(A true ghazal is one that's understood by all / Don't make it cumbersome with recondite words / Oh, the creator of a ghazal, use such words/ Which can make connoisseurs say encore) The aforementioned ...

When one thinks of Ghazal, it is natural to picture a voice carrying the weight of ages, each word draped in solemnity and depth, commanding reverence with its serious, heavy tones. Then came a song, ...

Hailing from Gujarat, Pankaj Udhas` mother tongue was neither Urdu nor Hindi Listening to ghazals on the radio as a kid would excite him He fell in love with Urdu after moving to Mumbai Pankaj Udhas' ...

When Pankaj Udhas passed away, his most offbeat ghazal, “Har Pal Hadsa”, sombre and thoughtful, written by Rajesh Reddy, came to mind. A stanza went: “Na bas mein zindagi uske, na kabu maut par uska / ...