Kaifinama, A documentary on the life and times of Kaifi Azmi, directed by Sumantra Ghosal has been selected by UK Asian Film Festival, London. It will be screened at the prestigious BAFTA London. Venue, Date and Details Sunday 7 April,…
Prasar Bharati Central Archives presents an Interview with famous poet & lyricist Kaifi Azmi on his birth anniversary.
Nostalgia that tugged at the very core of your heart surfaced on 16 February 2019 at the Rang Sharda auditorium, where I witnessed a show of the play Aakhri Shama (Last Candle), staged by the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA)’s…
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SM Mehdi was a playwright, author, journalist and critic. As a young man he was drawn to the Communist party, and was a student leader in Kanpur and Lucknow. He worked with the Urdu cell of the Communist party in…
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Its wonderful how the Kaifi Centenary Celebrations have taken on a life of their own. People, Organisations in India and abroad are holding events, curating them and paying tribute to Kaifi. Our heartfelt gratitude 🙏 When we celebrate Kaifi we…
In a deeply romantic account of the days before she got married, Shaukat Azmi recalls how her husband-to-be, poet Kaifi Azmi kept asking her for water, despite her handing him many saucers of water from a surahi. “Zara aur,” he kept…
Thanks to progressive Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi, a kind of socialism is alive and kicking in Mijwan. Kaifi was born a hundred years ago in Mijwan and died here in 2002. A host of events commemorating the wonderful life led…
Today (17th January 2019) has been an overwhelming experience for all the Azmis. Once in passing Kaifi Sahab had asked Baba “Can a film be shot in Mijwan?” Baba had let it pass then but today during the centenary year…
