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

Javed Akhtar talks about love, life, and poetry ! "Kuch Ishq Kiya Kuch Kaam Kiya" Javed Akhtar in conversation with Atika Ahmad Farooqui at Jashn-e-Rekhta 4th Edition 2017

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

Voice - Nomaan Shauque Urdu is a rich language which evolved as a mixture of many languages such as Persian, Sanskrit, Arabic, Turkish and Dakni. It is the impact of Urdu poetry that this language is referred as the 'language of love'. The journey of Urdu poetry starts from Khusro and passes through Meer, Ghalib and Firaq and finally reaches to the gates of Faiz and Faraz. Beautifully curated by Rekhta Studio, this podcast captures one of the beautiful parts from that journey, covering gems like Jigar, Firaq, Faraz, Majrooh, and Shakeel Badayuni.

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

With tributes contributed by some of the most famous Urdu poets and critics, this show is the best place to find out more about the poetry and life of Khuda-e-Sukhan Meer Taqi Meer.

दुष्यन्त सिर्फ़ अपने होने में मुकम्मल बयान है। और उसके माथे पर चोट का गहरा निशान उसका जमाल है। ये गहरा निशान ख़ुद...

VOICE - Javed Nasim This show features the best Urdu and Hindi Short Stories by Saadat Hasan Manto, Munshi Premchand, and Mujtaba Hussain

The Jashn-e-Rekhta is an annual three-day festival celebrating Urdu language, literature and culture. This show consists melodic musical renditions of famous Urdu Punjabi Sufi songs by leading vocalists.

A series of episodes based on the life and poetry of Mirza Ghalib featuring artists like Gulzar, Farhat Ehsas, and Yawar Abdal.

Voice - Fahad Hussain The Delhi during the times of Bahadur Shah Zafar has been compared with the England of Queen Elizabeth I. Parallels have thus been drawn between Mirza Ghalib and William Shakespeare. It seems reasonable why Ghalib would be so fond of his Delhi. In fact, if we go through his letters that he wrote in the aftermath of the 1857 events, it would be no exaggeration to say that Delhi flowed in his veins. This podcast, beautifully curated by Rekhta Studio, is a mixture of excerpts from letters of Mirza Ghalib and his everlasting Ghazals.

Jashn-e-Rekhta is the official Spotify destination for Urdu Poetry, Shayari, Ghazals, Podcasts, Interviews, Conversations, Music, and Cultural Performances from the Rekhta Foundation. Born from the world’s largest festival dedicated to Urdu, this show brings together exclusive audio and video content across poetry, spoken word, music, and storytelling. Follow Jashn-e-Rekhta to listen and watch the finest of Urdu culture, performance, and literary conversations, all in one place.

Famous historian Irfan Habib talks about the history of Delhi and evolution of Urdu language.

VOICE - Nomaan Shauque Urdu is a rich language which evolved as a mixture of many languages such as Persisn, Sanskrit, Arabic, Turkish and Dakni. It is the impact of Urdu poetry that this language is referred as the 'language of love'. The journey of Urdu poetry starts from Khusro and passes through Meer, Ghalib and Firaq and finally reaches to the gates of Faiz and Faraz. Beautifully curated by Rekhta Studio, this podcast captures one of the beautiful parts from that journey, covering gems like Jigar, Firaq, Faraz, Majrooh and Shakeel Badayuni.

This show brings forth the best bits of Shaam-e-Rekhta presenting poets like Farhat Ehsas, Pallav Mishra, Abbas Qamar, Tarkash Pradeep and more.

निदा का कलाम एक तहज़ीबी विरासत की जदीद बाज़गश्त है। इसमें हर उस आदमी का दुःख शामिल है जिसे नए समाज में जगह बनाने के...

ज़िक्र है हज़रत अमीर ख़ुसरो का, जो फ़ारसी ज़बान के महान शायर थे, साहित्य-कार थे, संगीत-कार थे, भारत की सबसे बड़ी और...

ये चराग़ बे-नज़र है ये सितारा बे-ज़बाँ है अभी तुझ से मिलता-जुलता कोई दूसरा कहाँ है क़ुदरत ख़ूबसूरत है और ख़ौफ़नाक है; ये...

घर में था क्या कि तेरा ग़म उसे ग़ारत करता वो जो रखते थे हम इक हसरत-ए-तामीर सो है तेरह बरस की उम्र में उमराओ बेगम के साथ...

उर्दू ज़बान के लफ्ज़ साहिर का मतलब है 'जादूगर'। साहिर लुधियानवी सचमुच ऐसे जादूगर थे जिनकी शायरी और फ़िल्मों का जादू न...