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This edition of the Bazm e Sukhan will feature some of the best selections from Ghazals and Nazms written by poets from Hyderabad. Hyderabadi contribution to Urdu literature starts with the earliest poets in the history of Urdu poetry - these poets shaped early Urdu in the Deccan and built Hyderabad’s literary identity.

Quli Qutb Shah (1566–1611) is widely acclaimed as the first Urdu divan-holder; founder of Hyderabad; his poetry was a refreshing blend Deccani, Persian, and local idioms. Mah Laqa Chanda (1768–1824) is one of Urdu’s earliest women poets; patron of arts; contemporary of Mir and Sauda. Ameer Minai (1829–1900) — was Lucknow-born, but spent his final years in Hyderabad; Dagh Dehlvi (1831–1905) — one of the most eminent Urdu poets ever, died in Hyderabad; last great classical poet known for idiomatic brilliance. Jaleel Manikpuri (1866–1946) — who succeeded Dagh as Hyderabad’s Malik-ul-Shu‘ara and Maharaja Kishan Parshad Shad (1864–1940) — Prime Minister of Hyderabad; major patron and poet. Then the ones who shaped the progressive movement and the modern era poets who shone bright. Thsi evening celebrates a great tradition of our city