Decoding Our Syncretic 'Riwaaj' Through Urdu Poetry
- 3 years ago
From social injustice to our composite culture, there are different themes of 'riwaaj' in Urdu poetry. Tune in as The Quint's Fabeha Syed reads classical poet Nazeer Akbarabaadi's nazm 'Diwali', and Kaifi Azmi's 'Taj Mahal'. Also, catch historian Pushpesh Pant, writer, Saif Mahmood, and poet Azhar Iqbal, who discuss what it is like to have the 'Ganga-Jamni' riwaaj as our legacy. Listen to the podcast here: https://bit.ly/3vNNCYF