Dushyant Kumar-The Lovable,Unforgettable Peoples' Poet who gave voice to the pain of the common man By Dr.Jaskiran Chopra Friends,today I will talk about a poet who first brought the ghazal into the realm of social and political issues,every day problems and suffering of the masses.A poet who did not use pure Urdu in his verse but a beautiful mix of Urdu and Hindi which he liked to call Hindustani,the spoken language of common folk.He is often called Jankavi as even almost 50 years after his death ,his poetry echoes as slogans at protest rallies,is quoted by students in debates and is very popular among leaders at election rallies.It resounds in parliament too. Often,people quote from his work without knowing that it is his poetry.Sometimes,they make mistakes while quoting him.But the truth is that his poetry is eternally present in our social consciousness and comes to our minds immediately when we see social injustice created by a corrupt political system. His was a fear
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Sahir and Amrita-A Love Story that Could Have Been but Never Was By Dr.Jaskiran Chopra Dear Friends, Some of you may feel that there is some confusion here.There surely is.This is a story where confusion prevailed even as it was unfolding.Even after it has concluded and the two poets have passed away,confusion and conjecture carry on.All over social media,imaginary twists and turns are being given to it to project an ideal romantic tale of Sahir Ludhianavi and Anrita Preetam .I have been closely following their lives and poetry for very long and would like to put this tale in perspective.I am sorry to disappoint the people who are building this beautiful love story and making it a legend of modern times.In a way,it was not a love story at all.It was an obsession on the part of Amrita who gave open expression to it in her 1976 autobiography Rasidi Ticket.However ,she never wrote about any romantic interest shown towards her by Sahir.She writes about the wall of silence that was al
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Muzaffar Ali-A Poet who says He Writes no poetry By Dr.Jaskiran Chopra Yes friends,today I will talk about a poet who says he does not write any poetry.However,this is not true.All his life,he has been writing poetry-on canvas,on celluloid and while creating screenplays music ,sets and costumes for his iconic films.His use of poetry and his poetic vision has made all his work classic,aesthetic and memorable. A renowned film maker,designer,painter , revivalist and social worker... Janaab Muzaffar Ali is a cult figure of our times whose many splendoured personality has brought to us a wonderful world of love and beauty.He believes in perfection and works tirelessly for years to achieve this perfection that creates a classic.By most people,he is associated with his magnum opus-Umrao Jaan which can easily be called a classic of world cinema.In this film,he brought to life the 1899 novel titled Umrao Jaan Ada written by Mirza Hadi Ruswa.His first film,Gaman, is a classic too.Both films