8 episodes

*Reading excerpts from Urdu novels, literature. For educational purpose, reading Urdu prose for better pronunciation and aiming at drawing readers' attention towards books by reading a few lines.
*My aim is that if I read one page from a 500 page novel i.e. just 0.2% of the book, and it rouses interest of person-listener and he or she is drawn towards buying reading the book, it would be a service for language and literature. If you like Urdu Literature Radio, do share the link with friends.and relatives who might be interested. Shukria.

Urdu Literature Radio Shams Alavi

    • Society & Culture

*Reading excerpts from Urdu novels, literature. For educational purpose, reading Urdu prose for better pronunciation and aiming at drawing readers' attention towards books by reading a few lines.
*My aim is that if I read one page from a 500 page novel i.e. just 0.2% of the book, and it rouses interest of person-listener and he or she is drawn towards buying reading the book, it would be a service for language and literature. If you like Urdu Literature Radio, do share the link with friends.and relatives who might be interested. Shukria.

    Sirajuddaula and East India Company role in Bengal from Qurratul Ain Hyder's Aag Ka Darya

    Sirajuddaula and East India Company role in Bengal from Qurratul Ain Hyder's Aag Ka Darya

    Reading an excerpt about Sirajuddaula and East India Company role in Bengal from Qurratul Ain Hyder's Aag Ka Darya

    • 6 min
    Boy carried Qazi's chilam, ran to keep it burning, later became Urdu poet.

    Boy carried Qazi's chilam, ran to keep it burning, later became Urdu poet.

    Excerpt from Mushtaq Ahmad Noori's article on Urdu poet Siddique Mujeebi, who belonged to Jharkhand.

    • 2 min
    Poetry in memory of lynching victim Mohammad Akhlaq: Shams Ur Rehman Alavi's Urdu Nazm

    Poetry in memory of lynching victim Mohammad Akhlaq: Shams Ur Rehman Alavi's Urdu Nazm

    Shams Ur Rehman Alavi's Nazm read by him. This verse was written in memory of lynching victim Mohammad Akhlaq, who was killed by a mob including his neighbours over a rumour that his fridge had beef. The incident had occurred at Bisadha in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh. The nazm was written soon after the incident.

    • 1 min
    Dilemma of a Urdu loving Hindu man in Musharraf Alam Zauqi's novel Bayaan

    Dilemma of a Urdu loving Hindu man in Musharraf Alam Zauqi's novel Bayaan

    Excerpts from Musharraf Alam Zauqi's novel Bayaan that deals with the man who belongs in Urdu world and roots for composite culture but even his family opposes...

    • 4 min
    Post-partition era in Uttar Pradesh from Salahuddin Parvez' novel Identity Card

    Post-partition era in Uttar Pradesh from Salahuddin Parvez' novel Identity Card

    Reading a few lines about post-partition era in Uttar Pradesh from Salahuddin Parvez' Urdu novel Identity Card.

    • 3 min
    Hasan Abidi's Urdu poem on Baghdad, the city of Alif Lailah and Marjeena.

    Hasan Abidi's Urdu poem on Baghdad, the city of Alif Lailah and Marjeena.

    Hasan Abidi's Urdu poem on Baghdad that was written in the aftermath of US led invasion. It focuses on the destruction and cultural heritage, recalling Halaku Khan's sacking Baghdad centuries ago.

    • 2 min

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