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Zillat

Gautam — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:47:35 +0000

Hadn’t really written any new Qalaam since March this year. This Nazm paid me a visit after midnight yesterday and I wrote it down on a paper. I named it Zillat and present to you with a quick recitation.

Farewell Lal Sahab

Gautam — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:13:10 +0000

Here are some selective Ash’aar from a Sukhanfaham evening that we shared with Lal Sahab in December 2006 (India). The full video is here. Enjoy this recital from a memorable evening in Lal Sahab’s Voice. Neither him nor I know the names of Sho’ara who wrote these Ash’aar.

Just heard from my Father that Lal Sahab passed away couple days ago in Delhi. Memorable evenings of Urdu Poetry and lively discussions shall surely be missed. May he find peace.

Here is the MP3 of the recording.

Ek Aur Girah

Gautam — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:58:49 +0000

Sometimes one needs an excuse to write and some-times words dawn upon you out of no-where. Wrote this Nazm this afternoon while going for Lunch and tried to finish it tonight. The only gift I could ever give comes out of my writings. This was for Kaumudee, on her Birthday. Peace~
Here is a recitation:

Mai Thak Chuka Hoon

Gautam — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:20:53 +0000

I was up till 1:30 AM last night penning down some verses that visited me around 11 PM last night. By the time I put my pen down, a rather lachrymose Nazm was born. But I reckon sadness is as much a part of us as happiness is. Hope you enjoy the Nazm.

Yahan Se Guzre Hain

Gautam — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:34:56 +0000

April seems like ages ago when I penned down Akhiri Alvida as a tribute to my late cousin. I have since travelled to India, recorded debut digital release for Iktara apart from other things. After a long time, a couplet descended like the autumn rains on parched prairie and a Ghazal was born this afternoon. I finished it this evening and would like to dedicate this to a close friend. Hope you guys enjoy my attempt to talk about the things that have been going on with and around me with friends and strangers alike.

Here’s a quick recitation I recorded for non-hindi readers:

Aakhiri Alvida

Gautam — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:48:45 +0000

After a recent loss in the family earlier this week, I was thinking about some things and all of a sudden some words came to the confines of my mind, and a Nazm was born. A rushed recitation also follows below.
Peace to all~

Benaam Nazm

Gautam — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:11:00 +0000

The first 2 lines showed up in my mind last night around the midnight hour and this morning, I was able to pen down a Nazm, which I will call Benaam Nazm as I was unable to give it a name, for it was never born and it shall never die. It’s been almost 4 months since I wrote Inqalaab Sulagta Hai Kahin in October. Nevertheless, a fleeting verse never forgets to pay me a visit every now and then.

A quick recitation to go along in my rather cough-ish voice.

Inqalaab Sulagta Hai

Gautam — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:52:27 +0000

This weekend, Nikhil and I finished composing one of our best songs so far and I, on the other hand, finished a Nazm that had been in my mind all this past week. I would like to dedicate this Nazm to all the down-trodden Women who put up with the daunting task of eking out a life for themselves and their families. People who take little things for granted must stop and look around and remove the garb of arrogance and ignorance. This is the hour to lend a helping hand, as I have realized lately. Helping the needy is not charity, it’s everyone’s Obligation.

Meanwhile, enjoy the Nazm, which is a slight continuance from the last one, Chalo Dafn Karo.

Here’s a recording that I just made of the recitation for Non-Hindi readers [13 OCT 2009]

Chalo Dafn Karo

Gautam — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:00:41 +0000

Last night while trying to sleep I came up with a few words and by the time the tattered notepad’s page was full this evening, a Nazm was born. Since my last Ghazal in April, Akhiri Padaav – I haven’t been able to do much writing due to my travel to India and being extremely busy at work. I did compose Jalpari in May, however, I would call it more a Geet than Nazm. Looking forward to hear what people think of it. While writing this, I was thinking of Arun Joshi’s lines in the book Strange Case of Billy Biswas, “the most futile cry of man is his impossible wish to be understood..”

Akhiri Padaav

Gautam — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:19:14 +0000

Yesterday afternoon a fleeting verse paid a visit to the confines of my mind and this afternoon while dozing off, I tried to finish the Ghazal, which I’m presenting for you all. Hopefully, this won’t be as hard to understand as “Khudkushi Ke Baad“. The vocabulary is fairly simple. Comments/criticism are both welcome. I also recorded a rushed recording.