There is a thin line that lies between Art and
Literature. Both are reflective of a
civilization's culture at any given time in
history.Allama Iqbal
 A
site that features the best of the "Poet of the
East". Offering an introduction to the
poet-philosopher, the site features his
biography, his works, his role in the Pakistan
movement and audio and video clips of Allama
Iqbal at various stages of his life. An
introduction to the Allama Iqbal Academy is also
available with links to a host of other websites
dedicated to the man who dreamt about Pakistan.
Orders can be placed online for books, journals,
audios and videos depicting the work of our
great national poet.
Amir Khusro
An extremely in depth site that deals with
the life and works of the prolific Persian poet.
The site features hoards of Hindi riddles,
couplets and legends attributed to them. You
will also find essays on Khusro's "Urs" and his
"Hindvi poetry and the best of his "Farsi"
couplets and Qawallis. Online resources for
manuscripts of Khusro's works can also be found
on this site. Don't forget to checkout other
sites and links that features Khusro's works.
Also sign the guestbook and inform the webmaster
of what you think of this site.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Fortunate are the nations where thinkers and
revolutionaries such as the great Faiz Saheb are
born. The site pays tribute to the man known for
his drastic approach, well featured in his verse
and life. Offering a biography of this great
nationalist who stood firm against injustices of
the power players of his time, the site features
the images, audio clips of his best work and an
online store that offers the best publications
of the all time revolutionary, however the mode
of payment is not mentioned on this site.
Acknowledged as the greatest Urdu poet after
Iqbal.
Urdustan.com
A refreshing site that brings you the best
from the world of Urdu literature. The site
features message boards, penpals and an online
poetry contest, where amateurs can flaunt their
talent and win instant fame. Also available are
a list of poet profiles, biographies of great
literary personalities and a list of articles
and reviews related to them. The site also
provides link to U-Hoo!, the Urdu equivalent to
Yahoo!. Don't miss out the Tanz-o-Mizah section
for the greatest chunk of Urdu humor on the
web.Also go through the Nazm of the month in the
"Anam" section.
Urdu Shairy
Urdu Shairy.com is an Urdu Web Media
resource with almost a hundred pages of poetry
and Urdu arts. If you are interested in reading
of poems on the site make sure you download the
Urdu fonts software. Also checkout various poet
profiles on this site and the Urdu arts link,
that offers an art gallery with some artwork
from the site owner. Links to various media and
entertainment sites are also available on this
site.
Mehfil-E-Mushaira
A site with a difference that is exactly what
can be said about Mehfil-e-Mushaira. Offering
the latest from the world of Urdu poetry, the
site holds and archive of audio clips of poetry
in Real Audio format recited by the poets
themselves at various mushairas, with Pakistan
and internationally. Works of poets as great as
John Elia, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Obaidullah Aleem,
Ahmed Faraz and Qateel Shifai are also available
on this site. Aside from this, information on
the history of the Ghazal, text files of poems,
and links to various other Urdu sites are also
available.
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