Urdunama Podcast
1) Reading Ghalib's 'Koi Umeed Bar Nahin Aati': Ego and Self Awareness Without Apology
Reading Ghalib's 'Koi Umeed Bar Nahin Aati': Ego and Self Awareness Without ApologyDescription: Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, known to the world as Mirza Ghalib, remains a towering figure in Urdu poetry f...Show More
2) Falsafa in Life: Understanding Iqbal’s Philosophy of Grief
What is Falsafa? It’s the philosophy that pushes us to explore ideas with wisdom, and with a humility in which every certainty melts away. We explore this week's theme, 'falsafa' through Iqbal’s 'Fal...Show More
3) Zehn and Jazbātiyat: Heart vs Mind in Urdu Poetry
This week in UIrdunama, we explore poems that live inside our zehn, meaning our mind. But this internal world of the zehn keeps colliding with the one that belongs to the heart and its jazbātiyat (emo...Show More
4) Kya Sochte Ho? : Exploring 'Soch' Through Urdu Poetry
In this week's Urdunama, we speak about 'Soch', meaning a personal lens through which we look at everything.With the intensity of Mohsin Naqvi, the softness of Bashir Badr, the sharp pain of heartbrea...Show More
5) Dharmendra - Pur Kashish, Shaista Mizaaj Fankar
In this week’s Urdunama, we remember Dharmendra not only as Bollywood's "Greek-God" hero but essentially as a man defined by two qualities - Pur-kashish (full of charm) and Shaista-mizaaj (gentle in n...Show More
6) Tasalli: Where Grief Meets Gentle Healing
Tasalli is a feeling of comfort, reassurance, and emotional support. It is what helps the heart feel calm when someone listens without judgment, shares your pain or simply lets you be with your emotio...Show More
7) Sannata - The Sound Between Words
In poetry, “Sannata” isn’t just silence but the stillness where everything stops. It is the absence of sound, of presence, of movement, yet it carries a strange weight. Poets like Gulzar, Ameer Qazalb...Show More
8) Chain and Bechaini: The Space Between Rest and Restlessness
In Urdu, chain means comfort, meaning when the heart finally feels at ease. Bechaini is the opposite. It is the restlessness that keeps you awake, searching for something more, something else.Poets li...Show More
9) In the Glow of ‘Roshni’, Every Poem Finds Clarity
Roshni, meaning 'light', in Urdu poetry is never alone. It gains meaning only when contrasted with darkness, whether that’s doubt, loneliness, or the moments that challenge our hearts. Poets show us t...Show More
10) Ranj: The Quiet Ache Beneath Every Verse
In this episode, we explore Urdu word Ranj, sorrow, grief, and the small heartbreaks that shape our lives. From Sahir to Dagh, Shakeel, and Irfan, each poet has experienced, expressed, and understood ...Show More