Speaking To The Beloved With Ghazal
In this episode of Yun Hota To Kya Hota — The World Of Ghalib, host Amit Basole ponders the enigma of Ghalib the lover. How did Ghalib speak of love? Whom did Ghalib love? He transports you to the heart of the ghazal.
In this episode of Yun Hota To Kya Hota — The World Of Ghalib, host Amit Basole ponders the enigma of Ghalib the lover. How did Ghalib speak of love? Whom did Ghalib love? He transports you to the heart of the ghazal.
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In most of Ghalib’s verses, he is deliberately ambiguous about the gender and identity of the beloved that he is talking about. This is in keeping with the conventions of the classical ghazal.
Zia Mohyeddin, the British-Pakistani actor renowned for giving voice to the lyrical seduction of Ghalib’s poetry, died on February 13, 2023. Ghalib is a state of mind beyond the narrow confines of nation, religion and other notional boxes in which we find ourselves bracketed. This transcendence comes achingly to mind as we mourn the passing of Zia Saheb. This episode is a tribute to his memory.
Credits:
Akshay Ramuhalli, Bijoy Venugopal, Bruce Lee Mani, Narayan Krishnaswamy, Prashant Vasudevan, Sananda Dasgupta, Seema Seth, Shraddha Gautam, Supriya Joshi and Velu Shankar
Acknowledgements:
- Zia Mohiuddin Videos | Rekhtarekhta.org
- Domni
- YouTube | Composition of music by Swati Phadke and recited by Pubali Mattoo #GhazalGuruvaar #10 — Aane ka muntazar tere — Smt. Swati Phadke | Mah Laqa Bai Chanda
- YouTube | Taskeen ko Hum Na Royen — Mirza Ghalib, Sung by Farid Ayaz & Abu Muhammad
- YouTube | Dil Se Teri Nigah Jiggar Tak Utar Gayi | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Ghazal | Mirza Ghalib
Discover more:
- YouTube: Zia Mohyeddin recites Mirza Ghalib’s poetry ‘Azadi Ka Shukr Baja Laao, Gham Na Khao’
- YouTube: Ghalib aur Mein-Zia Mohyeddin
- YouTube: Ghalib aur Mein — Zia Mohyeddin
- YouTube: Imagery of Ghalib (1) — Ahmad Javaid
- YouTube: Ghalib ki ma’ani aafreeni غالب کی معانی آفرینی — Ahmad Javaid
- YouTube: Frances Pritchett: How to Read Ghalib
- YouTube: Ghalib-E-Khasta Ke Baghair | Shamsur Rahman Faruqi with Pavan K. Varma | Jashn-e-Rekhta
- Amazon: When Sun Meets Moon: Gender, Eros, and Ecstasy in Urdu Poetry (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks)
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