Ishqnaama: The love-life of Asrar-ul-Haq Majaz
Asrar-ul-Haq Majaz (1911-1955), also known as Majaz Lakhnavi, has traditionally been called a poet of romance and revolution.
By Anisur Rahman
February 15, 2019
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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.
By Anisur Rahman
February 1, 2019
Ishqnaama: The love-life of Mohammad Iqbal
Iqbal and Atia remained friends for long. When Iqbal returned to India after completing his education in Europe, he remained unhappy and passed through a phase of emotional crisis because of domestic issues and traditional environment around.
By Anisur Rahman
January 15, 2019
Ishqnaama: The love-life of Nawab Mirza Khan Dagh Dehlvi
Dagh Dehlvi lived a life of pain and pining in love. He left behind a treasure-trove of love poetry but did not experience the blessings of love. His coffer was empty; he only knew of an illusory love and died with a wish for turning that illusion into a reality.
By Anisur Rahman
October 15, 2018
Ishqnaama: The love-life of Asadullah Khan Ghalib
To think of love and life is to think of Ghalib the lover, and Ghalib the beloved. He was not angelic in form and moving, nor a god in his apprehension but he surely was a piece of work, not very noble in reason but infinite in faculty. He was indeed Shakespeare’s ‘quintessence of dust’ who saw his love going to dust with emotional attachment and philosophical detachment.
By Anisur Rahman
October 1, 2018
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