In this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with poet, composer, and singer-songwriter Sameer Rahat. Uncovering the origin story of Aamad, they talk about a novel genre of music called the "Urdu Blues" that Sameer practices and various influences on his life right from his parents' poet Anjum Rehbar and poet-lyricist Rahat Indori to Jaun Elia to contemporary soundscapes of rock and film music. They also discuss the influence of Urdu on pop culture as well as indie cultures today and trace the consequences of the same on the language, form, and culture itself.

BONUS: Sameer reads two Ghazals in this episode!

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In this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with poet, composer, and singer-songwriter Sameer Rahat. Uncovering the origin story of Aamad, they talk about a novel genre of music called the "Urdu Blues" that Sameer practices and various influences on his life right from his parents' poet Anjum Rehbar and poet-lyricist Rahat Indori to Jaun Elia to contemporary soundscapes of rock and film music. They also discuss the influence of Urdu on pop culture as well as indie cultures today and trace the consequences of the same on the language, form, and culture itself.BONUS: Sameer reads two Ghazals in this episode!You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb</a>)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/android</a> or iOS: <a href="https://ivm.today/ios" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/ios</a>, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at <a href="http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.ivmpodcasts.com</a>Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at <a href="mailto:talktous@ivmpodcasts.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">talktous@ivmpodcasts.com</a>

Moving beyond 'Once upon a time' and 'Happily ever after', host Laxmi Krishnan explores contemporary mediums of art and its expression on our new literary show 'Lit Nama'. She talks to new age digital content creators, poets, storytellers, performers, bloggers and people reclaiming the literary scene in unique ways.

From Haikus to Open Mics, you will hear people writing their stories through mediums one cannot imagine. Tune in to the new chapter every Tuesday from 10th December onwards.

Moving beyond 'Once upon a time' and 'Happily ever after', host Laxmi Krishnan explores contemporary mediums of art and its expression on our new literary show 'Lit Nama'. She talks to new age digital content creators, poets, storytellers, performers, bloggers and people reclaiming the literary scene in unique ways.From Haikus to Open Mics, you will hear people writing their stories through mediums one cannot imagine. Tune in to the new chapter every Tuesday from 10th December onwards.

Moving beyond 'Once upon a time' and 'Happily ever after', host Laxmi Krishnan explores contemporary mediums of art and its expression on our new literary show 'Lit Nama'. She talks to new age digital content creators, poets, storytellers, performers, blo

Lit Nama

In this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with poet, composer, and singer-songwriter Sameer Rahat. Uncovering the origin story of Aamad, they talk about a novel genre of music called the "Urdu Blues"

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