There is perhaps no one in our country at least, who has not at one time or another in his or her life, been influenced by the beauty and softness of a “ghazal”. Reading a ghazal is one thing and ...

Veteran Urdu poet Bashir Badr once shared a "secret". He said: "I have one enemy -- his name is Jagjit. Whatever is mine (poetry), people think it is his (when he sings it). That is why I never ...

Rekha Bhardwaj highlights the shift in focus towards instant success among youngsters, impacting the creation and use of ghazals in films. She notes the pressure to create viral hits often leads to ...

In January last year, Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas completed 40 long years of his career. With more than 50 albums under his belt and some ever-green film songs including 'Chitthi Aayee Hai and 'Jeeye ...

Mumbai: Shreya Ghoshal has turned over a new leaf with the launch of her first non-film ghazal album "Humnasheen". The melodious songstress turned 30 Wednesday.Shreya is glad that she chose ghazals to ...

The 74-year-old Panchale is known as Ghazal Nawaz (the Prince of Ghazals) for his exposition of ghazal and its adaptation to the Marathi language.

He completed evenings. In the 1980s and 1990s, ghazals sung by him were mandatory at parties and gatherings. Wafting from cassette decks and record players, they were like companions helping listeners ...