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Doing more only to do less - do we glorify busy?
Reblogged from Campari and Sofa: My friend Gavin was telling me about a conversation he had with some Dutch colleagues. Gavin, and his compadre Georgina, find that the sheer volume of work they are...
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PIDGIN ENGLISH
BELOW IS SOME OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBSERVE IN MY 40 YEARS OF WORLD TRAMPING. (mostly) (includes some parts borrowed from Paul Theroux). PIDGIN ENGLISH “You don’t finish?” “No, I have finished,...
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GHALIB KI TASHREEH
ghalib یہ نہ تھی ہماری قسمت کہ وصا ل یار ہوتا اگر اور جیتے رہتے یہی انتظار ہوتا آ ہی جاتا وہ راہ پر غالب کوئی دن اور بھی جئے ہوتے خوں ہو کہ جگر آنکھ سے ٹپکا نہیں اے مرگ رہنے دے مجھے یاں کہ...
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INSURANCE CLAIM
INSURANCE CLAIM (Main idea borrowed) Name: Murali Dhurendar Godbole Policy No: 10539/52 (Toot Phoot) Place of accident:...
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Ghalib and Faisal Wadood
Ghalib ki zameen mein ek khoobsoorat Ghazal, Faisal Wadood ne kamal kar dia hai. Daagh ne bhi aesi hi koshish ki thi. please see my post: GHALIB AND DAAGH...
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INDIA’S UNTOUCHABLES
KAALOO BHANGEE BY KRISHNA CHANDAR I have been thinking why no one in the entire literature (the little that I read) ever dwelt upon the plight of India’s untouchables. Then I came across this...
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FROM THE HIGH ABOVE
The no. 7 1. In the Qoran there is mention of 7 skies (sab’aa samawaat). Is this a coincidence that there are 8 planets including Earth (and excluding Pluto which does not qualify for a planet). So...
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HINDI, URDU, HINDUSTANI
. .There are some who contend that Hindi and Urdu are one language An excerpt from the site: http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Hindinote.html “Their language is identified in the notes as...
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2+2=5
Reblogged from Affad Shaikh: http://youtu.be/HTjM6S-kOmg I was incredibly moved by this short piece. I don't know too much about the director and I am not sure if the film speaks beyond Iran. However,...
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TASHREEF LANE KA SHUKRIA (I)
“This should have been part IV of my series of posts,”SHAHJAHANPUR LIFE i,ii,iii It is different in that it features a unique character called Mr. gaRbaR and it is in Urdu. This is as it was in the...
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TASHREEF LAANE KA SHUKRIA (ii)
click here to join blogger for peace. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ======================================================================= Apart from Mr. GaRbaR, all the other...
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NO WORRY NO FEAR
The ayah 2:62 of The Holy Qoran I find in this ayah great hope for each and every one of us who believes in ONENESS of God. There are several such ayahs. for example: 7: 35, 46:13 in the Holy Qoran. In...
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Daagh Dehlvi, (Lutf woh ishq mein..)
lutf woh ishq men paaye hain keh jee janta hai by daag dehlvi [excerpts from Wikipedia] Nawab Mirza Khan (1831–1905) (Urdu: نواب مرزا خان, Hindi: नवाब मिर्ज़ा ख़ान), commonly known as Daagh Dehlvi...
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THE DESIRES ON THE CANVAS.
This is a NAZM from RAFIULLAH MIAN. I copied it from his post:...
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AMIR KHUSROW
For more, please see allpoetry.com from where I have copied the following. But first listen to it on the YOUTUBE http://youtu.be/zgLEe2KNwN4 Chaap Tilak Chhap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay...
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JOHN ELIA
Jaun Elia (Urdu: جون ایلیا, December 14, 1931 – November 8, 2002) YESTERDAY WAS HIS DEATH ANNIVERSARY. IT IS FITTING THAT WE COMMEMORATE THIS DATE BY REMEMBERING HIS POETRY. I BEGIN BY THE FOLLOWING...
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pakeezah and dupatta
Inhin logon ne…….. Listen to this wonderful song before reading further. Inhin logon ne, inhin logon ne, inhi logon ne le leena dupatta mera. [These very people took away from me my shoulder scarf]...
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SHERWANI
SHERWANI Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Maulana Abul Kalaam Azaad This long jacket with closed collar is a unique garment found only in the subcontinent and has the...
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فرش پر بچوں کے دو ٹوٹے کھلونے دیکھ کر
Reblogged from rafimian: غزل بہ گئے پنچھی، تھا قسمت میں پروں کا ٹوٹنا اک قیامت ڈھا گیا تھا ساحلوں کا ٹوٹنا Beh gaye panchi, tha qismat main paroN ka tootna Ik qayamat dha gaya tha saahiloN ka tootna...
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