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Kaifi and I

Author : Shaukat Kaifi
Publisher : Zubaan
ISBN 13 : 9381017506
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Kaifi and I written by Shaukat Kaifi and published by Zubaan. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the heart of a well-known family of Hyderabad to life in a single room with the barest of necessities, Shaukat Kaifi's memoir of her life with the renowned poet Kaifi Azmi speaks of love and commitment. A marriage of over a half a century, a life steeped in poetry and progressive politics, continuing involvement with the Indian People's Theatre Association, the Progressive Writers Association, Prithvi Theatre... all of these and more inform this beautifully told tale of love. Shaukat Kaifi's writing details life in a communist commune, a long career in theatre and film and a life spent bringing up her two children, cinematographer Baba Azmi and actor Shabana Azmi. Nasreen Rehman's deft and fluent translation brings this luminous memoir alive with warmth and empathy. "To say that this is a lovely book would be an understatement. It is an enchanting recollection of the life of a hugely talented and sensitive human being, shared with a great poet." -- Amartya Sen. Published by Zubaan.

India’s Freedom Struggle and the Urdu Poetry

Author : Gopi Chand Narang
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000827836
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book India’s Freedom Struggle and the Urdu Poetry written by Gopi Chand Narang and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry, mainly Urdu poetry, played a very significant role in India’s freedom struggle. This book explores the poetic contributions going back centuries of colonial rule, which became songs of freedom and captured both the poignancy and fervor of revolution, protest, and hope. Urdu became one of the essential languages in colonial India, used by both political leaders and many young revolutionaries in speeches and writings as slogans for freedom and a call to action. Poets such as Josh Malihabadi, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Sahir, Makhdoom, Kaifi Azmi, Majaz, Majrooh, and Faiz Ahmad Faiz wrote highly patriotic poetry which was used not only to inspire and help mobilize people but also to offer criticism of existing socio-cultural practices in India and promote reform and equality. This work – a creative and selective translation of the book Hindustan Ki Tahriik-e Aazadi aur Urdu Shaa’yiri by Professor Gopi Chand Narang – includes English translations of poems from rare historical manuscripts as well as banned and witnessed poetry confiscated by the British. It looks at key events in India’s struggle for freedom through the prism of literature, language, poetry, and culture while also delving into the lives of poets who became the voice of their generation. This book is an essential read for students and researchers of colonial and postcolonial literature, cultural studies, comparative studies, history, and South Asian literature and culture.

Hellangel

Author : J. G. Chetam
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1434397408
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Hellangel written by J. G. Chetam and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sistah's Hatin" "Sistah's Hatin" is an honest revelation of the innermost thoughts and experiences that females are faced with, but rarely share. It's a jaw dropping, heart stopping thriller that will boggle your mind. The main theme of the story deals with the raw and often times unexplainable emotions involving jealousy and envy that exist in female friendships that we try to bury deep within. This page turner will introduce you to a group of African American sistah's who, through a natural course of events, are faced with a culmination of life changing challenges that force them to make fast decisions that will drastically effect their tomorrows. Through the lives of these career oriented sistah's, you'll witness the undeniable presence of competition that often seeps it's way into the closest of friendships. The book will allow you to travel down the literary highway that leads to a narrow friendship road that separates love from hate, and ultimately good from evil. Through reading "Sistah's Hatin" you'll meet Aundria, a translator for the United Nations who's a highly educated fiercely competitive spoiled brat, Regina, a beautician dealing with major attitude issues who'd give anything to get a man, Fonda, a florist in search of independence who's married to a rich, handsome, and uniquely strange mortician, and last but not least, Thunder, a policeman/dispatcher who reluctantly works for a drama filled police department. "Hatin" is a slang term that speaks for itself. "Haters" are everywhere... in search of something that they don't have, enamored with someone that they shouldn't desire, infuriated by the one whom they call their friend, and unhappy with the reflection in the mirror. Get ready to get on board, and remember to fasten your seatbelts. It's time for the ride of your life.

Selected Poems Kaifi Azmi

Author : Kaifi Azmi
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 9351181073
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Selected Poems Kaifi Azmi written by Kaifi Azmi and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2002-04-04 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bilingual volume of some of Kaifi Azmiýs finest poetry: One of the finest Urdu poets of the subcontinent, Kaifi Azmi has borne witness to an entire era of social change. Born in 1918 in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, in a zamindar family, Azmi wrote his first poem at the age of eleven. He joined the Communist Party when he was nineteen, and wrote for the Party paper, Quami Jung. Subsequently, he moved to Bombay, and wrote his first lyric for the film Buzdil, directed by Shahid Latif, in 1948. A member of the Progressive Writersý movement, Azmi has been an active spokesperson for several workersý unions and works passionately to rectify social injustices even today. The richness of experience and maturity of perspective is captured in his poems, which reflect the many aspects of Azmiýman, lover, activist and poet. Some of his best verses are about the plight of the exploited, like the famous ýMakaaný which highlights a system where the poor, homeless footpath dwellers build palaces for the rich. At the other end of the spectrum are his love poems, including memorable lyrics for films that haunt the reader with their tenderness and contained passion. Azmiýs preoccupation with such disparate themes are indicative as much of his zest for life as his sincerity and honesty of experience. Brilliantly translated by Pavan K. Varma, this bilingual selection brings to a wider audience the wisdom and lyricism of Azmiýs poetry.

One Yesterday

Author : Saif Hyder Hasan
Publisher : books catalog
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book One Yesterday written by Saif Hyder Hasan and published by books catalog. This book was released on 2004 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Yesterday is a glimpse into the lives of some of the greatest artistes in our country, through the eyes of those who were closest to them & who knew them best children, grandchildren,friends. In this collection, Amitabh Bachchan writes on his father Harivanshrai Bachchan, Ashish Sawhney on his grandmother Ismat Chugtai,Shabana Azmi on her father Kaifi Azmi...The essays included give the reader a whole new perspective into the lives & personalities of people who were luminaries in their chosen fields.

What Days They Were!

Author : Kazi Jalil Abbasi, Translated by Arif Ansari
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1649837615
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (498 download)

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Download or read book What Days They Were! written by Kazi Jalil Abbasi, Translated by Arif Ansari and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kazi Jalil Abbasi was born in the village of Bayara, district Basti, in Uttar Pradesh state. He attended schools in Basti, Gonda, and Unnao. He was educated at Aligarh Muslim University, Arabic College in Delhi, and Lucknow University. He was an agriculturist, freedom-fighter, lawyer, and a politician. He represented the Domariyaganj constituency of UP in the seventh and eighth Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament. This book is an English translation of his Urdu memoir, Kya Din The!

Talking Life: Javed Akthar in Conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir

Author : Javed Akhtar
Publisher : Westland Non-Fiction
ISBN 13 : 9395767669
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book Talking Life: Javed Akthar in Conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir written by Javed Akhtar and published by Westland Non-Fiction. This book was released on with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book A FREEWHEELING CONVERSATION BETWEEN JAVED AKHTAR AND NASREEN MUNNI KABIR, THE BOOK PROVIDES FASCINATING INSIGHTS INTO THE LIFE AND MIND OF A MAN WHOSE WORK CONTINUES TO TOUCH MILLIONS. Akhtar speaks with refreshing honesty about the ups and downs of his extraordinary life—from his early childhood in Lucknow to his struggles in the sixties as an aspiring writer trying to break into the film industry, to his later years as husband, father, and hugely successful song writer and poet. He reflects on the friendships and collaborations that were the highlights of his personal and professional life, and the inescapable disappointments. He relives the battle he waged on behalf of lyricists and music composers in Parliament, the intense internal struggle to overcome the difficulties that built up in the wake of fame and money, and the many strands that wove through his relentless pursuit of excellence. Candid and wide-ranging, Talking Life is an unputdownable read packed with stories and anecdotes from film history.

Revolutionary Desires

Author : Ania Loomba
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351209698
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Revolutionary Desires written by Ania Loomba and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revolutionary Desires examines the lives and subjectivities of militant-nationalist and communist women in India from the late 1920s, shortly after the communist movement took root, to the 1960s, when it fractured. This close study demonstrates how India's revolutionary women shaped a new female – and in some cases feminist – political subject in the twentieth century, in collaboration and contestation with Indian nationalist, liberal-feminist, and European left-wing models of womenhood. Through a wide range of writings by, and about, revolutionary and communist women, including memoirs, autobiographies, novels, party documents, and interviews, Ania Loomba traces the experiences of these women, showing how they were constrained by, but also how they questioned, the gendered norms of Indian political culture. A collection of carefully restored photographs is dispersed throughout the book, helping to evoke the texture of these women’s political experiences, both public and private. Revolutionary Desires is an original and important intervention into a neglected area of leftist and feminist politics in India by a major voice in feminist studies.

Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997

Author : Mushtāq Gazdar
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 written by Mushtāq Gazdar and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book features a review of films before Partition, plots of great cinema classics, trivia and cinema lore. Anecdotes and reminiscences about the people who shaped the entertainment industry as well as interviews with directors and producers make this book a treasure trove for cineasts. But alongside the trivia is a clever synthesis juxtaposing the artistic development of the cinematic world with the overall social development in the country. It shows how the narrow self-interest of the ruling clique clashed with the creative potential of the artistic world stifling originality and all but destroying the film industry.

Of Light and Shadow

Author : Tanaz Bhathena
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 0374389128
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (743 download)

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Download or read book Of Light and Shadow written by Tanaz Bhathena and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of Light and Shadow is a novel about magic, mayhem, love, and betrayal—the story of a bandit and a prince who change each other in unexpected ways. When they don’t give us our birthright, we steal it. Roshan Chaya is out for justice. Abandoned by her parents at birth and adopted by the kingdom of Jwala's most notorious bandit before his brutal murder, she is now leader of the Shadow Clan, a gang of farmers-turned-bandits impoverished by the provincial governor’s atrocities and corruption. Roshan’s goal: to avenge her adoptive father and earn back rights and dignity for her people. Prince Navin has always felt like an outcast. Second in line for the throne, he has never been close to his grandmother, Queen Bhairavi of Jwala. When a night out drinking with friends leads to his capture by the infamous Shadow Clan, Navin schemes to befriend Roshan and use her as a means to escape. His ploy, however, brings Navin closer to the corruption and poverty at the heart of Roshan’s province, raising questions about its governor and Navin’s own family. To further complicate things, the closer Roshan and Navin get, the harder it becomes to fight their growing attraction. But how can they trust each other when the world as they know it starts to fall apart? Set in a magical world inspired by the badlands of 17th century India, this standalone epic fantasy novel by Tanaz Bhathena is packed with political tensions, dangerous schemes, and swoon-worthy romance that asks the age old question: can love conquer all?

A Life in Urdu

Author : Marion Molteno
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9354974341
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book A Life in Urdu written by Marion Molteno and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-24 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together writing by Ralph Russell, the eminent 20th century scholar of Urdu, which illuminates his life-long engagement with Urdu speakers and their literature. It showcases his lifelong commitment to Urdu as a language, a history, and culture. Written in his lively, accessible style, it provides a unique introduction for those new to Urdu literature, and unusual insights for those familiar with it. Each piece contributes something different - taken together, they reflect his masterful engagement with Urdu prose and poetry, his championing of the language against colonial neglect of Indian literatures, and the warmth of his interactions with Urdu speakers of all backgrounds. The essays contained in this volume cover sweeping ground – highlighting major writers and their works, discussing both classical and unconventional “popular” genres, teasing out secrets in Ghalib’s ghazals, analysing the burdens of colonialism and Partition, and engaging with the role of Islam in Urdu literature. Russell shares his insights in a way that draws the reader in, deftly entwining intellectual arguments with personal encounters. Part 1 is autobiographical, describing how he first came in contact with Urdu speakers when conscripted into the Indian Army during World War 2; and later encounters, which portray his warm character and his interest in people. Part 2 gives essays on key figures in Urdu literature, reflecting his personal interests. Poets of the 18th & 19th Centuries, early novelists, popular literature, memoirs by remarkable women. Russell is best known as an authority on Ghalib, and one essay describes his approach to translating Ghalib’s ghazals. Part 3 has essays on language and literary history, characterised by his combination of meticulous scholarship with a broad understanding of social and political contexts. The Foreword by Marion Molteno, his student and editor, and now his literary executor, introduces readers to his life and work. The Afterword brings together appreciations by some of the hundreds of people who were influenced by him.

Performing Self/Performing Gender: Reading the lives of Women Performers in Colonial India

Author : Sheetala Bhat
Publisher : Manipal Universal Press
ISBN 13 : 9382460594
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Performing Self/Performing Gender: Reading the lives of Women Performers in Colonial India written by Sheetala Bhat and published by Manipal Universal Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the shifting identity of the female performer in India, starting from the late 19th century to the early years of independence, through the study of autobiographies and memoirs. It attempts to make visible the actress figure by entering the history of performance, guided by the voice of the female performer. The discussion on performing woman in this book spans across the performing traditions of the tawaif, actresses in public theatre, early Indian film actresses, and actresses in the Indian People’s Theatre and the Prithvi Theatre.

Development of Urdu Poetry

Author : Saraswati Saran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Development of Urdu Poetry written by Saraswati Saran and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Elusive Lives

Author : Siobhan Lambert-Hurley
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 150360652X
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Elusive Lives written by Siobhan Lambert-Hurley and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muslim South Asia is widely characterized as a culture that idealizes female anonymity: women's bodies are veiled and their voices silenced. Challenging these perceptions, Siobhan Lambert-Hurley highlights an elusive strand of autobiographical writing dating back several centuries that offers a new lens through which to study notions of selfhood. In Elusive Lives, she locates the voices of Muslim women who rejected taboos against women speaking out, by telling their life stories in written autobiography. To chart patterns across time and space, materials dated from the sixteenth century to the present are drawn from across South Asia – including present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Lambert-Hurley uses many rare autobiographical texts in a wide array of languages, including Urdu, English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Malayalam to elaborate a theoretical model for gender, autobiography, and the self beyond the usual Euro-American frame. In doing so, she works toward a new, globalized history of the field. Ultimately, Elusive Lives points to the sheer diversity of Muslim women's lives and life stories, offering a unique window into a history of the everyday against a backdrop of imperialism, reformism, nationalism and feminism.

Hidden Histories of Pakistan

Author : Sarah Fatima Waheed
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108834523
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Histories of Pakistan written by Sarah Fatima Waheed and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the role of progressive Muslim intellectuals in the Pakistan movement through the lens of censorship.

A True Love Story

Author : Ruby Upadhyay
Publisher : SHAHAN KHAN
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A True Love Story written by Ruby Upadhyay and published by SHAHAN KHAN . This book was released on with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love , word which is more than many word .LOVE is a strength which people have in their life. But it does not come Easy. LOVE is all about care, respect and time. Believe me or not, around your loved ones, you get to know Loved ones, you get to know their importance and also the Importance of time. A mix of emotions, behaviours, and beliefs associated with strong feelings of affection, protectiveness, warmth, and respect for another person. ... For example, a person might say he or she loves his or her dog, loves freedom, or loves God. If love is true than we should sacrifice for his or her because love is not easy to do in life

Kaifiyat

Author : Kaifi Azmi
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9353054516
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Kaifiyat written by Kaifi Azmi and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaifi Azmi's literary legacy remains a bright star in the firmament of Urdu poetry. His poetic temperament-ranging from timeless lyrics in films like Kagaz Ke Phool to soaring revolutionary verses that denounced tyranny-seamlessly combined the radical and the progressive with the lyrical and the romantic. Love and romance, in fact, run like warp through the woof of politics and protest in Kaifi's poetry. This beautifully curated volume brings together poems and lyrics that reflect Kaifi's views on women and romance-from sweetly lyrical odes like 'The First Greeting' to the powerful, anthem-like 'Woman'; from the haunting 'Regret' to the mercurial 'She of Many Faces'. These stunning verses conjure a dynamic portrait of womanhood as seen through the eyes of an exquisitely gifted poet. This scintillating new translation is accompanied by an illuminating introduction by Rakhshanda Jalil on Kaifi Azmi's life and legacy, as well as a moving foreword by his daughter Shabana Azmi.