Falaknama - Celebrating Shayari

Is episode mein Falaknama chalta hai waqt ki ek lambi lakeer par, un bhooli-bisri aawaazon ke peeche.Deccan ki Mah Laqa Bai Chanda se lekar Ada Jafarey, Zehra Nigah, Kishwar Naheed, Fahmida Riaz, Parveen Shakir aur Sara Shagufta tak. Ek kahani, un shaayraat ki, jinhone Urdu shayari ko rang diye air auratoon ke jazbaat ko ek centrestage diya.

Kamyaab kaun hai, doston? Woh jiske paas daulat, naam aur ooncha ohda ho, ya woh jo apne logon ke beech, apni pehchaan ke saath sukoon se jeeta ho? Kaamyaabi ke asli mayaar aakhir hain kya? Ahmad Faraz ki jalti hui shama se lekar Iqbal, Firaq, Jigar, Nida Fazli aur Syed Sadiq Hussain ke soaring uqaab tak. Shayari ke aaine mein hum talaash karte hain ki asli kaamyaabi kya hai. Shaayad woh kisi ginti, kisi number mein nahi, balki us sukoon mein hai jo apne haal se raazi hone se milta hai.Credit for background score:Harmony of the Earth by Alex- Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Kuch shayari sirf sunai nahi deti, woh lalkaarti hai. Is episode mein hai woh aawaazein jo zulm ke saamne Kabuki jhuki nahi. Josh Malihabadi ke inquilaabi naare se lekar Bismil Azimabadi ki Sarfaroshi ki tamanna, Iqbal ke Farman-e-Khuda, Faiz ke Bol aur Hum Dekhenge, Habib Jalib ke "main nahi maanta", Sahir, Makhdoom, aur aaj ki aawaazein Rahat Indori aur Dushyant Kumar tak. Ye safar hai un lafzon ka jo talwar ban gaye.Aayiye, us aag ko phir se mehsoos karte hain jo har daur mein ek shayar ke seene se doosre tak safar karti rahi hai.

Manzil nahi, safar ke naam — a warm, reflective (and occasionally witty) journey through Urdu poetry on the road of life.

From the scent of the first raindrop to the paper boats of childhood, this episode of Falaknama is a warm, unhurried gathering held in the name of the rains. Through the verses of Ghalib, Parveen Shakir, Nida Fazli, Gulzar, and many more, we follow the monsoon through all its moods like mischief and romance, longing and parting. For some it's a love song; for others, old memories the rain quietly stirs awake. So grab a chai, open a window, and for a little while, simply enjoy the rain.

What meaning do friends hold in our lives? We explore this question through 7 couplets in this episode.

Umr ginti hai, ya ehsaas? Is episode mein Falaknama us jazbe ko chhoota hai jo kabhi boodha nahi hota. Woh aag, woh umang, woh "abhi to main jawaan hoon" waali rooh. Hafeez Jalandhari ki mashhoor nazm ke rang mein, shayari ke zariye baat karte hain zindagi, josh aur jawaani ke, ki jawaani saalon mein nahi, dil mein hoti hai.

Let's explore the alternative perspectives with which poets have viewed the subject of Purdah. Is it only that which separates the lover from the beloved? Or does it assume the shape of the flag of resistance? Come with us to explore in this episode of Falaknama

What does the new year call upon us to do? Is it merely changing of the calendar or is there a larger purpose to a New Year. Listen to the episode to discover what Urdu poets have said about the new year. 

With the winters in their full blow, lets hear to what shayars have said about this weather and what diverse feelings it evokes. So grab that hot cuppa and sit down for the next 10 minutes :)