Celebrating Allama Iqbal on 'World Urdu Day'

Sir Mohammad Iqbal, widely recognized as Allama Iqbal, was a renowned poet and philosopher. 'World Urdu Day' is celebrated on his birth anniversary to honor Urdu heritage, culture, and its impact on South Asian art, history, and literature.
In this episode of Urdunama, Fabeha Syed explores Iqbal’s poetry on ‘khudi’, the journey of self-realization.
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Urdunama

Bollywood songs turn us all into Grammy award-winning bathroom singers! But wait, do you know the meaning of every word you sing? Especially the ones in Urdu? On Urdunama, our host Fabeha Syed takes one word at a time and breaks it down for you.

Be it the protest poetry of Faiz, or Sameer's 90s nostalgia, we have it all. If you like Urdu and poetry, this podcast is for you!

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