Main Shayar Toh Nahin

Main Shayar Toh Nahin

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Main Shayar Toh Nahin episodes

  • Shaz Tamkanat

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    Shaz Tamkanat was a prominent Urdu poet from Hyderabad, India. He was born on January 31, 1933 in Hyderabad. Shaz Tamkanat was one of the real representatives of the literary traditions of Hyderabad. After completing his school education, he did his graduation and masters in Urdu language and literature from Osmania University and later in 1983, he was awarded doctorate for his thesis on the life and works of a prominent progressive poet Makhdoom Mohiuddin. He worked as a teacher and after serving in quite a few colleges joined the Department of Urdu, Osmania University as a Reader. His major works include Tarasheeda ( Poetry), Bayaz-e-Shaam (Poetry), Neem Khwab (Poetry), Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Hayat Aur Kaarnaamey (Ph. D. thesis published posthumously). He had won several awards including Imtiyaz-e-Mir and Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy Award. He passed away on August 18, 1985 in Hyderabad.


     Abdul Raoof Siddiqui
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    30 min
  • Majaz - Keats of Urdu Poetry

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    Asrar-ul-Haq ‘Majaz’ was called Keats of Urdu Poetry. His poetry is still relevant 70 years after his death. Poets like Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Sardar Jafari, Makhdoom Mohi-ud-Din Jazbi, and Sahir Ludhianvi were not only his contemporaries but also his friends. His poems have a special place in Urdu literature.


      Abdul Raoof Siddiqui
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    #urdupoetry #majaz

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    28 min
  • Aalok Shrivastav

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    Aalok Shrivastav is a passionate Poet, Lyricist & a TV journalist from India. Aalok's Aameen (Poetry Collection) and Aafreen (Story Collection) are critically acclaimed literary works.

    Aalok is the only young poet whose literary works have been sung by ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, Pankaj Udhas, Jaswinder Singh, Sudeep Banerji, Shankar Mahadevan, Rekha Bharadwaj, Shaan, Kailash Kher, Richa Sharma, Javed Ali, Malini Awasthi, Ustad Rashid Khan, Shubha Mudgal and legendary bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan.


     Abdul Raoof Siddiqui
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    Instagram @urdu.ghazal
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    #urdupoetry #aalokshrivastav

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    18 min
  • Obaidullah Aleem

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    Obaidullah Aleem (12th June 1939 - 18 May 1998) is a well-known contemporary Urdu shayar. He was awarded with the Adamji Prize, which is the highest literary award in Pakistan.


    Abdul Raoof Siddiqui
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    Instagram @urdu.ghazal
    Visit our website: www.mstn.in

    #urdupoetry #obaidullahaleem

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    21 min
  • Tahir Azeem

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    Tahir Azeem is quite popular in Urdu literary circles in Middle East. He is the founder of Anjuman-Farogh-e-Adab Bahrain. The mushairas he organizes in Bahrain are extremely popular.

    Abdul Raoof Siddiqui
    email: [email protected]
    Instagram @urdu.ghazal
    Visit our website: www.mstn.in

    #urdupoetry #tahirazeem

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    16 min
  • Abid Rasheed

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    Abid Rasheed is quite popular in Urdu literary circles in North America. He is an engineer by profession who lives in Chicago. He is the founder of Sukhanwar Chicago & Hareem-e-Naat. His published work of poetry is titled “Dhanak”

    Abdul Raoof Siddiqui
    email: [email protected]
    Instagram @urdu.ghazal
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    #urdupoetry #abidrasheed

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    19 min
  • Khwaja Razi Haider

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    Khwaja Razi Haider is a respectable Urdu poet, research scholar and a journalist. He was born on 5th February 1946 in Peeli Bheet, UP in a well renowned & a learned family. He was associated with Qaid-e-Azam Academy, Karachi. His works of poetry include:Be Dayaar-e-shaam & Gumaan-Gasht.

    Abdul Raoof Siddiqui
    email: [email protected]
    Instagram @urdu.ghazal
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    #urdupoetry #khwajarazihaider


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    20 min
  • Ashfaq Hussain

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    Asfaq Hussain was born on 1st January 1951 in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his his M.A in Urdu from Karachi university. He had been an employee of government college korangi,  and Karachi arts council. In 1980 he moved to Canada where he started the urdu international that had been published from 1982 to 1985. Though he authored many books, Ham Ajnabi Hain, Aitbaar, Faiz Ek Jaiza, Faiz Ke Maghribi Hawaley are few of his published works.


    Abdul Raoof Siddiqui
    email: [email protected]
    Instagram @urdu.ghazal
    Visit our website: www.mstn.in

    #urdupoetry #ashfaqhussain

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    21 min
  • Tahzeeb Hafi

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    Tahzeeb Hafi, a poet with a distinct new style. He was born on December 5, 1989 in Retra, Taunsa Sharif, Pakistan. He completed MA in Urdu from Bahawalpur University and he has a bachelors in software engineering from Mehran University, he is currently based in Lahore.

    Tahzeeb Hafi’s poetry touches heart of listeners. He is extremely popular with youngsters and is regularly invited to mushairas.


    Abdul Raoof Siddiqui
    email: [email protected]
    Instagram @urdu.ghazal
    Visit our website: www.mstn.in

    #urdupoetry #tahzeebhafi

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    18 min
  • Shariq Kaifi

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    Shariq Kaifi is a prominent contemporary Urdu poet who is equally well versed and creative in ghazal and nazm.


    Abdul Raoof Siddiqui
    email: [email protected]
    Instagram @urdu.ghazal
    Visit our website: www.mstn.in


    #urdupoetry #shariqkaifi

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    14 min

About Main Shayar Toh Nahin

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A podcast celebrating Urdu, the language of love. An endeavor to preserve and promote Urdu Language and Literature. I am an urdu poetry enthusiast who grew up in Hyderabad, India. I was always…