Urdunama

By The Quint

Bollywood songs turn us all into Grammy award-winning bathroom singers! But wait, do you know the meaning of every word you sing? Especially the ones in Urdu? On Urdunama, our host Fabeha Syed takes o... more

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The podcast currently has 257 episodes available.

Urdunama episodes:

December 11, 2021 Urdu Poetry and How Choosing 'Umeed' Makes Everything Possible
In this episode we look at how poets have written about their 'umeed' meaning hope.

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14min
December 04, 2021 Lessons From a Hard Past : You Can Always Have a New 'Ibtida'
'Ibtida' means a beginning and 'inteha' means ending of something after having reached an extent. The beginning could be of a relationship, or of an activity. And, since every bigining is a start of an effort, 'ibtida' holds a special place in Urdu poetry that brings hope and comfort to our hearts.

In this episode, The Quint's Fabeha Syed explores how to find those ends in which a new 'ibtida' can blossom.

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15min
November 27, 2021 The Essence of 'Waqt' - It Flies, Stops, Changes, Heals, and is Priceless
Philosophers have always argued about time and have viewed it with different theories. Poets, on the other hand, have made the time the essence of their work and worries.

When stuck in the past, it is the 'maazi' that the poet lives in his poetry. When hoping for a beautiful future, the poets are usually dreaming about the union or 'visaal' with their beloved. But, the present is what makes the poet wonder about these two points of time - the past and the future.

In this episode of Urdunama, we try to explore the different effects of time that Urdu poetry brings in it.

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16min
November 20, 2021 Shayri on 'Pollution': How Poets See 'Aaloodgi' From the Prism of Poetry
'Aaloodgi' meaning pollution, is a huge concern of worry for the not just the shayar but everyone. However, in poetry, pollution of any form stands for corruption, absence of lover, a great discomfort, or any negative emotion.

In this episode of Urdunama, we explore how pollution has caused distress to poets like Amjad Islam Amjad and Anand Narayan Mulla, among others.

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14min
November 13, 2021 How ‘Kainaat’ Works—It Moves When You Move
Philosophers, scientists, thinkers, have been trying to understand the secrets of the universe through the various disciplines of inquiry.

Universe, they tell, is all about energy, time and matter. Once we internalise this belief, the universe then moves quickly as we decide. But, how?

To understand this, we explore through Urdu poetry, what does 'kainaat' mean to poets and how they see the universe through the galaxies of their words.

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15min
October 30, 2021 Jashn-e-Raunaq: Celebration of Love, Life, and Truth
'Raunaq' means lustre or glow.

In this episode we understand what is 'raunaq' for poets and how some of the Urdu poetry has thrown light on theme like glow of anyone's presence, of truth, of love, and so on.

When 'raunaq' spreads in our lives through all of these things, it enhances the quality of life. But, when the same 'raunaq' is found on a certain food, why it is then considered considered bad for health. We talk about this, as well.

So, Tune in. And don't forget to leave a little 'raunaq' wherever you go.

Host, Writer, Sound Designer: Fabeha Syed
Editor: Shelly Walia
Music: Big Bang Fuzz

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14min
October 22, 2021 A Look Through Poetry: Themes of Different Type of Riwaaj, and How Poets Have Written About Them
In this special episode of Urdunama, The Quint's Fabeha Syed decodes the theme of riwaaj meaning customs, through Urdu poetry.

Poets have often commented over the riwaaj of corruption and social injustice. For this, Fabeha picks out Kaifi Azmi’s Taj Mahal and explains the poets POV.

And for the riwaaj of our syncretic culture, the host reads Urdu classical poet, Nazeer Akbarabadi whose work is a reflection of our rich heritage. You will also hear from historian Pushpesh Pant, writer, Saif Mahmood, and poet, Azhar Iqbal who discuss what is it like have the 'Ganga-Jamni riwaaj ' as our legacy.

Host and producer: Fabeha Syed.
Editor: Shelly Walia

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24min
October 16, 2021 Theme of 'Gunaah', Temptations, and Sufferings in Urdu Poetry
In this episode we explore what leads to a 'gunaah' or a sin. And how poets have expressed about what tempts them.

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18min
October 09, 2021 Remembering the King of Ghazal - Jagjit Singh
Tune in as The Quint pays a musical tribute to the King of Ghazal, Jagjit Singh.

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16min
October 01, 2021 Gandhi Jayanti: Odes to Mahatma Gandhi in Urdu Poetry
'Watan ka Raag' by Urdu poet, Pandit Brij Narayan Chakbast, and 'Mahatma Gandhi Ka Qatl' by Anand Narain Mulla. These two poems best describe the impact Gandhi had on Urdu poets of that time. Through these powerful nazms, various themes of Gandhi's philosophy come alive, only if we pay close attention to what Gandhi stood for.

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21min

FAQs about Urdunama:

How many episodes does Urdunama have?

The podcast currently has 257 episodes available.