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Edit Dawn 04 May 2016

A literary and cultural magazine, Arzhang, published by the Arts Council of Pakistan was launched on its premises on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, poetess Zehra Nigah said she had seen many magazines and journals see the light of day and disappear into nothingness, which meant it was difficult to keep the quality of a magazine intact ... She congratulated the Arts Council for undertaking such an important task ... ....

Let’s talk about Urdu

Edit Dawn 24 Apr 2016

The first session following the inauguration ceremony of ILF was a conversation between Zehra Nigah and Saif Mahmood, a New Delhi-based literary critic, translator, and lawyer ... The conversation began with a question from Mahmood on whether a poet’s identity is based on gender, to which Nigah replied in the negative ... Mahmood noted Nigah’s use of soft ......

Lucknow's oblivious Urdu shayar?

Edit The Times of India 24 Apr 2016

Poets can be divided into two broad categories - those who are sometime, somewhere influenced by the world outside and 'prosaic' concerns like politics, or at least reference what is happening, while on the other hand, there are those whose entire oeuvre may not bear the slightest indication of the times of tumult or rapid change they lived in ... "Chal gaya us nigah ka jadoo/Keh gayi dil ki baat kya kahiye", or this ... ....

Intizar Hussain, Fatima Surraiya Bajia remembered

Edit Dawn 18 Apr 2016

Dr Arfa Syeda Zehra moderated a session paying tributes to Bajia by sharing anecdotes and aspects of her life with Masood Ashar and Zehra Nigah ... Zehra Nigah, Bajia’s sister, said Bajia was more than a sister, she was like a mother to her siblings and more than that, she was a national entity ... Speaking of Bajia’s generosity of spirit which made her want to help everybody, Ms Nigah said....

Beyond borders

Edit The Hindu 03 Apr 2016

A few summers ago — actually, winters, considering we were at the Jaipur Literature Festival in mid-January – noted Pakistani author Kamila Shamsie expressed a fervent wish to come to India every year, maybe, even more than once a year ... Much like Zehra Nigah, who for all her work for television serials in Pakistan, is principally a poet who loves coming to India to attend mushairas and meet up with her fans ... Keywords....

For the Love of Urdu

Edit Indian Express 12 Feb 2016

Insani rishton ka razdan”. Pakistani poet Zehra Nigah who has championed the cause of poetry by women in Pakistan for over half a century, and remains one of the few female poets to gain prominence in the ’50s, will discuss fiction in the sub-continent on the second day along with popular Indian poet Shamim Hanfi, who was recently chosen for the first Jnangarima Manad Alankaran award, instituted by Bharatiya Jnanpith in 2015 ... ....

Bajia — the lady with old-world charm

Edit Dawn 11 Feb 2016

FATIMA Surayya — Bajia to one and all — who passed away in Karachi on Wednesday, was the kind of lady one would have liked to have as a grandmother. She was sweet, warm and a repository of children’s bedtime stories ... Her talented siblings include poet Zehra Nigah, painter and writer-cum-TV presenter Anwar Maqsood, and culinary expert Zubaida Tariq ... Zehra Nigah, Bajia’s younger sister, rendered the commentary in her melodious voice ... ....

Gulzar, Shabana Azmi, Imtiaz Ali to take part in Urdu fest

Edit Indian Express 11 Feb 2016

Distinguished names from across the border like noted director Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, popular TV host Anwar Maqsood, Ustad Rafaqat Ali Khan, Iftikhar Arif, Zehra Nigah and Imran Abbas will also make their presence felt at the three-day event, which will be inaugurated by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung here tomorrow. Intizar Hussain and Nida Fazli, who passed away recently, were also supposed to be part of the festival ... ....

Why waiting for high command, Raje should resign: Gehlot

Edit The Siasat Daily 26 Jun 2015

Jaipur , June 25. ... "Either today or tomorrow, the party high command is going to take a decision on this... "Inko ab koi nahi bacha sakta. Inka high command inhe bachane ka har sambhav prayas kar raha hai, magar janta ki nigah mein to faisla ho chuka hai (No one can save her ... "Now this is really a time of test ... News from e-generator.net. Recommend Twitter ... ....

Regulars at T2F happy at its reopening but questions persist over its future

Edit Dawn 04 May 2015

KARACHI. Closed for nine days, The Second Floor, popularly known as T2F reopened on Sunday afternoon, after its director Sabeen Mahmud was shot dead on April 24. The mood was somber with many expressing their disbelief over what had transpired ... Speaking to Dawn, Ms Rehman said ... She and Sabeen were working on a musical drama, the lyrics of the songs penned by the well-known poet Zehra Nigah, and was going to be staged at the Arts Council....

COVER: Celebrating art and resistance

Edit Dawn 03 May 2015

And there was something for everyone at the ILF ... And I like how you see and meet so many different people here.” Most festival goers could be seen enjoying the festival whether it was buying books, eating snacks or listening to the poet Zehra Nigah read from her collection of poetry ... The panellists Minwalla, Minhas, Farrukhi, Sayyid and Nigah paid homage to her while a rapt audience listened on ... This is what Sabeen Mahmud stood for ... ....

Remembering Sabeen: "She received a bullet attached to a letter" – and kept going

Edit Dawn 25 Apr 2015

The session, titled 'Tribute to Sabeen Mahmud', included moderator Asif Farrukhi and panelists — Shandana Minhas, Framji Minwala, Oxford University Press (OUP) Managing Director Ameena Saiyid and Zehra Nigah ... Praising T2F — a space that has single-handedly fostered a creative community — popular Urdu poet Zehra Nigah said, "Karachi is ......

Remembering Sabeen: 'She received a bullet attached to a letter' – and kept going