Do the names Mirza Ghalib, Shiv Kumar Batalvi, or Mir Taqi Mir stir your soul?
Kavinaama is the essential podcast for exploring the deep, rich culture of the Indian subcontinent through its timeless poetry and literature. Every weekly episode, hosts Kshitij and Burair dive into a specific topic, sharing the best classic and contemporary verses, along with the fascinating cultural anecdotes behind them.
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Tumhe Dil Lagi Bhool Jani Padegi: Nusrat’s Qawwali of One-Sided Love
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s “Tumhe Dil Lagi Bhool Jani Padegi” is a lover daring the beloved to fall in love just once and finally understand his pain. Kshitij and Burair unpack Purnam Allahabadi’s ghazal at its heart, the couplets Nusrat sahab weaves in from other poets, including Jigar Moradabadi’s “Ye ishq nahin aasaan” and “Ishq hai dillagi nahin,” and the one couplet, “Hum na samjhe teri nazron ka taqaza kya hai,” that might turn earthly love into something divine. Plus a challenge: Kshitij found the rest of that mystery ghazal, and no one knows its poet. Can you find out?
28 Oct 2026
Alif Allah Chambe Di Booti: Sultan Bahoo, Jugni & the Coke Studio Legend
A 17th-century Sufi kalam became one of Coke Studio’s most beloved songs. Kshitij Kawatra and Burair Ashary trace “Alif Allah Chambe Di Booti” from Hazrat Sultan Bahoo’s Abyat to Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi’s iconic performance. They unpack the many meanings of Jugni, revisit Alam Lohar’s legendary Jugni songs, and explore the Sufi philosophy of the seeker, the murshid, and the seed of God’s name planted in the heart. Technical Director: Antonio Rodriguez.
30 Sept 2026
Saadgi To Hamari Zara Dekhiye: One Night's Promise, a Lifetime of Waiting (Saba Akbarabadi)
He believed a promise that was only for one night, and he spent his whole life waiting for it. Kshitij and Burair explore Saba Akbarabadi's ghazal "Saadgi To Hamari Zara Dekhiye," made immortal by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's qawwali. They read it as a love poem and as a portrait of a man disappointed in himself, full of regret and self-pity, who chose heartbreak knowing exactly how it would end. The conversation also covers renditions by Zeeshan Ali, Zartasha Zainab, Akansha Grover, and Team Sukhan at Jashn-e-Rekhta.
Technical Director: Antonio Rodriguez
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