Jan Nisar Akhtar (18 February 1914 – 19 August 1976) was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood and the father of Javed Akhtar.
During the period of four-year to his death he published three collections of his works most important of them being, Khak-e-Dil (The Ashes of Heart"), which has his representative poems from 1935 to 1970, and which won him the Sahitya Akademi Award (Urdu) in 1976.
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Full poem - https://rekhta.org/nazms/aakhirii-mul...
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Translation -

don't stop, let them come,
they've come to meet me,
some that even I can't recognize,
these foggy shadows of time,

two feet made of grass,
a butterfly sat on a branch,
few dazzling fireflies like a forest,
some elephants swaying like clouds,
a story filled with sleep,
a fairy sitting on a throne,
few moths buzzing around,
a pair of little mittens,
a few balloons flying filled with color,
a scarf full of stars,
this face of the grannie,
this piece of mother's bangles,
they've come to meet me,
some that even I can't recognize,
these foggy shadows of time,

some cheeks lit up like moon,
some black bees of black hair,
a few delicate creases of her shawl,
a few soft streaks of kohl,
a lost string of stories,
two eyes made of windows,
an embroidered red quilt,
don't remember when I got this wound,
a faded ring,
a heart-shaped locket,
handkerchiefs made of silk,
the letters that I never read,
don't stop, let them come,
they've come to meet me,
some that even I can't recognize,
these foggy shadows of time,

some widowed evenings,
wine glasses filled with defeated voices,
a few pieces of empty bottles,
few anklets made of broken parts,
few scattered straws of curtains,
few shards of my heart,
this collection of shivering stars,
this songs that were sung years ago,
these few verses from old poems,
some titles of unfinished works,
this broken string of tears,
a dry pen, a stopped watch
don't stop, let them come,
they've come to meet me,
some that even I can't recognize,
these foggy shadows of time,

some broken relationships,
some lost companions,
some unclear photographs,
some foggy writings,
some tears overflowing,
some pearls decaying,
few perplexed expressions,
few quivering images,
in this devastated world,
some lost hopes,
there are some scattered dreams,
all of these aren't strangers, but my own
don't stop, let them come,
they've come to meet me,
some that even I can't recognize,
these foggy shadows of time.
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Credits -
Cinematography, Color Correction, Music composer - Anant Nath Sharma
Sound by - Prasenjit Das
Sound Recording - Rahul Rabha
Narration and Direction - Shivam Sharma

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Aakhiri Mulaqat The Last Meeting  Jan Nisar Akhtar - The Mansarovar Project

Paash (September 9, 1950 – March 23, 1988) was the pen name of Avtar Singh Sandhu, one of the major poets of the Naxalite movement in the Punjabi literature of the 1970s.
He published his first book of revolutionary poems, Loh-Katha (Iron Tale), in 1970. His militant and provocative tone raised the ire of the establishment and a murder charge was brought against him. He spent nearly two years in jail, before being finally acquitted.
His strongly anti-establishment views were reflected in his poetry.
He was killed by Khalistani extremists on March 23, 1988.

"Unke shabd lahu ke hote hain" is a short poem revering the human persistence and bravery.
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Full poem -

जिन्होंने उम्र भर तलवार का गीत गाया है
उनके शब्द लहू के होते हैं

लहू लोहे का होता है
जो मौत के किनारे जीते हैं

उनकी मौत से ज़िन्दगी का सफ़र शुरू होता है
जिनका लहू और पसीना मिटटी में गिर जाता है

वे मिट्टी में दब कर उग आते हैं

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Translation -

Those who sing the songs of the sword their whole lives
Their words are made out of blood

Their blood is steel
Those who live alongside death

Their death is the beginning of a new life
Whose blood and sweat has mixed with the Earth

Even after disappearing under the Earth, they rise up again

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Narration - Shivam Sharma

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Unke Shabd Lahu Ke Hote Hain - Paash  Hindi Poetry  TMP

There is a debate regarding the author of this piece but as per major sources Wasi Shah wrote this beautiful poem.

"Kaho to laut jaate hain", tries to capture that stage in a relationship when you're not sure whether the road ahead is easier or turning back.

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Kaho To Laut Jate Hain - Urdu Poetry - The Mansarovar Project

Aamir Khusro needs no special introduction. Also known as the father of Qawwali, he was a Sufi musician, poet and scholar. He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. He was a mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. Khusro is reputed to have invented certain musical instruments like the sitar and tabla. He wrote poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi.
Chaap Tilak and Rang are two of his most famous qawwalis immortalised in many versions.
This is a raw attempt to recreate the same in an acoustic setting.

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Created by - Anant Nath Sharma and Shivam Sharma
Featuring - Parul Parashar Pancholi, Abhishek Pancholi and Gus (The Golden Retriever)

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Chhap Tilak/Rang -  Aamir Khusro  The Mansarovar Project

Ghalib (Urdu: غاؔلب‎; Hindi: ग़ालिब) born Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (Urdu: مرزا اسد اللہ بیگ خان; Hindi: मिर्ज़ा असदुल्लाह् बेग़ ख़ान), on 27 December 1797 – died 15 February 1869), was the preeminent Urdu and Persian-language poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire. He used his pen-names of Ghalib (Urdu: غالب, ġhālib means "dominant") and Asad (Urdu: اسد, Asad means "lion"). His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula. Most notably, he wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people. Ghalib, the last great poet of the Mughal Era, is considered to be one of the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language.

Apparently Bazeecha-E-Atfal was written by Ghalib as he's confronted by illness and is mentally preparing for death (at least in the poem he confronts the questions of existence and death). And as we pass from couplet to couplet from belittling the world as it exists, and what lay beyond as we move towards the finality of death. He was also confronting his own creation 'Ghalib' (his own name being Assadullah) and was being happy at the same time ruing that Ghalib would live on after him.
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Translation and Interpretation - Vineet Kapoor (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/diwan-...)
Cinematography, Guitars - Anant Nath Sharma
Narration and Editing - Shivam Sharma

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Bazeecha - E-Atfal The World Is A Playground - Mirza Ghalib  TMP

Paash (September 9, 1950 – March 23, 1988) was the pen name of Avtar Singh Sandhu, one of the major poets of the Naxalite movement in the Punjabi literature of the 1970s.
He published his first book of revolutionary poems, Loh-Katha (Iron Tale), in 1970. His militant and provocative tone raised the ire of the establishment and a murder charge was brought against him. He spent nearly two years in jail, before being finally acquitted.
His strongly anti-establishment views were reflected in his poetry.
He was killed by Khalistani extremists on March 23, 1988.

"Sabse Khatarnaak Hota Hai" originally written in Punjabi as "Sab ton Khatarnaak Hunda Ae" is a poem that jolts the reader/listener through it's searing words and imagery.
It is a call to arms, almost revolutionary in it's expression.

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Sabse Khatarnaak  The Most Dangerous Thing - By Paash  Hindi Poetry

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Jaun Eliya (Urdu: جون ایلیا‎, 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002) was an Indian born Pakistani Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar. One of the most prominent modern subcontinental poets, popular for his unconventional ways, his image was that of a complete rockstar.

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Jaun Eliya - Agar Ijazat Ho - Urdu Poetry - The Mansarovar Project

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Music - Anant Nath Sharma

Jaun Elia - Naya Ek Rishta Paida Kyun Kare Ham - The Mansarovar Project

Written and Produced by - The Mansarovar Project (Shivam Sharma/Anant Nath Sharma)
Vocals - Shweta Patil , Shivam Sharma
Music - Anant Nath Sharma

Bol Ke Lab Azad hain tere

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Short Satire - Shravan Kumar Ke Kandhe
Writer - Harishankar Parsai

Shravan Kumar Ke Kandhe - Harishankar Parsai

This piece is a satire on the Indian urban middle-class.

Harishankar Parsai (हरिशंकर परसाई) (August 22, 1924 – August 10, 1995) was a Hindi writer. He was a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style. He wrote vyangya (hindi satire) articles.

हरिशंकर परसाई (२२ अगस्त, १९२४ - १० अगस्त, १९९५) हिंदी के प्रसिद्ध लेखक और व्यंगकार थे। उनका जन्म जमानी, होशंगाबाद, मध्य प्रदेश में हुआ था। वे हिंदी के पहले रचनाकार हैं जिन्होंने व्यंग्य को विधा का दर्जा दिलाया और उसे हल्के–फुल्के मनोरंजन की परंपरागत परिधि से उबारकर समाज के व्यापक प्रश्नों से जोड़ा। 
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Swati Sani Ji (who also reads this poem out here) is a poetess from Nagpur, who also introduced me to this Iqbal piece.

It’s not easy to understand and I still don’t get it in it’s entirety, but this is something we felt was apt for this International Women’s Day.

Read it here with word meanings: https://bit.ly/2tYpEuD

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This was recorded and composed between January and March 2019.

Written by: Allama Iqbal
Vocals: Swati Sani
Music Composition and Production: Anant

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Aurat by Allama Iqbal - TMP feat. Swati Sani

Title: Stree Ka Abhaar
Written by: Anukriti Sharma
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
Narration: Prerna Rawat
Sound/Music: Anant Nath Sharma

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Stree Ka Abhaar - Anukriti Sharma

Title: Main Tenu Fer Milangi
Written by: Amrita Pritam
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
Narration: Prerna Rawat
Sound/Music: Anant Nath Sharma


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26-01-2020 (sunday)

Main Tenu Fer Milangi  - Amrita Pritam

Title: Lahore
Written by: Anant Nath Sharma
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
Narration: Shivam Sharma
Sound/Music: Anant Nath Sharma


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26-01-2020 (sunday)

Lahore - Anant Nath Sharma

Title: Baarish
Written by: Gulzar
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
Narration: Shivam Sharma
Sound/Music: Anant Nath Sharma

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26-01-2020 (sunday)

Baarish - Gulzar

Title: Halat-e-Hal
Written by: Jaun Elia
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
Narration: Shivam Sharma
Sound/Music: Anant Nath Sharma

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26-01-2020 (sunday)

Haalat-e-Haal - Jaun Elia

Title: Main Tumhara Kavi Hoo/Mohanjodaro Ki Aakhiri Seedhe
Written by: Ramashankar Yadav 'Vidrohi'
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
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Main Tumhara Kavi Hoo - Ramashankar Yadav 'Vidrohi'

Title: Mushkil Hai Apna Mel Priye
Written by: Sunil Jogi
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
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Sound/Music: Anant Nath Sharma

Mushkil Hai Apna Mel Priye - Sunil Jogi

Title: Raat Ye Bhi Guzar Jaegi
Written by: Gulzar
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
Performed by: Anant Nath Sharma

Raat Ye Bhi Guzar Jaegi - Gulzar

Title: Main Itna Katu Nahi Hua
Written by: Anant Nath Sharma
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
Narration: Shivam Sharma
Sound/Music: Anant Nath Sharma

Main Itna Katu To Nahi Hua - Anant

Title: Tumhare Sath Rehkar
Written by: Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
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Tumhare Sath Reh Kar - Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena

Title: Main Ek Thehre Hue Pal Mein Jee Raha Hoon
Written by: Basant Tripathi
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Main Ek Thehre Hue Pal Mein Jee Raha Hoon - Basant Tripathi

Title: Saadho Re Ye Murdo Ka Gaon
Written by: Sant Kabir
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Saadho Re - Sant Kabir

Title: Kanoon
Written by: Gorakh Pandey
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
Vocals: Shivam Sharma
Sound/Music: Anant Nath Sharma

'Kanoon' is a damning description of how law and order are used as tools of oppression by authoritarian regimes to quash voices of dissent all over the World.
Police brutalities have been a feature of many present day governments and it's about time ordinary citizens rise up against the injustice.
What happens when the authorities meant to safeguard the citizens become the ones who endanger us?

Born in a small village in Uttar Pradesh in 1945, Gorakh Pandey saw the oppression of the caste system first hand. His small acts of rebellion like interacting with lower caste peasants and labourers had already created a deep rift between him and his family. As a college student at BHU and later at JNU, he began writing provocative poems primarily against discrimination and suppression of marginalized communities.

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Title: Yahan Paani Chandni Ki Tarah
Written by: Kumar Ambuj
Artist: The Mansarovar Project
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Sound/Music: Anant Nath Sharma

Yahan Paani Chandni Ki Tarah - Kumar Ambuj | Hindi Poetry

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