Who are we, if not the product of our thoughts, emotions and desires? Who doesn’t wish to fall in love and witness the restlessness of the eyes frantically searching for the one?’ If you enjoy such poetic emotions as well as the intricacy of language, Urdu Adab might be for you. The event will showcase the best of Urdu literature and poetry while decoding ghazals, nazms and their texts for the unversed.

Host Alleyah Asghar, founder and curator of Haroof Baithak, will delve into the ghazals (amatory poem or ode) and nazms (prose-style poem) based on Ishq and Beqarari (love and longing) — emotions that have been at the heart of some of the greatest works of Urdu literature.

Alleyah Asghar instructs participants using a presentation. PICS COURTESY/MYNA ACADEMY