Thursday, 30 December 2021

Naya Saal Bemisaal: Adabi Maah January 2022

 Naya Saal Bemisaal 

Adabi Maah January 2022

Prepared by Abid Zaidi

Guzashta saal ka ikhtetaam Mirza Ghalib...Naye saal ki ibteda, Hasrat Mohani, Ahmed Faraz, Brij Narain Chakbast, Mohsin Naqvi, Jaleel Manikpuri, Kaifi Azmi, Gopal Das Neeraj, Wasif Ali Wasif, Rahat Indori aur Javed Akhtar jaise chamakte sitaare !!


2022 ki Isse achchii shuruaat aur kya ho sakti hai !!


#Shair Schedule for January 2022:

1. #Naya #HasratMohani #RahatIndori (Birth Anniversary)

2. Sunday

3. #Bemisaal 

4. #NeerajGopalDas (Birth Anniversary)

5. #Hasrat (Wish, Desire)

6. #JaleelManikpuri (Death Anniversary)

7. #Rahat (Relief)

8. #Qismat

9. (Sunday)

10. #Sehat

11. #Farz

12. #Faraz Ahmed Faraz (Birth Anniversary)

13. #Parvaaz

14. #KaifiAzmi (Birth Anniversary)

15. #MohsinNaqvi (Death Anniversary) #WasifAliWasif (Birth Anniversary)

16. (Sunday)

17. #JavedAkhtar Birthday 

18. #Qeemat (Qeemti)

19. #Chakbast Brij Narain (Birth Anniversary)

20. #Mizaaj 

21. #Badan

22. #Nazar

23. (Sunday)

24. #Chaman

25. #Bahaar

26. #Watan (Republic Day)

27. #Khuddaar

28. #Raah 

29. #Silsila

30. (Sunday)

31. #Qurbat

Sunday, 28 November 2021

The December schedule for #shair

 

DECEMBER is the month of anniversaries 


Dec 1-5 is dedicated to #JoshMalihabadi 

His birth anniversary 5/12/1894

1st- #inquilab ( patriotic verses, verses related to freedom struggle)

2nd- #josh ( as in the adjective Josh - fervour)

3rd - #imaan 

4th &5th  #JoshMalihabadi 


5th Dec is the death anniversary of Majaz and 8th Dec is birth anniversary of Nasir Kazmi 

 so 6th - 11th is dedicated to Majaz and NasirKazmi


6th - #Majaz 

7th- #gham

8th - #NasirKazmi 

9th- #aurat

10th - #kainat ( verses on nature as Nasir amazed his readers with the beauty of nature and the universe, with his creative essence

11th - #saadgi 


13-18th is dedicated to #JaunEliya

13th- #kitab

14th- #JaunEliya ( birth anniversary)  

15th - #neend

16th- #bebaak 

17th - ##ghairriwati  ( unconventional poetry for which Jaun Eliya was famous)

18th - #ramz ( secrets)


19th - 24th  is dedicated to Qateel Shifai whose birth anniversary is on 24th (24/12/1919)

19th - #shifa

20th - #romanvi ( romantic verses)

21st - #ishq

22nd #maqta ( only maqta of any ghazal)

23rd - #qatl 

24th- #QateelShifai 

25th - #myfav


27th  -31st is dedicated to Mirza Ghalib

27th - #Ghalib 

28th - #khat ( letter)

29th #tasawwuf ( mystical poetry)

30th -#Khuda 


31st #newyear ( fun poetry) 








Saturday, 30 October 2021

#Shair Schedule For November 2021



Diwali Week 

1.11 #Saaf (Saaf, Safai)

2.11 #Naya

3.11 #Mithaas (Meetha)

4.11 #Roshni #HappyDiwali 

5.11 #Khushi

6.11 #Daulat #Khushali


7.11 (Sunday)

8.11 #JaunElia (Death Anniversary)

9.11 #Iqbal (Allama Iqbal Birth Anniversary)

10.11 #Bewafa

11.11 #Gali (गली)

12.11 #Ghar

13.12 #Bazm

14.11 (Sunday)

15.11 #Aadat

16.11 #AkbarAllahabadi (Birth Anniversary) & #Hena

17.11 #Taqdeer

18.11 #Qaasid

19.11 #Saqi

20.11 #Faiz Ahmed Faiz (Death Anniversary)

21.11 (Sunday)

22.11 #Tanhai

23.11 #Tasveer

24.11 #ParvinShakir (Birth Anniversary)

25.11 #Muqaddar

26.11 #MunawwarRana (Birth Anniversary)

27.11 #Tasavvur

28.11 (Sunday)

29.11 #AliSardarJafri (Birth Anniversary)

30.11 #Zulf

Prepared  by Abid Zaidi 

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

#Shair Schedule for October 2021 Members' Choice Month



1.10 #ShakebJalali Birth Anniversary 

2.10 #Aman (Gandhi Jayanti)

3.10 (Sunday)

4.10 #Zakhm

5.10 #Ishq

6.10 #Tabassum

7.10 #Jangal (Jungle) #Noor

8.10 #Dil

9.10 #Tanhai

10.10 (Sunday)

11.10 #Aurat (Nari Shakti)

12.10 #NidaFazli Birth Anniversary 

13.10 #AmirMeenai Death Anniversary 

14.10 #Chand

15.10 #Jeet (Dussehra)

16.10 #Ummeed

17.10 (Sunday)

18.10 #Tamanna

19.10 #Intezaar

20.10 #Phool

21.10 #Ilm (इल्म)

22.10 #Raqs 

23.10 #Aasman

24.10 (Sunday)

25.10 #Shaam

26.10 #Chehra 

27.10 #Khushboo

28.10 #Aas

29.10 #Yaad

30.10 #Mayoos #Noor

31.10 (Sunday)


Prepared by Abid Zaidi

Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Shair Schedule September 2021 Kuch Naye, Kuch Purane

Kuch Naye, Kuch Purane

Prepared by Abid Zaidi

A shayar of yester years, and a shayar of the new era...one by one each day.


1.9 #ArshMalsiani

2.9 #AliSardarJafri

3.9 #Behzad Lakhnavi 

4.9 #BashirBadr

5.9 Sunday

6.9 #DaghDehlvi

7.9 #Fana Nizami Kanpuri

8.9 #Ghalib

9.9 #Faiz Ahmed Faiz

10.9 #Jigar Moradabadi

11.9 Jagannath #Azad

12.9 Sunday

13.9 #FaniBadayuni Birth Anniversary 

14.9 #HasratMohani

15.9 #HasratJaipuri

16.9 #Josh Malihabadi

17.8 #Bekhud Dehlvi, Birth Anniversary 

18.9 #Dard Khwaja Mir

19.9 Sunday

20.9 #Majaaz

21.9 #Majrooh Sultanpuri

22.9 #Sauda 

23.9 #Sahir Ludhianvi

24.9 #Zauq Ibrahim

25.9 #Zafar Gorakhpuri 

26.9 Sunday

27.9 #Dushyant Kumar Birthday

28.9 #NoohNarvi

29.9 #Nasir Kazmi

30.9 #Momin Khan Momin

Friday, 30 July 2021

Shair Schedule August 2021:Monsoon Mania ( M )

Monsoon Mania ( M )

(prepared by Abid Zaidi)

1.8 (S) #AliSardarJafri Death Anniversary  & #NoonMeemRashid Birth Anniversary 

2.8 #Mausam

3.8 #ShakeelBadayuni Birth Anniversary 

4.8 #Amjad AslamAmjad Birth Anniversary 

5.8 #Manana (Roothna Manana)

6.8 #Maar (मार)

7.8 #Mera

8.8 (S)

9.8 #Majboor

10.8 #Mareez

11.8 #Maazi

12.8 #Musafir 

13.8 #Misaal

14.8 #Maut

15.8 (S)

16.8 #Maza

17.8 #Milna 

18.8 #Gulzar Birth Anniversary 

19.8 #Mohabbat

20.8 #Muddat

21.8 #Mehnat

22.8 (S) #Bhai #Behen (Rakshabandhan)

23.8 #Mushkil

24.8 #Muskurahat

25.8 #Faraz Ahmad Faraz Death Anniversary 

26.8 #Muh (मुँह)

27.8 #Masti 

28.8 #Firaq Gorakhpuri Birth Anniversary 

29.8 (S)

30.8 #Meherban (Meherbani)

31.8 #Mehboob (Mehbooba)

Thursday, 1 July 2021

#shair schedule for July: ( The 'S' Month : Sawan Month )

 Shair Schedule for July 2021

( The 'S' Month : Sawan Month )

Prepared by Abid Zaidi

1st. #Shahr & #Tabeeb (Doctors Day)

2nd. #Saamne (Saamna)

3rd. #Saaqi

4th. (Sunday)

5th. #Saara (Sab, All)

6th. #Saans

7th. #Sach

8th.#Sadma

9th. #Sabz (Sabza)

10th. #Safar 

11th. (Sunday)

12th. #Sahar

13th. #Sakht

14th. #Sakoot 

15th. #Sukoon

16th. #Sang (Patthar)

17th. #Sar (Head)

18th. (Sunday)

19th. #Sath

20th. #Saza

21st. #Shaam

22nd. #Shayad

23rd. #Shabab

24th. #Shama

25th. (Sunday)

26th. #Sitara 

27th. #Shikast 

28th. #Sitam & #FahmidaRiaz (Birthday)

29th. #Soch 

30th. #Subha

31st. #Sawan & #Sabab

Sunday, 30 May 2021

Shair Schedule June 2021 'Har Hafte Naye Qafiye' Month !

 Shair Schedule June 2021

'Har Hafte Naye Qafiye' Month !

( Prepared by Abid Zaidi)

1.6 #Shohrat

2.6 #Izzat

3.6 #Hairat

4.6 #Daulat

5.6 #Seemab Akbarabadi (Birth Anniversary)

6.6 Sunday

7.6 #Zamana

8.6 #Girana 

9.6 #Purana

10.6 #Bahana 

11.6 #Bismil Ram Prasad (Birth Anniversary)

12.6 #Aazmana

13.6 Sunday

14.6 #Daastan

15.6 #IbneInsha (Birth Anniversary)

16.6 #Shahryar (Birth Anniversary)

17.6 #Veeran

18.6 #Aasman

19.6 #Eeman

20.6 Sunday

21.6 #Zindagi

22.6 #Bandagi

23.6 #Tishnagi

24.6 #Saadgi

25.6 #Awaragi

26.6 #Narazgi

27.6 Sunday

28.6 #Chandni

29.6 #MajeedAmjad (Birth Anniversary)

30.6 #Roshni

Thursday, 29 April 2021

#Shair Observes Good Health & Happiness Month.

#Shair Observes Good Health & Happiness Month. 

Schedule for May 2021 prepared by Abid Zaidi


 

This month we have to use both #Shair & #Sehat hashtags with all posts. Please also try not to tag more than one handle.

(Sundays are kept free)

 

1.5 #Himmat 

3.5 #Hausla

4.5 #AkhtarShirani (Birth Anniversary)

5.5 #MohsinNaqvi (Birth Anniversary)

6.5 #Hamdard

7.5 #Sehat 

8.5 #Ilaaj

10.5 #KaifiAzmi (Death Anniversary)

11.5 #Shifa 

12.5 #Insaniyat 

13.5 #HasratMohani (Death Anniversary)

14.5 #Raham (Rahmat)

15.5 #Karam

17.5 #Rahat 

18.5 #Aasra

19.5 #Ummeed

20.5 #Nemat (Nyamat)

21.5 #Bharosa

22.5 #Kamyaab 

24.5 #Majrooh Sultanpuri (Death Anniversary)

25.5 #Daagh Dehlvi (Birth Anniversary)

26.5 #Madad

27.5 #Dua

28.5 #Dawa

29.5 #Mohabbat

31.5 #Aman 


#Shair Wishes Everyone, Good Health & Happiness. 🙏🏻

Monday, 12 April 2021

The Way Forward for #shair

 #shair


#shair was conceived and started by me in April 2011.

It was immediately seconded and supported by Gaurav Sharma, Mehran Zaidi, Shaiq Khan and Aquib Naved .

By May many others had joined in and it grew from strength to strength. 

From the beginning I made the schedule or asked someone else to make it but it was always posted by me. We never missed a single week come hail or high water. 

Initially I tweeted from my own twitter handle but Then I started the @shairoftheday handle dedicated to posting the schedule and in November the blog.

We all, especially I had lot of free time to nurture it and give it the attention it needed.

We also made rules which I strictly enforced in the beginning but over the years as my own schedule grew busy I just let things grow.

Now some rules need to be revisited as #shair is now ten years old.


So first of all the rules.

1. one rule I was very strict about in beginning and I want to restart. No tagging of more than 2 persons. #shair is a platform to enjoy poetry anf too many tags spoil the verse for readers. We see names not the poets efforts.

2. Also  members should check the proper hashtag on a given topic.

3. No chain tags. If you want to keep your tweets of that day in a chain please do so. But I get constant complaints of 30+ people tagged. Not everyone enjoys a crowded or clogged time line. Only 2 tags. 

4. #shair is for promoting poetry  not self. I know many of us have gained popularity thanks to this forum and I'm glad. But that can be done in other meaningful ways too. So to expect retweets etc is unnecessary. If someone appreciates and RTs that's their prerogative but not their duty. 

5. The @shairoftheday handle & blog is handled exclusively by me. 


This is as far as rules are concerned. Now for the way forward.

Ten years is a long time to sustain any forum, least of all one that is online. I have managed the forum, the members as part of my family. I now take the next step to prevent fatigue.

This is based on feedback, the poll and advise

1. The @shairoftheday handle is handled exclusively by me and as when I get time I  will RT from it if the handle is tagged. But please don't tweet with the expectations of RTS. #shair is for appreciating poetry. 

2. Only 2 tags- no chain tagging

3. Since #shair already celebrates anniversaries of all Hindustani poets we will limit it to just 6 days as earlier

4. We are happy to see that #kavya which grew out of #shair has become big enough to branch off on its own. We will continue to support it and urge all members to do the same but it's time for it to become independent and tweet under it's own handle. We look forward to having you as active members of both groups.

5. Active Members are welcome to send schedules for consideration.

6. Monthly schedules will be posted.

7. We will hold  workshops on Urdu words, rhymes, poetry/ prose writing for budding poets.


Tuesday, 30 March 2021

iss maheene #shair mein

 Shair Schedule April 2021

Shayar A to Z Month 

( prepared by Abid Zaidi)

1st April: #Mazaah (Haasya) April Fools Day

2nd #AhmadFaraz 

3rd #BashirBadr

4th #Chakbast Brij Narayan & Kavya

5th #Daagh Dehlvi 

6th #Jigar Moradabadi (Birth Anniversary)

7th #EhsaanDanish

8th #Faiz Ahmed Faiz

9th #Gulzar

10th #Hafeez Jallandhry

11th #Kavya

12th #IbrahimAshk

13th #JaunEliya

14th #Khumar Barabankvi

15th #HarichandAkhtar (Birth Anniversary)

16th Laxmi Narain #Farigh & #LataHaya

17th #MunawwarRana

18th #Kavya

19th #NidaFazli

20th #Shakeel Badayuni (Death Anniversary)

21st  #Iqbal (Allama Iqbal Death Anniversary)

22nd #Obaidullah Aleem  & #ParveenShakir

23rd #Qateel Shifai

24th #RahatIndori

25th #Kavya

26th Sudarshan #Faakir

27th #TahirFaraz

28th #Waseem Barelvi

29th #Yahya Jasdanwala 

30th #Zafar Bahadur Shah

Friday, 26 February 2021

Is maheene #shair mein

 Shair Schedule for March 2021

Prepared by Abid Zaidi 


It's A (अ) Everyday !!


March:

Shair Schedule for March 2021


It's A (अ) Everyday !!


March:

1. #Aaghaz

2. #Aman

3. #Aakhri

4. #Aab (पानी)

5. #Aawaz

6. #Adaa अदा

7. Kavya #अज्ञेय #agyeya

8. #Sahir  Sahir Ludhianvi (Birth Anniversary)

9. #Achcha

10. #Aasman

11. #Aasteen #Aalam

12. #Aagosh आग़ोश 

13. #Aaeena

14. #NoshiGilani (Birthday) & Kavya #TaradattNirvirodh

15. #Aarzoo

16. #Andaz

17. #Aadmi

18. #Aafat

19. #Aag

20. #Ajnabi

21. #EhsanDanish (Death Anniversary) & Kavya #NizarQabbani (अनूदित रचनाएं)

22. #Aazma Aazmaish

23. #Ajab Ajeeb

24. #HabibJalib (Birth Anniversary)

25. #Asar

26. #MahadeviVerma ( Birth Anniversary)

27. #Ashq 

28. Kavya #SushantSupriya

29. #Rang #HoliHai 

30. #Aahat

31. #Anjaam

Sunday, 31 January 2021

Iss maheene #shair mein

 #Shair Schedule February 2021

Prepared by Abid Zaidi

The ABC Month

(One Letter Each Day)


1.2 #Aag

2.2 #Bahaar

3.2 #Chiragh

4.2 #Makhdoom Mohiuddin (Birth Anniversary)

5.2 #Dard

6.2 #Eeman

7.2  (Kavya) #GovindGulshan #Manjushree Gupta 

8.2 #Faasla

9.2 #Gul 

10.2 #Hansi

11.2 #Intezar

12.2 #Jawani 

13.2 #Faiz Ahmed Faiz Birth Anniversary 

14.2 #Mohabbat (Valentine Day) 

#JanNisarAkhtar

#PremKavita  #kavya 

15.2 #BashirBadr Birthday 

16.2 #Khamoshi

17.2 #Lamha

18.2 #Maa 

19.2 #Naya 

20.2 #Parda 

21.2 #Qissa & Kavya

#AmeerMinai

 #Nirala 

#GulabKhndelwal 

22.2 #Roshni

23.2 #Shaam

24.2 #Tasveer

25.2 #Ummeed

26.2 #Vaada

27.2 #Yaad

28.2 #Zulf & Kavya

#Narendra Sharma 

#AnaQasmi


Sunday, 3 January 2021

#shair Schedule for January 2021


ab to mazhab koi aisa bhi chalaya jaaye 

jis mein insan ko insan banaya jaaye 


jis ki KHushbu se mahek jaaye paDosi ka bhi ghar 

phul is qism ka har samt khilaya jaaye


aag bahti hai yahan ganga mein jhelam mein bhi 

koi batlae kahan ja ke nahaya jaaye 


pyar ka KHoon hua kyun ye samajhne ke liye 

har andhere ko ujale mein bulaya jaaye


mere dukh-dard ka tujh par ho asar kuchh aisa 

main rahun bhooka to tujh se bhi na khaya jaaye


jism do ho ke bhi dil ek hon apne aise 

mera aansu teri palkon se uThaya jaaye


git anman hai ghazal chup hai rubai hai dukhi 

aise mahaul mein 'niraj' ko bulaya jaaye

Gopaldas Neeraj

(04/01/1925)


Week 1

4th : #GopaldasNeeraj


5th: #mazhab


6th Jaleel Manekpuri 6/1/1946 (death anniversary)

&

# insaan


7th: #mahek ( khushbu)

&

#phool


8th : #andhera

&

#ujaala


9th: #nadi ( reference to Ganga/ Jhelum


10th: #Kavya 

#AnujLugun #HafeezMerathi 

#LaxmiShankarBajpai




Week 2

ek pal mein zindagi bhar ki udasi de gaya 

wo juda hote hue kuchh phul basi de gaya 


noch kar shaKHon ke tan se KHushk patton ka libas 

zard mausam banjh-rut ko be-libasi de gaya 


subh ke tare meri pahli dua tere liye 

tu dil-e-be-sabr ko taskin zara si de gaya

Mohsin Naqvi


11th:  #udaas

&

#juda


12th: #shaakh 

&

#patta


13th: #mausam

&

#zard


14th: #HafeezJullundhri 14/1/1900 birth anniversary 


15th: #MohsinNaqvi death anniversary 


16th : #libaas


17th #kavya #shair 

#JavedAkhtar birthday

&

#AbhinavArun


Week 3

zindagi kya hai anasir mein zuhur-e-tartib 

maut kya hai inhin ajza ka pareshan hona 

Brij Narain Chakbast


18th: #WasifAliWasif


19th : #Chakbast birth anniversary 


20th :  #zindagi ( zeest, jivan)


21st : #tarteeb ( dhang) 


22nd : #maut

&

#pareshan


23rd : #ajza (Particles, ingredients, constituents)


24th: #kavya 

#AshokKumarPandey #MaheshKatareSugam


Week 4

tujhe daanista mahfil mein jo dekha ho to mujrim hun 

nazar aaḳhir nazar hai be-iraada uTh gayi hogi

Seeman Akbarabadi 


25th #mehfil


26th : #mujrim


27th : #nazar


28th : #iraada


29th: #NazirAkbarabadi 


30th: #daana ( wise)


31st: #SeemabAkbarabadi

Death anniversary 

#kavya #PramodTiwari