Episodi

  • The Women of Urdu Poetry
    Sep 13 2026

    Is episode mein Falaknama chalta hai waqt ki ek lambi lakeer par, un bhooli-bisri aawaazon ke peeche.

    Deccan ki Mah Laqa Bai Chanda se lekar Ada Jafarey, Zehra Nigah, Kishwar Naheed, Fahmida Riaz, Parveen Shakir aur Sara Shagufta tak.

    Ek kahani, un shaayraat ki, jinhone Urdu shayari ko rang diye air auratoon ke jazbaat ko ek centrestage diya.

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    14 min
  • Kamyaab Kaun Hai? - What Really Makes a Life Successful?
    Sep 5 2026

    Kamyaab kaun hai, doston? Woh jiske paas daulat, naam aur ooncha ohda ho, ya woh jo apne logon ke beech, apni pehchaan ke saath sukoon se jeeta ho? Kaamyaabi ke asli mayaar aakhir hain kya? Ahmad Faraz ki jalti hui shama se lekar Iqbal, Firaq, Jigar, Nida Fazli aur Syed Sadiq Hussain ke soaring uqaab tak. Shayari ke aaine mein hum talaash karte hain ki asli kaamyaabi kya hai. Shaayad woh kisi ginti, kisi number mein nahi, balki us sukoon mein hai jo apne haal se raazi hone se milta hai.


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    9 min
  • Inquilaab — Jab Lafz Baaghi Ho Jaayein
    Aug 30 2026

    Kuch shayari sirf sunai nahi deti, woh lalkaarti hai. Is episode mein hai woh aawaazein jo zulm ke saamne Kabuki jhuki nahi.

    Josh Malihabadi ke inquilaabi naare se lekar Bismil Azimabadi ki Sarfaroshi ki tamanna, Iqbal ke Farman-e-Khuda, Faiz ke Bol aur Hum Dekhenge, Habib Jalib ke "main nahi maanta", Sahir, Makhdoom, aur aaj ki aawaazein Rahat Indori aur Dushyant Kumar tak. Ye safar hai un lafzon ka jo talwar ban gaye.

    Aayiye, us aag ko phir se mehsoos karte hain jo har daur mein ek shayar ke seene se doosre tak safar karti rahi hai.

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    12 min
  • Safarnama
    Jul 15 2026

    Manzil nahi, safar ke naam — a warm, reflective (and occasionally witty) journey through Urdu poetry on the road of life.

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    13 min
  • Baarish ka Mausam
    Jul 4 2026

    From the scent of the first raindrop to the paper boats of childhood, this episode of Falaknama is a warm, unhurried gathering held in the name of the rains.

    Through the verses of Ghalib, Parveen Shakir, Nida Fazli, Gulzar, and many more, we follow the monsoon through all its moods like mischief and romance, longing and parting. For some it's a love song; for others, old memories the rain quietly stirs awake.

    So grab a chai, open a window, and for a little while, simply enjoy the rain.

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    11 min
  • Dosti, Yaari
    Jul 1 2026

    What meaning do friends hold in our lives? We explore this question through 7 couplets in this episode.

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    9 min
  • Abhi To Main Jawaan Hoon — On Staying Young at Heart
    May 5 2024

    Umr ginti hai, ya ehsaas? Is episode mein Falaknama us jazbe ko chhoota hai jo kabhi boodha nahi hota. Woh aag, woh umang, woh "abhi to main jawaan hoon" waali rooh. Hafeez Jalandhari ki mashhoor nazm ke rang mein, shayari ke zariye baat karte hain zindagi, josh aur jawaani ke, ki jawaani saalon mein nahi, dil mein hoti hai.

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    4 min
  • Purdah
    Mar 7 2022

    Let's explore the alternative perspectives with which poets have viewed the subject of Purdah. Is it only that which separates the lover from the beloved? Or does it assume the shape of the flag of resistance? Come with us to explore in this episode of Falaknama

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    7 min