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A unique collection of assorted themes, listeners can relish the best of Urdu Ghazals and Nazms on the subject of your choice.

For Munshi Premchand, writing was a passion but not without cause.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Steve John Shepherd, whose theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe, The Good Canary directed by John Malkovich, Bomber's Moon and Piaf. His TV and film credits range from the iconic This Life to Silent Witness...

A Treasury of Urdu Poetry is a treasure-house of the best of Urdu poetry from the times of the great classic poet Mir to modern day poets such as Faiz and Faraz. This Treasury contains selected ghazals and nazms of thirty-four eminent Urdu poets. Care has been taken to select only those pieces which meet the twin tests of excellence and popularity. Lovers of Urdu poetry would find this book a dream come true and a handy volume that opens a window on the world of Urdu poetry.

'A joyful rendition of an iconic text' - Arundhathi Subramaniam Saundarya Lahari is a popular Sanskrit hymn celebrating the power and beauty of Sakti, the primordial goddess. In one hundred verses, it underlines the centrality of the feminine principle in Indian thought. Attributed to Adi...

This book, written by Prakash Pandit, describes the events in the life of Firaq Gorakhpuri, who was an Urdu poet, writer and critic. He was one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India, and he has written a number of ghazals, nazmas, rubais and stories. Many of his works are still revered for their contemporary relevance, and he was awarded Padma Bhushan in the later part of his life. The number of ghazals written by him is said to be in the hundreds, and a few selected ones are given in a separate section of the book.

Shariq Kaifi has a unique style of his own and he documents harsh ironies of contemporary life in very simple and profound words.

भारत के उर्दू शायरों में निदा फ़ाज़ली आज एक महत्त्वपूर्ण नाम है। उन्होंने नई शैली में नए विषयों पर लिखकर शायरी को एक नया मोड़ दिया है। उनके कलाम में देश की ज़िन्दगी अपने लोकरंगों के लिबास में पूरी तरह मौजूद है।

The idea of doing this book took shape in Tammana Sharma's mind way before she even started writing poems. She firmly believes that poems are a reflection of the heart, and as a person who feels deeply, her heart has been writing poems for a long time now. But she started to let her poems manifest onto paper only when she turned twelve. One can call this a collection of Tamanna's poems from her school days.

Iqbal’s poetry emerged as a remarkable site where message and art coalesced, as he re-configured major poetic devices like metaphor, myth, and symbol to re-visit history, philosophy and the Islamic faith to develop his individual vision.

Mir Amman added a novel jewel to our treasured Dastani literature by translating Khusrau’s work, originally written in Persian, into simple, everyday Urdu in his ‘Bagh-o-Bahaar’.

Prominent poet and lyricist Gulzar talks about love, life and poetry.

With over eight hundred years of rich history, Ghazal poetry has continues to capture minds of South Asian diaspora.

Dear reader,I hope this book feels like a warm hug to you. I wrote this book for the ones who feel everything too deeply. You’re right, I wrote this book for you.This book was meant to find you if you’ve ever loved someone who didn’t love you back, if you’ve ever over-invested in the...

Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem. Inferno: Thirty-five year old Dante finds himself in the middle of a dark wood, in extreme personal and spiritual crisis. Hope of rescue appears in the form of the venerable poet Virgil, now a shade himself, who offers to lead Dante on an odyssey through the afterlife, beginning in the terrifying depths of Hell.

Rekhta Mushaira is a tribute to the splendid legacy of Urdu and celebration of its timeless beauty.

In this audio-book famous critic and writer, Professor Gopi Chand Narang discusses three loves of renowned poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz.

Bang-e-Dara (The call of the marching Bell) is the first philosophical collection of poetry by Muhammad Iqbal, famously known as Allama Iqbal, the great poet and philosopher of Indian subcontinent.

Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! Introduced by Lucy Mangan * * * Tales to soothe tired souls. A night time companion for frazzled adults, including calming stories and poems for a good night's...

The Collected Works of Kahlil Gibran: Deluxe Edition is a rich anthology that gathers the timeless poetry, prose, and philosophical essays of Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran, whose work explores love, spirituality, wisdom, and the human experience with lyrical depth and insight.