On his birth anniversary, here are some of the famous couplets by Bahadur Shah Zafar!
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Recalling few lines penned by last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar
Bahadur Shah Zafar, also known as Bahadur Shah II, was the last Mughal emperor of India who reigned from 1837 to 1857 for a period of 20 years. Bahadur Shah, with the full name Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar, was born on October 24, 1775, as one of[Read More…]
The intriguing story behind Ghalib’s “Har ek baat pe kahte ho”
“Har ek baat pe kahte ho tum ki tū kyā hai tumhīñ kaho ki ye andāz-e-guftugū kyā hai na sho.ale meñ ye karishma na barq meñ ye adā koī batāo ki vo shoḳh-e-tund-ḳhū kyā hai ye rashk hai ki vo hotā hai ham-suḳhan tum se vagarna ḳhauf-e-bad-āmozi-e-adū kyā hai” Ghalib,[Read More…]