It is a truism much ack­nowledged that translating Indian poetry into English is a task fraught with peril for, quite apart from the differences in literary cultures and sensibilities, there is also ...
In an illustrious career spanning over 5 decades, Gulzar (or Gulzar Sahab as he is fondly known by his fans and admirers) has been a name to reckon with in the Hindi film industry and is one of ...
Gulzar’s Pune concert turned into a space of quiet introspection. Through poetry and reflection, he spoke of calling himself a “kabadi”, how books wait behind cupboards nowadays, and how ageing and ...
At 90, the master poet-lyricist Gulzar’s legacy is etched in history. I first listened to Gulzar’s poetry in an audio cassette over 30 years ago. The album Fursat Ke Raat Din is a compilation of his ...
What can you give a man who already has 22 Filmfare awards, a Grammy, an Oscar, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Achievement in Indian cinema? The answer: a Jnanpith award, which is ...
HE is a poet who doesn’t employ words in the etymological sense. Rather, he uses them as colours. Or as pieces of film negatives that were edited out for inexplicable reasons, which he recollects to ...
Children from different government and private schools had a wonderful evening in the company of legendry poet, writer and lyricist Gulzar after the release of a bimonthly Hindi magazine, 'Pluto', at ...