Interview with Kaifi Azmi | DD Archives
Prasar Bharati Central Archives presents an Interview with famous poet & lyricist Kaifi Azmi on his birth anniversary.
Aakhri Shama completes 50 years; film actor Kanwaljit Singh plays Ghalib
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…
Jan Nisar Akhtar & Kaifi Azmi : Do Shayar, Do Zindagiyan, Ek Kahani
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Syed Mohammad Mehdi on Kaifi Azmi
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…
Kaifi Azmi Centenary Celebrations Coverage on Rang Tarang, DD News
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Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi to Honour Kaifi Azmi at Jashn-e-Adab Poetry Festival
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…
Remembering Kaifi Azmi, the people’s poet
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…
Mijwan Remembers Kaifi Azmi a 100 Years After He Was Born
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…
Mee Raksam – Baba Azmi shooting a film in Mijwan as a tribute to Kaifi Azmi
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…
