Friday, 1 November 2024

Shair Schedule for November 2024

 November is the month of Legends like Iqbal, Faiz, Parveen Shakir, Akbar Allahabadi, Munawwar Rana, Ali Sardar Jafri, Akhtar-ul-Iman. We also lost Jaun Eliya in November.


This month we shall be posting on words taken from Faiz Ahmed Faiz's famous ghazal: "Aaye kuch abr, kuch sharaab aaye":


1.11 #Abr

2.11 #Kuch

3.11 Sunday

4.11 #Sharaab

5.11 #Azaab

6.11 #Baam

7.12 #Mina

8.11 #JaunEliya (Death Anniversary)

9.11 #Iqbal (Birth Anniversary)

10.11 Sunday

11.11 #Aftaab

12.11 #AkhtarulIman

13.11 #Charagh

14.11 #Naqaab

15.11 #Varaq

16.11 #AkbarAllahabadi (Birth Anniversary)

17.11 Sunday

18.11 #Nazar

19.11 #Vafa

20.11 #Faiz Ahmed Faiz (Birth Anniversary)

21.11 #Baab

22.11 #Gham

23.11 #Hisaab

24.11 #ParveenShakir (Birth Anniversary)

25.11 #Inqalaab

26.11 #MunawwarRana (Birth Anniversary)

27.11 #Jawaab 

28.11 #Manzil

29.11 #AliSardarJafri (Birth Anniversary)

30.11 #Kamyaab 

prepared by Abid Zaidi

Tuesday, 1 October 2024

Shair Schedule for October 2024

 This Month We Celebrate The 'Festival of Lights' (Each day one letter of Festival of Lights), Anniversaries, &  Diwali Greetings.


1.10 #ShakebJalali (Birth Anniversary)

2.10 #Aman (Mahatma Gandhi's Birth Anniversary)

3.10 #Fasana

4.10 #Ehtiyaat

5.10 #Samaa 

6.10 (Sunday)

7.10 #Tehzeeb

8.10 #Inkaar

9.10 #NoonMeemRashid (Death Anniversary)

10.10 #JagjitSingh (Death Anniversay) Ghazals sung by him

11.10 #Vasl

12.10 #NidaFazli (Birth Anniversary)

13.10 #AmeerMinai (Death Anniversary)

14.10 #Aaraam 

15.20 #Lashkar

16.10 #MustafaZaidi (Birth Anniversary)

17.10 #Oopar

18.10 #Fun ( As in Funkaar )

19.10 #Majaz (Birth Anniversary)

20.10 Sunday

21.10 #Lab

22.10 #Iqraar

23.10 #Gazab

24.10 #Zafar Bahadur Shah (Birth Anniversary)

25.10 #Sahir Ludhiyanvi (Death Anniversary)

26.10 #Husn

27.10 #Tarana #Shaqhs

28.10 #Khushi (Diwali Week)

29.10 #Mithaas (Diwali Week)

30.10 #Roshni (Diwali Week)

31.10 #Jashn  #HappyDiwali (Greetings)

prepared by Abid Zaidi

Saturday, 31 August 2024

Schedule for September 24

 

(Topics covering Anniversaries, International Days and words from Fani Badayuni's ashaa'r:

"Lutf o karam ke putle ho ab qahr o sitam kā naam nahīñ,

Dil pe ḳhudā kī maar ki phir bhī chain nahīñ ārām nahīñ.

Jitne muñh haiñ utnī bāteñ dil kā pata kyā ḳhaak chale,

Jis ne dil kī chorī kī hai ek usī kā naam nahīñ.)


1.9 (Sunday)

2.9 #Lutf

3.9 #Karam

4.9 #Putla

5.9 #Ustad (Teachers' Day)

6.9 #Qahr

7.9 #Sitam

8.9 (Sunday)

9.9 #Naam

10.9 #Nahii

11.9 #Dil

12.9 #Maar

13.9 #FaniBadayuni (Birth Anniversary)

14.9 #HindiDiwas #हिन्दी_दिवस : Hindi ashaa'r 

15.9 (Sunday)

16.9 #Phir

17.9 #BekhudDehlvi (Birth Anniversary)

18.9 #Chain (चैन)

19.9 #Araam

20.9 #Jitne

21.9 #Aman (International Peace Day)

22.9 (Sunday)

23.9 #Ishara (International Sign Language Day)

24.9 #Munh (मुहं)

25.9 #Baaten (बातें)

26.9 #Khaak

27.9 #DushyantKumar (Birth Anniversary)

28.9 #Chori

29.9 (Sunday)

30.9 #Jalva

Tuesday, 30 July 2024

Shair Schedule August 2024

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

2.8 #Tamasha

3.8 #ShakeelBadayuni (Birth Anniversary)

4.8 #Dost (Friendship Day)

5.8 #Taalluq

6.8 #Tishnagi

7.8 #Tareekh

8.8 #Tasalli

9.8 #Toofan

10.8 #Tum #Tumhara

11.8 Sunday

12.8 #Naujawan #Jawan (International Youth Day)

13.8 #Taaqat

14.8 #Talaash

15.8 #Azaadi (Independence Day)

16.8 #Tark तर्क 

17.8 #Tameer

18.8 #Gulzar (Birthday)

19.8 #Bhai #Bahen (Rakshabandhan)

20.8 #Tareef

21.8 #Tehzeeb

22.8 #Taaza

23.8 #Tang तंग

24.8 #Tareek

25.8 #Faraz Ahmed Faraz (Death Anniversary)

26.8 #Tasavvur 

27.8 #Toota

28.8 #Firaq (Birth Anniversary)

29.8 #Khel (National Sports Day)

30.8 #Tanz 

31.8 #Tauba 


prepared by Abid Zaidi

Friday, 28 June 2024

#Shair Schedule for July 2024

 1.7 #Mehroom Tilok Chand (Birth Anniversary)

2.7 #Barsaat Barish

3.7 #Badal

4.7 #Bijli

5.7 #Boonden बूंदें 

6.7 #Ghata

7.7 Sunday

8.7 #Toofan

9.7 #Aandhi 

10.7 #Paani

11.7 #Samundar 

12.7 #Dariya

13.7 #Bheega Bheegna

14.7 #HimayatAliShayar (Anniversary)

15.7 #Mausam

16.7 #Paani

17.7 #Pyaas (Mohurrum)

18.7 #Sajda

19.7 #Shola

20.7 #Shabnam

21.7 Sunday 

22.7 #Mitti

23.7 #Gustaakhi

24.7 #Ghulaam

25.7 #Girebaan

26.7 #Patti

27.7 #Darakht Ped

28.7 #FehmidaRiaz

29.7 #Zikr

30.7 #Shikayat Shikwa

31.7 #Sirf

( prepared by Abid Zaidi)

Monday, 27 May 2024

Shair Schedule June 2024

 

In June we are highlighting usage of correct common urdu words, particularly those starting with or having letters Z/J & Q/K !

( prepared by Abid Zaidi) 


1.6 #Zindagi (Z not J)

2.6 Sunday

3.6 #ShibliNomani Birth Anniversary 

4.6 #Qismat (Q not K)

5.6 #SeemabAkbarabadi Birth Anniversary 

6.6 #Zulm (Z not J)

7.6 #Zameen (Z not J)

8.6 #ShamimKarhani

9.6 Sunday

10.6 #Qasam (Q not K)

11.6 #Zulf (Z not J)

12.6 #ObaidullahAleem Birth Anniversary 

13.6 #Qismat (Q not K)

14.6 #Mulaqaat (Q not K)

15.6 #IbneInsha Birth Anniversary 

16.6 #Shahryar Birth Anniversary 

17.6 #Majrooh Sultanpuri Birth Anniversary 

18.6 #Zameer (Z not J)

19.6 #Sazish (Z not J)

20.6 #Zor (Z not J)

21.6 #Zabardast (Z not J)

22.6 #Qurbaan (Q not K)

23.6 Sunday

24.6 #Raqeeb (Q not K)

25.6 #Qalandar (Q not K)

26.6 #Maqsad (Q not K)

27.6 #Qatl (Q not K)

28.6 #Zimmedar (Z not J)

29.6 #MajeedAmjad

30.6 Sunday

Tuesday, 30 April 2024

#Shair schedule for May 2024

 Shair Schedule for May 2024

(prepared by Abid Zaidi)

The Month of May starts with Mazdoor Diwas (May Day), has Anniversaries of Mohsin Naqvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Hasrat Mohani  aur phir Mausam bhi badal raha... 

We will have topics with letter 'M' this month.

1st. #Mazdoor (Labour Day)

2nd. #Manzar

3rd. #Muntazir

4th. #AkhtarShirani (Birth Anniversary)

5th. #MohsinNaqvi

6th. #Munsif (Insaf)

7th. #Muflis

8th. #Mauj

9th. #Masoom

10th. #KaifiAzmi (Death Anniversary)

11th. #Maloom

12th. (Sunday)

13th. #HasratMohani (Death Anniversary)

14th. #Mushkil 

15th. #Mohabbat 

16th. #Muskurahat 

17th. #Majboor

18th. #Mehfil

19th. (Sunday)

20th. #Mumkin 

21st. #Makaan 

22nd. #Maazi 

23rd. #Manzoor 

24th. #Majrooh Sultanpuri (Death Anniversary)

25th. #DaaghDehlvi (Birth Anniversary)

26th. (Sunday)

27th. #Maikada 

28th. #Misaal 

29th. #Maut

30th. #Munh (मुहं)

31st. #Mausam

Sunday, 31 March 2024

#Shair schedule for April 2024

 1st: #mazahiya


2nd: Awaam ( public) 


3rd : #SuhailKakorvi

&

#Saail Dehlvi


4th : #Ashiaana


5th: #tasveer


6th : #JigarMoradabadi birth anniversary 


8th : #geography ( any verse with reference to a geographical term - nadi, dariya, pahad, zameen, ped, etc


9th: #MunirNiazi ( birth Anniversary)


10th :  Abdul Hameed #Adam (  birth anniversary) 10 April 1910


11th : #AbidaParveen ( video links and verses from her ghazals and sufi songs. Do name poet too)


12th: #ana (ego)


13th : on occasion of Baisakhi any verse which celebrates the harvest  and growing of crops

#Baisakhi

&

Verses in Punjabi celebrating the festival


15th : #HariChandAkhtar ( birth anniversary)

&

#AkhtarShirani


16th :  #ilm ( knowledge)


17th : #Tamasha ( anything related to tamasha/spectacle)


18th #OurShair & #ByMe ( celebrating the poetic talent in our #shair family... those who write please tweet as much of your work as you can)


19th: #khushbu


20th : #Shakeel Badayuni Death anniversary 20th April 1970


21st : Allama #Iqbal Death Anniversary 21st April 1938


22nd  : #any verse which refers to a body part- e.g. eyes, nose, hands, feet, eyebrows etc

#badan


23rd : #NomanShauq

&

#FarhatEhsas


24th : #qasid ( messenger)


25th : #MirTaqiMir


26th:  #musafir


27th : #NaKhuda ( boatman)


29th : #AmirMinai


30th : #FahmidaRiaz

&

#SaraShagufta


Saturday, 2 March 2024

March- Sahir's month

 

One verse of Sahir Ludhianvi for every week ~ all words with hashtags in that can be used during the week. One word can be used twice too.

Only anniversaries will be specified.


4th - 9th March

yeh #zulf #agar #khul ke #bikhar jaye to achchha 

is #raat ki #taqdir sanwar jaye to achchha 

8th : #Sahir

&

#aurat


11th - 16th March

har tarah ke #jazbaat ka #elan hain #aankhen 

#shabnam kabhi #shoala kabhi #toofan hain aankhen

12th- #HabibJalib

14th- #NoshiGilani


18th to 23rd March

#dekha hai #zindagi ko kuchh itne #qarib se 

#chehre tamam lagne lage hain #ajiib se

21st- #iftikhararif

&

#ehsandanish



25th - 30th March

#jung tau khud eik #masla hai
jung #maslon ka hal kiya degi?
#khoon aur #aag aaj bakhshegi
#bhook aur ehteaaj kal degi

Sunday, 28 January 2024

#shair schedule for February

 Shair Schedule February 2024


A Schedule of Words Starting with the letter 'F', Valentine Week, & Birthdays of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Jan Nisar Akhtar, & Bashir Badr 


1.2 #Falak

2.2 #Farsh

3.2 #Fateh

4.2 Sunday

5.2 #Fikr

6.2 #Falsafa

7.2 #Gulaab (Rose Day: Valentine Week)

8.2 #Izhaar (Propose Day: Valentine Week)

9.2 #Fasana

10.2 #Fiza

11.2 #Vaada (Promise Day: Valentine Week)

12.2 #Fasal

13.2 #Faiz Ahmad Faiz (Birth Anniversary)

14.2 #Mohabbat #Ishq (Valentine Day) #JanNisarAkhtar (Birthday)

15.2 #BashirBadr (Birthday) #Ghalib (Death Anniversary)

16.2 #Faaqa

17.2 #Fursat

18.2 Sunday

19.2 #Fasaad

20.2 #Fazal

21.2 #Farz

22.2 #Fitrat

23.2 #Faqat #Farzi

24.2 #Fann (Talent)

25.2 Sunday

26.2 #Fuzool #Fitoor

27.2 #Faraar #Fakhr

28.2 #Fareb

29.2 #Furqat #Faiz (Word, not shayar)