I had once recorded a stories for young kids. Ali baba chalis chor was one of my favorite child hood stories. Its at least for Kids above 13 ..read more

In this episode I try to explain one of the famous poems of N M Rashid , Israfil ki maut. I try to explain the historical references, and legends associated to israfil the angel of the trumpet ..read more

In this episode I discuss one of the most difficult questions " The Existence of God" seen from eyes of poetry and philosophy. I recite Jaun's Loh e shar bay sar chashma e tar. Aristotle's Prime mover argument, Ibn e Sina's Burhan ul Sadaqain and the argument of Wajib ul Wajood. I discuss my own interpretation of the one of Ghalib's sher on the theme "Sabat". I have added the excerpts of Woody Allens 3 films where characters contemplate on similar matters ..read more

I discuss in this episode about why darkness in art is important. What Carl Jung and Tolstoy have to say about it. What does Mir and Ghalib think about it? What is the hidden message in Abbas Kiarustami's Film Taste of Cherry ..read more

In this episode I have discussed how brains of polyglots function. How different languages establish their place in our heads. Jaun ki aik ghazal aur meri aik nazm Uranium ke khwab ..read more

In this episode we have picked  famous indian songs and from that have tried to understand poetic meter ( ramal musamman mehzoof). It was a fun session where we sang songs and tried to explain the metrical technicalities behind them.  ..read more

What makes azad nazm azad. What are the underlying meters. How they are used. How Faiz ahmad Faiz used the Azad nazm technique to write his famous poem Intesab. The document where the analysis of Faiz sahibs poem Intesab is analyzed metrically  https://1drv.ms/b/s!AjKILH-ACY8a2Wk4wbWHStf-1YMR?e=v4gd6G ..read more