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Friday, June 11, 2010


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11 Jun 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com
Not a single poetess below the age of 45 is genuine

Munawwar Rana, one of the most popular Urdu poets of our times, has kicked off a controversy by saying that not a single poetess below the age of 45 is genuine, sparking protests from poets and poetesses. He also speaks about the commercialisation of the mushairas and its adverse effects on the standard of Urdu poetry and mushaira. In this informal interview in Urdu with Shabbir Shaad, Munawwar Rana speaks his heart out.



Not a single poetess below the age of 45 is genuine
Munawwar Rana, one of the most popular Urdu poets of our times, has kicked off a controversy by saying that not a single poetess below the age of 45 is genuine, sparking protests from poets and poetesses. He also speaks about the commercialisation of the mushairas and its adverse effects on the standard of Urdu language and culture. In this informal interview in Urdu with Shabbir Shaad, Munawwar Rana speaks his heart out.
Source: Sahafat, New Delhi


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