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Akashvani Sangeet-Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Vol 1

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इंतेसाब 

▶️ फ़ैज़

आज के नाम

और

आज के ग़म के नाम

आज का ग़म कि है ज़िंदगी के भरे गुलसिताँ से ख़फ़ा

ज़र्द पत्तों का बन

ज़र्द पत्तों का बन जो मिरा देस है

दर्द की अंजुमन जो मिरा देस है

क्लरकों की अफ़्सुर्दा जानों के नाम

किर्म-ख़ुर्दा दिलों और ज़बानों के नाम

पोस्ट-मैनों के नाम

ताँगे वालों का नाम

रेल-बानों के नाम

कार-ख़ानों के भूके जियालों के नाम

बादशाह-ए-जहाँ वाली-ए-मा-सिवा, नाएब-उल-अल्लाह फ़िल-अर्ज़

दहक़ाँ के नाम

जिस के ढोरों को ज़ालिम हँका ले गए

जिस की बेटी को डाकू उठा ले गए

हाथ भर खेत से एक अंगुश्त पटवार ने काट ली है

दूसरी मालिये के बहाने से सरकार ने काट ली है

जिस की पग ज़ोर वालों के पाँव-तले

धज्जियाँ हो गई है

उन दुखी माओं के नाम

रात में जिन के बच्चे बिलकते हैं और

नींद की मार खाए हुए बाज़ुओं में सँभलते नहीं

दुख बताते नहीं

मिन्नतों ज़ारियों से बहलते नहीं

उन हसीनाओं के नाम

जिन की आँखों के गुल

चिलमनों और दरीचों की बेलों पे बे-कार खिल खिल के

मुरझा गए हैं

उन बियाहताओं के नाम

जिन के बदन

बे मोहब्बत रिया-कार सेजों पे सज सज के उक्ता गए हैं

बेवाओं के नाम

कटड़ियों और गलियों मोहल्लों के नाम

जिन की नापाक ख़ाशाक से चाँद रातों

को आ आ के करता है अक्सर वज़ू

जिन के सायों में करती है आह-ओ-बुका

आँचलों की हिना

चूड़ियों की खनक

काकुलों की महक

आरज़ू-मंद सीनों की अपने पसीने में जुल्ने की बू

पढ़ने वालों के नाम

वो जो असहाब-ए-तब्ल-ओ-अलम

के दरों पर किताब और क़लम

का तक़ाज़ा लिए हाथ फैलाए

वो मासूम जो भोले-पन में

वहाँ अपने नन्हे चराग़ों में लौ की लगन

ले के पहुँचे जहाँ

बट रहे थे घटा-टोप बे-अंत रातों के साए

उन असीरों के नाम

जिन के सीनों में फ़र्दा के शब-ताब गौहर

जेल-ख़ानों की शोरीदा रातों की सरसर में

जल जल के अंजुम-नुमा होगए हैं

आने वाले दिनों के सफ़ीरों के नाम

वो जो ख़ुश्बू-ए-गुल की तरह

अपने पैग़ाम पर ख़ुद फ़िदा होगए हैं

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Audio Courtesy Waseem Khizar

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Recorded in Goa, November 2020 this TV interview was first shown on Rajya Sabha TV.

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Recorded in Jaipur, January 2020 this TV interview was first shown on Rajya Sabha TV.

Pavan Jha Born in Sikar, Rajasthan, by profession Jha is a technocrat. He has played a key role as a technical expert in important projects such as election reforms and Aadhaar, contributing to technological solutions in electoral reforms in the 90s. He is an Associate Member of the National Cyber Security Council. Pavan Jha is fond of films since childhood and today he is equally known as an expert in cinema and music. Jha has also been associated with the BBC. Apart from this, he has been writing on cinema and music in The Hindu, Outlook and Quint. Pavan Jha is also a Cancer Survivor and after recovering, he has made it his goal to help cancer patients and their families in the last 5 years.  The aspect we discussed with Pawan Jha during this GUFTAGOO  is the archiving world of cinema and music, and his role as a cultural collector. know more About R.M.I.M. a global organization of Indian music lovers who have been playing an important role in preserving and documenting and archiving music, especially old-fashioned film music, for the last 3 decades.

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THEATRE FOR ALL | Lecture Series on "Basics of Speech"

by Hema Singh, Associate Professor, National School of Drama

Amazing speech on the subject. Not only the actors but commoners can benefit too. This may definitely help one for communication and personality improvement.

I have now learned  how to use breath as part of my acting, expressing emotions.

HEMA SINGH (Actor, Trainer, Director and Writer)

Hema Singh a well known actor and a graduate of National School of Drama , has worked with NSD Repertory Company for 10 years, essaying several major roles in different styles of theatre, under eminent National and International directors such as Ebrahim Alkazi, Richard Schechner, B.V. Karanth ,K.N. Pannikar, K.V.Subbanna, Habib Tanveer, B.M.Shah,  Anuradha Kapur, Mohan Mahirshi, Fritz Benewitz, Amal Allanna, D.R. Ankur and M.K.Raina. She has also worked with eminent Film Directors such as Majid Majidi , Shyam Benegal and M.S. Sathyu .Her portrayal of 'Imarti Devi'in a T.V. Serial fetched her' Indian Television Academy Award' for the Best Actress.

As a Director she has done innovative work in the field of Parsi Theatre and  Presentation of Poetry on stage. Her directed remarkable Poetry Presentations are NSD Repertory Company's' Hum KaunThe ,Kaya Ho Gaye Hain,Aur Kaya Honge Abhi' based on the National Poet Maithileesharan Gupta's poems and 'Vinash Ke Viruddh' based on Modern Hindi Poet Raghuvir Sahay's poems, with Shri Ram Centre Repertory Company .She has assisted famous Parsi Style actor-director Master Fida Hussain' Narsi' for about 5 years, She was invited by Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, U.K.( Wales, Cardiff) to do a Parsi Style work with British actors. Has participated with a Parsi Style production at Shanghai ( China) at APB Theatre Festival and at BRICS Festival at Moscow. Has done Fellowship from Ministry of HRD on Parsi Style, titled 'Parsi Style--Possibilities'. Has done at least 25 Parsi Style Productions with NSD, SRC, M.P .Drama School, Miranda House and with her own Theatre Group 'BHAS'.

She has written analytical articles on theatre , translated Cicly Berry's book 'Voice and the Actor' and was Theatre Critic of 'Jansatta' a Hindi news paper. Since last 27 years she has taught Voice and Speech  , Acting and Parsi Theatre at NSD and at various Theatre Institutes of India . She has extencively travelled abroad, have  performed and conducted workshops . She is a member of VASTA( Voice and Speech Trainers Association) and has taken master classes at VASTA Singapore. She  taught Acting at NSD for 18 years.

She was awarded with NSD's prestigious 'Manohar Singh Smriti Award  in 2008. She is a recipient of Central Sangeet Natak Acadmy Award -2017 for Theatre Acting.

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A very popular folk singing style in Bundelkhand. Here some migrant workers on a construction site pass their time after the work is over. The song has a message for love and peace. It suggests one should not be greedy and jealous as in the short span of life there are bigger tasks to be done towards humanity.

Singer/Tambura : Nathuram Ahirwar

Jhela: Dashrath Ahirwar

Dholki Master: Suresh Ahirwar

Taar: Nandlal Ahirwar

Recorded in NCR Delhi, 2001

Bangla baul fakiri gaan. 

Arman Fakir

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30 back to back songs.

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