{"product_id":"daaera-the-circle-dhanak-the-rainbow-box-set","title":"DAAERA ( THE CIRCLE ) DHANAK ( THE RAINBOW ) BOX SET","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaifi Azmi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Westland\/Pratilipi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-10-2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e About the Book\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA COLLECTOR’S ITEM WITH POEMS BY KAIFI AZMI AND JAN NISAR AKHTAR, SELECTED BY THEIR CHILDREN, SHABANA AZMI AND JAVED AKHTAR\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis collector’s edition of companion volumes Dhanak and Daaera is a treat for poetry-lovers everywhere. Selected and edited by Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar, they showcase twenty-five nazms each from two of India’s most iconic Urdu poets, Jan Nisar Akhtar and Kaifi Azmi, in the Nastaliq and Devanagari scripts, as also in English translation by Sumantra Ghosal and Mir Ali Husain.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKaifi Azmi (1919–2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others, he participated in many memorable Mushaira gatherings of the twentieth century. His wife was a theatre and film actress Shaukat Kaifi and his daughter is Shabana Azmi.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJan Nisar Akhtar (1914–1976) was an Urdu poet and also a lyricist in Bollywood. His career spanned four decades, during which he worked with music composers including C. Ramchandra, O.P. Nayyar, N. Dutta and Khayyam and wrote 151 songs. Notable among them were songs from Guru Duttʼs CID (1956) and Kamal Amrohiʼs Razia Sultan. His collection of poems Khaak-e-dil (Ashes of the Heart) was awarded the 1976 Sahitya Akademi Award. He is survived by his son Javed Akhtar.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAbout the Translators\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMir Ali Husain wears many hats. He is a management professor, poet, scriptwriter, translator, author and a storyteller. He has translated a collection of Javed Akhtar’s poems from Urdu to English, titled In Other Words.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSumantra Ghosal is known for his documentary work in the arts. Noteworthy among them are his three feature-length films: The Speaking Hand, based on the life of Ustad Zakir Hussain; The Unseen Sequence, based on the life of the celebrated Bharatanatyam dancer Malavika Sarukkai and Kaifinama, based on the life of Kaifi Azmi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789395073349\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.1 x 6.1 x 2.0 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westland\/Pratilipi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51195463532848,"sku":"9395073349","price":1881.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/41IUNdAO-BL.jpg?v=1773760114","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/daaera-the-circle-dhanak-the-rainbow-box-set","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}