Cine Ink's Podcast series 'Musafir Ki Diary' is based on a travelogue written in 1938 by India's renowned writer, journalist and film maker, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987), who also won a Palme d’Or at Cannes for his screenplay, Neecha Nagar. <br /><br />Musafir Ki Diary, hailed as the first modern travelogue written in Urdu, almost forgotten and lost, has been rediscovered by Cineink. The diary is described as an important document of the times and upheavals of history before the 2nd world war. Abbas at the age of 24 set out on a journey that would take him to several countries as he left for Shanghai on 28th June, 1938.<br /><br />Presented by broadcaster Pervaiz Alam, the Cineink series 'Musafir Ki Diary' is produced by Achala Sharma in association with the Delhi-based Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust.
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Cine Ink's Podcast series 'Musafir Ki Diary' is based on a travelogue written in 1938 by India's renowned writer, journalist and film maker, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987), who also won a Palme d’Or at Cannes for his screenplay, Neecha Nagar. <br /><br />Musafir Ki Diary, hailed as the first modern travelogue written in Urdu, almost forgotten and lost, has been rediscovered by Cineink. The diary is described as an important document of the times and upheavals of history before the 2nd world war. Abbas at the age of 24 set out on a journey that would take him to several countries as he left for Shanghai on 28th June, 1938.<br /><br />Presented by broadcaster Pervaiz Alam, the Cineink series 'Musafir Ki Diary' is produced by Achala Sharma in association with the Delhi-based Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust.
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October 21, 2021
EP 18: The Sounds of 'Hindu Pani Muslim Pani' Greet Abbas As He Returns Home via Turkey, Syria & Iraq
11-24 November, 1938- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas has reached Istanbul where Turks are mourning the death of the founder of modern Turkey, Kamal Ataturk. He visits Angora (Ankara), Halab (Aleppo), Baghdad, Karbala, Basra before returning to Hindostan. "Even water has a religion in Hindostan. The sounds of Hindu Pani, Muslim Pani greeted me at each rail station.''<br /><br />Musafir Ki Diary, hailed as the first modern travelogue in Urdu has been penned by the legendary filmmaker, novelist and journalist, KA Abbas. <br /><br />Abbas at the age of 24 set out on a journey that would take him to several countries as he left for Shanghai on 28th June, 1938. Abbas travelled to 17 countries in 5 months, covering a distance of about 25,000 miles at a cost of 3,500 rupees. <br /><br />Presented by broadcaster Pervaiz Alam, the Cineink series 'Musafir Ki Diary' is produced by Achala Sharma in association with the Delhi-based Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust.
October 15, 2021
EP 17: Abbas In Germany: 'Hail Hitler' vs 'Mahatma Gandhi Ki Jai'
5 November, 1938- Novelist, journalist and filmmaker Khwaja Ahmad Abbas decides to return to India via land on a train from Paris. As the train enters Germany, a Nazi German Officer greets him with 'Hail Hitler'. Abbas shouts back 'Mahatma Gandhi Ki Jai'. The Nazi officer is confused. <br /><br />Abbas visits Munich, Vienna, Budapest and Bucharest. To his horror, he realises Hitler's ideology of fascism has reached all corners of Europe. He's shocked to see how ordinary jews are being persecuted in Vienna. <br /><br />Presented by broadcaster Pervaiz Alam, the Cineink series 'Musafir Ki Diary' is based on a travelogue written by KA Abbas. It's produced by Achala Sharma in association with the Delhi-based Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust.
October 8, 2021
EP 16: Abbas Loves Geneva Where He Meets Nehru But Disparages 'Ugly' London
19 September - 28 October, 1938- India's legendary journalist and filmmaker Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is in Geneva to attend a meeting of the League of Nations but he finds the proceedings useless. India's freedom fighter Jawahar Lal Nehru also happens to be in Geneva. Abbas meets Nehru. Both have a low opinion of the League of Nations. <br /><br />But Abbas has the most scathing remarks reserved for 'racist' London and its 'ugliness' when he visits England. <br /><br />Presented by broadcaster Pervaiz Alam, the Cineink series 'Musafir Ki Diary' is based on a travelogue written by KA Abbas. It's produced by Achala Sharma in association with the Delhi-based Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust.
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