Saif Mahmood

If there is a love story; then this is it, this is it, this is it.

Saif Mahmood has done an excellent job of writing about 8 great Urdu Poets. He has presented their life stories, their love for Delhi and their journey as poets.

He has presented their poetry in Urdu (albeit, in the English script), with some excellent translation. For me, this aroused one regret - that I was not taught Urdu, as my father was, and his fathers before him.

It is indeed a beautiful language. It is indeed the language of poetry.

It is a great tribute that he has written to these great poets and, without saying anything, Saif has demonstrated how much poorer Delhi has become with the passing of the Golden Age of Urdu poets in Delhi. Read their stories. Enjoy their poetry. Then, shed a tear for Delhi.… (plus d'informations)