I discovered a new website thanks to an article I was reading in the Mint Lounge (the saturday paper that I have come to like). It is www.rekhta.org which is essentially a one-stop site for re-discovering all your Urdu ghazals, nazms etc. Done in a format where you can search for the ghazal by Poet or by Lyrics, it is in both English and Hindi scripts. I found it brilliant, and so might you, if it interests you.
I tried finding two of my favourite ghazals- Apni Dhun mein rehta hoon and Dil mein ek leher si utthi hai abhi, and found the lyrics in a jiffy. Meanings of words difficult to fathom are available if you click on the word. Very useful. My Urdu will improve by leaps!
The first (Apni Dhun Mein) is a ghazal you can find Ghulam Ali singing (if you want to listen to it while I continue in my dhun), at http://gaana.com/#!/albums/anmol-sitare-vol-7-hindi
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Sounds interesting. Will check it out. Btw, while you are at it you might want to steer away from Asha Bhonsale's rendition of Dil mein ek leher.. She's killed it.
I like the Ghulam and more importantly the message of your title... way to go
Yes, Meghna, thank you for the warning. I think Asha should stay away (should have?) from this kind of song, only exception being Umrao Jaan, maybe. Main to Ghulam Ali ka hi ghulam rahoonga. There is a Moti Mahal in South Ex, Delhi, where a guy models himself after Ghulam Ali, and sings live.
DH, Shukriya, Janaab.
Aahaan! Interesting post.
Apart from Moti Mahal, You can also try - "Kabila", Aurbindo Place(Hauz Khas) or even "G Connaught Place"(Near PVR Rivoli)..they too have live ghazal performances (They had when I went there :D)
Sure, will try these on an appropriate occasion..thanks.
The site www.rekhta.org has included hundreds of more poets with thousand of selected ghazals and nazms.
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