Firaq Gorakhpuri Par Ek Khaas Baatcheet | Jashn-e-Rekhta 2017

Firaq Gorakhpuri: Hijr Ki Raat Ka Sitara
Shamim Hanfi & Dipa Bagai

Firaq Gorakhpuri rode as a colossus on India’s literary scene throughout the twentieth century, along with Faiz Ahmad Faiz in Pakistan. He is best known for introducing an element of earthiness to Urdu love poetry where the lovers become living human beings, instead of being shadowy metaphors.

Prof. Shamim Hanfi, one of the most prominent literary critics in the subcontinent and Dipa Singh Bagai is a writer and presenter in Urdu, Hindi and English.

Jashn-e-Rekhta is a unique festival, held annually in Delhi, which celebrates the spirit of Urdu language, literature and culture. Spread over three days, the festival hosts distinguished poets, authors, scholars and artists from the subcontinent and beyond.

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