Urdu Is the Soul of Indian Music feat. Swanand Kirkire, Varun Grover & Naghma Sahar | Sunday Special

Urdu Is the Soul of Indian Music feat. Swanand Kirkire, Varun Grover & Naghma Sahar | Sunday Special . Urdu sits inside a lot of Indian music, even when the song is billed as Hindi. In this Sunday Special session, lyricists Swanand Kirkire and Varun Grover speak with Naghma Sahar about how Urdu gives songs their emotional vocabulary. They discuss writing choices, rhythm, meaning, and why certain words carry weight that is hard to replace. The conversation moves between craft and culture. What makes a line feel honest? How storytelling changes when the language changes. And why the Bollywood golden era still shapes how we hear love, grief, and longing today. . About Jashn-e-Rekhta Jashn-e-Rekhta is the world’s largest cultural festival celebrating the beauty, depth, and living spirit of the Urdu language. Held annually, it brings together poets, musicians, writers, thinkers, and artists from across the world to create a space of poetry, music, conversations, and storytelling. From soul-stirring mushairas and spellbinding musical evenings to intimate dialogues and immersive cultural experiences, the festival is where language turns into emotion and heritage finds a contemporary voice. More than a festival, Jashn-e-Rekhta is a movement that keeps Urdu alive, relevant, and deeply connected across generations. . #urdu #urdulanguage #bollywood #indianmusic #indianfilms #varungrover #jashnerekhta #swanandkirkire #bollywoodsongs #urdupoetry . About Rekhta Foundation: Rekhta Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation committed to preserving, promoting, and celebrating the Urdu language and its rich literary and cultural legacy. Through digital archives, learning platforms, publications, festivals, and community initiatives, the Foundation works to make Urdu accessible and meaningful for audiences worldwide. By bridging classical traditions with modern platforms and voices, Rekhta Foundation ensures that the language continues to inspire, connect, and evolve with time. . IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT NOTICE © Rekhta Foundation. All rights reserved. Unauthorised downloading, clipping, re-uploading, or reuse of this content (audio/video/visuals) is strictly prohibited without written permission. . External Links: Website: https://rekhta.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jashnerekhtaofficial/ Rekhta Books: https://rekhtabooks.com/ Rekhta Learning: https://rekhtalearning.com/