Integration and Identity by Shabana Azmi
Thank you ILUK for inviting me to speak at this prestigious room in the House Of Commons.I have been a member of the Rajya Sabha – the Upper House in the Indian Parliament and i am cognisant of the fact…
Kaifiyat Express is now no longer any less than the Rajdhani Express
Traveling in the Kaifiyat Express has now become an experience in comfort, luxury, and style! Kaifiyat Express is now no longer any less than the Rajdhani Express! Finally, the Railway Ministry has added high-end technology coaches to 12225/12226 Kaifiyat Express…
Silent Minarets Whispering Winds at the T2 terminal of Mumbai International Airport
Mijwan, a hamlet in eastern Uttar Pradesh, is constantly demolishing old mindsets and reinventing itself with fashion, both as a source of income and as a course for the future. The intricate Chikankaari work is the epicenter of this change.…
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The newlly furbished library of Kaifi Azmi Inter College for girls
The newly furbished library of Kaifi Azmi Inter College for girls. Plan India donated 700 books and 4 Kindles. (Klonopin)
KAIFI AUR MAIN – REMEMBERING THE LEGENDRY POET
Kaifi Aur Main summarizes everything about Kaifi, be it his 55-year-old romance with Shaukat— right from the time she met him as a young girl, till their last day together — or his progressive social ideas. When the words, ‘Jannat…
SM 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…
Ajeeb Aadmi Tha Woh – by NCERT Official
अजीब आदमी था वो…. मोहब्बातों का गीत था बग़ावतों का राग था कभी वो सिर्फ़ फूल था कभी वो सिर्फ़ आग था अजीब आदमी था वो… वो मुफ़लिसों से कहता था कि दिन बदल भी सकते हैं वो जाबिरों से…
The joys of coexistence
A progressive romantic or a faithful revolutionary, understanding Kaifi Azmi is as beguiling as comprehending his evocative poetry The pages are all yellow, emitting that familiar smell of books mocking at vagaries of time and space. Some of the pages embrace…
To Abba With Love: Remembering Kaifi Azmi on His Death Anniversary
K aifi Azmi wrote his first ghazal at the age of eleven, joined the Communist Party at 19 and turned columnist for Qaumi Jung when he shifted from Azamgarh to Mumbai. On May 10th, 2002 he passed away after a…
Late Kaifi Sahab’s 14th Death Anniversary at his Mijwan Village
Mijwan : Today Kaifi Shahab’s 14th Death Anniversary was celebrated by a huge mass at his home Fateh Manzil, Mijwan. Mr. Shiv Prasad Jaiswal (Chief Guest and Chairman Phoolpur), Jitendra Harimandir Pandey, Principal and staff of Primary School, Junior High School and…
लोगों के दिलों में रहते हैं कैफी आजमी
फूलपुर (आजमगढ़) : मशहूर शायर व गीतकार कैफी आजमी के मेजवा गांव को मुख्यमंत्री के पहल पर स्वास्थ्य महकमा द्वारा 108 नंबर पर डायल करने पर उपलब्ध होने वाली एम्बुलेंस मिली जो एएनएम सेंटर पर रहकर गांव के मरीजों में…
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14th January Function in Janki Kutir – Mumbai
Vijay AKELA on kaifi AZMI on 98th Birthday at JANKI KUTIR (Provigil)
Mijwan celebrates Kaifi Azmi’s 96th Birth anniversary
14th Jan 2016 was Kaifi Saheb’s 96th birth anniversary.. Kaifi Azmi’s 96th Birth Anniversary was celebrated by a huge mass involving Tahseeldar, Phoolpur in the grand Chicken Kari Centre. Mr. Shiv Sagar Dubey (Chief Guest and Tahseeldar, Phoolpur) addressed the…
Kaifi Azmi Academy likely to come up by 2016 – TOI
The much-awaited All-India Kaifi Azmi Academy in UP might see the light of the day by March 2016, said Shabana Azmi on Saturday. She was responding to a question from the audience at the Lucknow Literature Carnival. She said she…
Kaifi Azmi: Symbol of Resistance
Sunday, May 19, 2002 THE radical and the poet do not always occupy the same personality with ease. The rival personae can contradict each other, so that the poetry is pulled one way and the other, between the extremes of…
A poet, a revolutionary – An article from THE HINDU
Remembering Kaifi Azmi, the man whose genius went beyond films. “Kar Chale Hum Fida Jan-o-Tan Saathiyo , Ab Tumhare Havale Watan Saathiye”, wrote Kaifi Azmi for Chetan Anand’s 1964 film “Haqeeqat”. The patriotic song, immortalized by the inimitable voice of…
Akhilesh Yadav announces Annual Kaifi Azmi Award
Chief Minister, UP, Akhilesh Yadav announces Annual Kaifi Azmi Award for The Arts from Govt of UP. It carries cash award of Rs 5 lacs. This was announced yesterday in Lucknow at an award function where Ms. Shabana Azmi was…
Kaifi Azmi’s family donated Kaifi’s personal collection of 5000 books
Kaifi Azmis family donated his personal collection of 5000 books to The Maulana Azad Library at Aligarh Muslim University under a special section called Kaifi Azmis Collection. It was formally inaugurated by Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi in the presence…
Javed, Shabana attend seminar on Kaifi Azmi
Film lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar on Wednesday said that despite the political and economic shifts in India, his late father-in-law and poet Kaifi Azmi retained his idealism and remained optimistic of a socialist future for the country. Kaifi’s optimism…
National symposium on Kaifi Azmi
ALIGARH, August 11: National Academy of Letter – Sahitya Academy, in collaboration with the Aligarh Muslim University will organize a one-day national Symposium on eminent Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi on August 19, 2015 at Kennedy Auditorium at 10 am. Distinguished…
Remembering Kaifi Azmi on his 13th Death Anniversary
Mijwan has given tribute to Late Kaifi Sahab, a poet par excellence on his 13th death anniversary. Around 150 peoples attended this programme. There were Dr. Abdullah Sahab, Kamred Harmindar Pandey, PR Gautam, Shiv Prasad Ji, Mukesh Singh and the whole program…