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One episode for every book: who wrote it, why it matters, and passages read in Urdu and in English.

• Jurat ka Kalam (Poems of Jurat)جرأت کا کلام

  English narration · 2:16

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:05

• Bahadur Shah Zafar ka Kalam (Poems of Bahadur Shah Zafar)بہادر شاہ ظفر کا کلام

  English narration · 2:22

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:11

• Mushafi ka Kalam (Poems of Mushafi)مصحفی کا کلام

  English narration · 2:30

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:11

• Jigar Moradabadi ka Kalam (Poems of Jigar Moradabadi)جگر مرادآبادی کا کلام

  English narration · 2:16

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:09

• Riyaz Khairabadi ka Kalam (Poems of Riyaz Khairabadi)ریاض خیرآبادی کا کلام

  English narration · 2:28

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:04

• Seemab Akbarabadi ka Kalam (Poems of Seemab Akbarabadi)سیماب اکبرآبادی کا کلام

  English narration · 2:11

  Urdu narration · اردو · 1:55

• Arzoo Lucknavi ka Kalam (Poems of Arzoo Lucknavi)آرزو لکھنوی کا کلام

  English narration · 2:12

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:02

• Aatish ka Kalam (Poems of Aatish)آتش کا کلام

  English narration · 2:30

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:11

• Bekhud Dehlavi ka Kalam (Poems of Bekhud Dehlavi)بیخود دہلوی کا کلام

  English narration · 2:11

  Urdu narration · اردو · 1:57

• Shad Azimabadi ka Kalam (Poems of Shad Azimabadi)شاد عظیم آبادی کا کلام

  English narration · 2:19

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:10

• Mehr ka Kalam (Poems of Mehr)مہر کا کلام

  English narration · 2:16

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:10

• Tasleem ka Kalam (Poems of Tasleem)تسلیم کا کلام

  English narration · 2:16

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:05

• Majrooh ka Kalam (Poems of Majrooh)مجروح کا کلام

  English narration · 2:24

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:16

• Shefta ka Kalam (Poems of Shefta)شیفتہ کا کلام

  English narration · 2:40

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:32

• Aasi Ghazipuri ka Kalam (Poems of Aasi Ghazipuri)آسی غازی پوری کا کلام

  English narration · 2:24

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:16

• Ameer Minai ka Kalam (Poems of Ameer Minai)امیر مینائی کا کلام

  English narration · 2:23

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:14

• Nasikh ka Kalam (Poems of Nasikh)ناسخ کا کلام

  English narration · 2:41

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:30

• Momin ka Kalam (Poems of Momin)مومن کا کلام

  English narration · 2:35

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:20

• Zafar Ali Khan ki Nazmen (Poems of Zafar Ali Khan)ظفر علی خاں کی نظمیں

  English narration · 2:50

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:58

• Nazm Tabatabai ka Kalam (Poems of Nazm Tabatabai)نظم طباطبائی کا کلام

  English narration · 2:50

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:37

• Chakbast ki Nazmen (Poems of Brij Narain Chakbast)چکبست کی نظمیں

  English narration · 2:54

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:46

• Sauda: Selected Poemsانتخاب کلام سودا

  English narration · 2:50

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:38

• The Urdu Ghazal from Wali to Yaganaاردو غزل: ولی سے یگانہ تک

  English narration · 3:05

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:53

• Abdul Haq ke Mazameen (Essays and Addresses of Maulvi Abdul Haq)عبد الحق کے مضامین

  English narration · 2:59

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:11

• Saleem ke Mazameen (Essays of Wahiduddin Saleem)سلیم کے مضامین

  English narration · 2:49

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:54

• Meeraji: Selected Poemsمیراجی کی نظمیں

  English narration · 3:18

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:10

• Ayama: The Widowsایامیٰ

  English narration · 3:15

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:08

• Ifadat-e-Mehdi (Essays of Mehdi Afadi)افادات مہدی

  English narration · 3:05

  Urdu narration · اردو · 2:58

• Ismail Merathi ki Nazmen (Poems of Ismail Merathi)اسماعیل میرٹھی کی نظمیں

  English narration · 3:19

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:13

• Firaq ki Dilli (Firaq's Delhi)فراق کی دلی

  English narration · 3:50

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:39

• Chughtai ke Afsane (Chughtai's Stories)چغتائی کے افسانے

  English narration · 3:19

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:16

• Shibli ke Mazameen (Essays and Poems: Sir Syed and Urdu Literature, Zeb-un-Nisa, and Others)شبلی کے مضامین

  English narration · 3:24

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:20

• Aab-e-Hayat: The Chapter on Ghalibآب حیات: غالب کا باب

  English narration · 3:10

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:06

• Azad ke Lecture (Lectures: A Journey Through Iran, On Urdu and English Prose, On Poetry)آزاد کے لکچر

  English narration · 3:25

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:23

• Sharar ke Mazameen (Essays: Delhi That Was, The Gallants of Europe, The Garden of Desire)شرر کے مضامین

  English narration · 3:09

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:14

• Sharar ke Safarname (Sharar's Travels: Gibraltar, Italy, Switzerland and Palanpur)شرر کے سفرنامے

  English narration · 3:22

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:16

• Banat-un-Nash: The Daughters of the Bierبنات النعش

  English narration · 3:20

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:11

• Mina Bazar (The Ladies' Fair of Shah Jahan)مینا بازار

  English narration · 3:15

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:18

• Mazameen-e-Farhat: Intikhab (Selected Essays of Mirza Farhatullah Baig)مضامین فرحت: انتخاب

  English narration · 3:25

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:18

• Yildirim ke Afsane (Stories and Sketches of Sajjad Haidar Yildirim)یلدرم کے افسانے

  English narration · 3:04

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:02

• Bahadur Shah aur Phool Walon ki Sair (Bahadur Shah and the Flower-Sellers' Festival)بہادر شاہ اور پھول والوں کی سیر

  English narration · 3:35

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:33

• Dr. Nazir Ahmad ki Kahani (The Story of Dr Nazir Ahmad): A Pupil's Memoirڈاکٹر نذیر احمد کی کہانی، کچھ میری اور کچھ ان کی زبانی

  English narration · 3:50

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:39

• Saras ki Tarik-ul-Watani (The Cranes Leave Their Homeland): An Allegoryسارس کی تارک الوطنی

  English narration · 3:09

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:10

• Gohar-e-Maqsood (The Pearl of Desire): Two Talesگوہر مقصود

  English narration · 3:42

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:39

• Intikhab-e-Akbar: Satires and Occasional Poemsانتخابِ اکبر: پیش رو یعنی قطعات

  English narration · 3:16

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:18

• Ataleeq Bibi (The Wife as Tutor): Curtain Lectures from an Urdu Householdاتالیق بی بی

  English narration · 3:23

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:10

• Fasana-e-Mubtala (The Tale of Mubtala): A Novel of Two Wivesفسانۂ مبتلا

  English narration · 3:44

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:38

• Yadgar-e-Ghalib, Part One: The Life of Ghalibیادگار غالب (حصہ اول)

  English narration · 3:48

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:41

• Guzishta Lucknow (Lucknow of the Past: The Last Example of Eastern Civilisation in India)گذشتہ لکھنؤ

  English narration · 4:24

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:53

• Dehli ki Akhri Shama (The Last Candle of Delhi): A Royal Mushaira of 1845دہلی کی آخری شمع

  English narration · 5:36

  Urdu narration · اردو · 5:05

• Muqaddama-e-Shair-o-Shairi (An Introduction to Poetry and the Art of Poetry)مقدمۂ شعر و شاعری

  English narration · 4:20

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:46

• Nazms of Nazeer Akbarabadi: The Poet of the Peopleنظمیں نظیرؔ اکبر آبادی

  English narration · 4:51

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:12

• Mythological Discourses and Other Essaysاساطیری مباحث اور دوسرے مضامین

  English narration · 3:50

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:26

• Baital Pachisiبیتال پچیسی

  English narration · 4:22

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:06

• Godaan (The Gift of a Cow)گئودان

  English narration · 4:31

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:16

• Gaban (The Embezzlement)غبن

  English narration · 4:50

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:30

• Writings of 1857۱۸۵۷ء کی تحریریں

  English narration · 4:57

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:10

• Tears of the Begumsبیگمات کے آنسو

  English narration · 4:22

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:17

• Rustam-o-Sohrab (Rustam and Sohrab)رستم و سہراب

  English narration · 4:06

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:11

• Gulzar-e-Naseem (The Tale of the Bakavali Rose)گلزارِ نسیم

  English narration · 4:51

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:17

• Firdaus-e-Bareen (The Highest Paradise)فردوسِ بریں

  English narration · 4:38

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:59

• The Repentance of Nasuh (Taubat-un-Nasuh)توبۃ النصوح

  English narration · 4:35

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:07

• Ibn-ul-Waqt (The Time-Server)ابن الوقت

  English narration · 4:30

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:26

• Essays from Tahzib-ul-Akhlaqمضامینِ سرسید: تہذیب الاخلاق سے

  English narration · 5:18

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:33

• Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind (The Causes of the Indian Revolt)اسباب بغاوت ہند

  English narration · 4:58

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:38

• Rani Ketki ki Kahani (The Story of Rani Ketki)رانی کیتکی کی کہانی

  English narration · 4:36

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:06

• Intikhab-e-Iqbal: Poems from Bang-e-Dara and Bal-e-Jibrilانتخابِ اقبال

  English narration · 5:19

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:38

• Intikhab-e-Mir: Sixty Ghazals of Mir Taqi Mirانتخابِ میر

  English narration · 5:32

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:55

• Diwan-e-Ghalib (Standard Edition)دیوانِ غالب (متداول نسخہ)

  English narration · 5:50

  Urdu narration · اردو · 3:55

• Khutoot-e-Ghalib (Letters of Mirza Ghalib): A Selectionخطوطِ غالب (انتخاب)

  English narration · 5:54

  Urdu narration · اردو · 5:01

• Majalis-un-Nissa (Assemblies of Women)مجالس النساء

  English narration · 5:51

  Urdu narration · اردو · 5:04

• The Reward of Silenceچپ کی داد

  English narration · 5:07

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:15

• Musaddas-e-Hali: The Ebb and Flow of Islamمسدسِ حالی: مد و جزرِ اسلام

  English narration · 6:49

  Urdu narration · اردو · 5:17

• Mirat-ul-Uroos (The Bride's Mirror)مراۃ العروس

  English narration · 5:38

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:38

• Bagh-o-Bahar (The Garden and the Spring): Tales of the Four Darveshباغ و بہار

  English narration · 6:04

  Urdu narration · اردو · 4:42

• Umrao Jan Adaامراؤ جان ادا

  English narration · 6:08

  Urdu narration · اردو · 5:05

• Diwan-e-Ghalib: The Urdu Diwan of Mirza Ghalib, First Edition (1841)دیوانِ غالب

  English narration · 7:56

  Urdu narration · اردو · 6:23