understand the guest`s life experiences, emotional conflicts, inspirations and struggles that brought out the artist in them and shaped the way they perceive the world.

This documentation of the life journeys of various artists, also serves as a popular audio-visual archive for anthropological studies.

Earlier aired on Rajya Sabha TV for a decade by the name of Guftagoo, show presented to its viewers, the journeys of  personalities from various fields, such as Tom Alter, Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Irrfan Khan, Jaya Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, John Abraham, Jackie Shroff, Nandita Sen, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Milkha Singh, and Shyam Benegal to name a few. Stay tuned.

Audio bounce of a TV interview.

The entire Guftagoo playlist on YouTube Link

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This is a complete recording of a Clubhouse event organized by the club Study Circle पाठशाला on 12th of December 2021 The event started at 6 PM with an introduction by the Club Founder and Moderator Ravindra Patwal.

For previous two parts go to the following links.

Emergence of Modern Indian State 1 | Study Circle

Emergence of Modern Indian State 2 | Study Circle 

Presented/Curated by Irfan with the help of Farah

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