In honour of the one hundredth birthday celebrations of the Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi, Indian writer and translator Rakhshanda Jalil has put together what her publisher calls a “curatorial” selection of Azmi’s lyrics and nazms (poems composed around a theme…
I, Ameeta Parsuram ‘Meeta’, have been organizing BAZM: Jashn-e-Ghazal, since 2009, in the capital of India. Bazm is successful because Dilliwallas love this event….Ghazal lovers of Delhi look forward to it because this event is aimed at preserving traditional Ghazal…
One Hundred Years of Kaifi Azmi With two poems by Kaifi Azmi Husain Mir Ali Kaifi Azmi: Poems | Nazms is an homage to Kaifi Azmi’s centenary birth year. The book, edited by Sudeep Sen, is a specially curated volume that…
Mijwan has given tribute to Late Kaifi Sahab. It was a good gathering there. Amongst the Guests, Mr. Hashim Khan (NRI Guest), Surendra Yadav & Jai Kishan Pandey were present. (https://cozumelparks.com) Program was conducted by Jitendra Kumar Mishra. Nazm was presented…
A documentary film produced by actor Shabana Azmi to mark the birth centenary year of her father Kaifi Azmi launched with a world premiere screening at the UK Asian Film Festival in London on Sunday. ‘Kaifinama‘ traces the life of…
Renowned poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar said here on Saturday that Kaifi Azmi, the great Urdu poet and lyricist, lived a life that mirrored his writings. Speaking at the second and concluding day of the Dehradun Poetry Festival, Akhtar said…
I was born in a slave India, grew up in an independent India and would like to die in a socialist India. This dream of eminent Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi took a serious beating, like many of his contemporary idealists,…
“Kaifi Azmi” Fun Aur Shakhsiyat (Journey from Romanticism to Revolution) Javed Akhtar & Shabana Azmi in conversation with Obaid Azam Azmi at Jashn-e-Adab 8th Poetry Festival 2019 Phase-1, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.
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,…
