Ishqnaama: The love-life of Asrar-ul-Haq Majaz
Finding love in revolution; revolution in love!
Asrar-ul-Haq Majaz (1911-1955), also known as Majaz Lakhnavi, has traditionally been called a poet of romance and revolution.
Let’s count them words!
Different poets might use slightly different distribution of words and word clouds are typically used to convey information about the distribution of words in some specific context. The more a word is used, the bigger it is on the cloud. So, let us make these word clouds for some prominent poets and see if they convey some insight into their commonalities and distinctiveness.
Aashiqi Mein Meer Jaise Khwaab Mat Dekha Karo
It is said that Meer used to go wild at the sight of the moon, as he had an illusion that the face of his separated beloved was reflected in the moon.
By Faisal Fehmi
February 8, 2019
Ishqnaama: The love-life of Akhtar Shirani
Akhtar Shirani has been painted as a poet who lived his life too liberally, drank incessantly, and cared little for a regulated kind of life. This made him a bohemian of sorts. His manners angered his family, especially his father.
BOL KI LAB AAZAAD HAIN TERE
POETRY IN RESISTANCE, POETS IN PROTEST
Whenever there was a need to stand for truth and to raise a voice against oppression, there was a poet to do so. Poetry has inspired many historic revolutions that have restored order in society. This did not, however, come easily to the poets.
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