Host Amit Basole ponders the enigma of Ghalib the lover: How did Ghalib speak of love? Whom did Ghalib love? He transports you to the heart of the ghazal.

Zia Mohyeddin, the British-Pakistani actor renowned for giving voice to the lyrical seduction of Ghalib’s poetry, died on February 13, 2023. Ghalib is a state of mind beyond the narrow confines of nation, religion and other notional boxes in which we find ourselves bracketed. This transcendence comes achingly to mind as we mourn the passing of Zia Saheb. This episode is a tribute to his memory.

Credits:

Akshay Ramuhalli, Bijoy Venugopal, Bruce Lee Mani, Narayan Krishnaswamy, Prashant Vasudevan, Seema Seth, Shraddha Gautam, Supriya Joshi and Velu Shankar

Acknowledgements:

Zia Mohiuddin Videos | Rekhtarekhta.org

https://www.rekhta.org/Zia

Domni

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_zWZpMLzZI

6:04 to 6:44

YouTube | Composition of music by Swati Phadke and recited by Pubali Mattoo #GhazalGuruvaar #10 - Aane ka muntazar tere - Smt. Swati Phadke | Mah Laqa Bai Chanda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyTc4MEUoQs

YouTube | Taskeen ko Hum Na Royen - Mirza Ghalib

Sung by Farid Ayaz & Abu Muhammad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c56THXY0MO8

Dil Se Teri Nigah Jiggar Tak Utar Gayi | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Ghazal | Mirza Ghalib

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxM7NpF4Z5Y

Discover more:

YouTube: Zia Mohyeddin recites Mirza Ghalib's poetry 'Azadi Ka Shukr Baja Laao, Gham Na Khao'

https://youtu.be/xsRy4dO7YeM

YouTube: Ghalib aur Mein-Zia Mohyeddin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCEd1mtjBtM

YouTube: Ghalib aur Mein - Zia Mohyeddin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCEd1mtjBtM

Imagery of Ghalib (1) - Ahmad Javaid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg5STy4WCjs

YouTube: Ghalib ki ma'ani aafreeni غالب کی معانی آفرینی - Ahmad Javaid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSiYuee2JAs

YouTube: Frances Pritchett: How to Read Ghalib

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnmzgG54KWA

YouTube: Ghalib-E-Khasta Ke Baghair | Shamsur Rahman Faruqi with Pavan K. Varma | Jashn-e-Rekhta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAoyx34zz_s

Amazon: When Sun Meets Moon: Gender, Eros, and Ecstasy in Urdu Poetry (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks)

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