Publishing Details
Contact & Outreach
About This Podcast
Social Media
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
S3E2 Agha Shahid Ali's poetry ~ I see Kashmir from New Delhi at Night' and 'Flight 423' on Begum Akhtar
A lot has happened in India and globally in the past two months and I had stopped reading and working on my podcast till I opened the book The Veiled Suite, a collection of poems by Agha Shahid Ali.…
S3E1 May Day ~ Majaz aur Kaifi Azmi ke saath by Sahil Kazmi
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 1 of the Zabaan-e-aam podcast!Starting our new season on May Day! :)Thank you, Sahil, for sharing nazms from Majaz and Kaifi Azmi on this important day. Our Guest: Sahil…
S2E20 A Walk to Safety ~ a story on Gaza (in Punjabi)
Welcome to the 20th episode of Season 2 of the Zabaan-e-aam podcast. Today I have a story that I have written in Punjabi about the displacement of people in Gaza. Please share your feedback in the…
Emotional Pregnancy (Telugu Short Story) by Purnima Tammireddy
Zabaan-e-aam presents a story about love and heartbreak and walks you through the lanes of Hyderabad. Listen to Purnima Tammireddy's story 'Emotional Pregnancy' in this episode. In the story, she…
S2E18 Diary Entries from Gaza Series, Ep 5 ~ Hind Joudah (from Arablit Quarterly) - in English & Punjabi
Welcome to the 5th episode of the Gaza series on the Zabaan-e-aam podcast. Today I have a poem I translated on Gaza. It is a Diary Entry. I am translating poems and diary entries from the latest…
S2E17 Diary Entries from Gaza Series, Ep 4 ~ Anees Ghanima (from Arablit Quarterly) - in English & Punjabi
sub.h-o-shām filistīñ meñ ḳhuuñ bahtā hai sāya-e-marg meñ kab se insāñ rahtā hai band karo ye bāvardī ġhunda-gardī baat ye ab to ek zamāna kahtā hai ~ Habib Jalib's (uTTho marne ka haq istimal…
S2E16 She-depths translated from Malayalam to English by Dr. Sree Devi, written by Rasliya M.S.
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 16 of the Zabaan-e-aam. Today's guest is Dr. Sree Devi from Kerala who teaches in a college in Bangalore and she has translated a poem written by Rasliya M.S. published…
Diary Entries from Gaza Series, Ep 3 ~ Ahmed Mortaja (from Arablit Quarterly) - in English & Punjabi
Welcome to a new episode of the Zabaan-e-aam. This is the 3rd episode of the Gaza series and a translation from the latest episode of the Arablit Quarterly Magazine which has diary entries from Gaza.…
S2E14 Vinod Kumar Shukl ~ discussing his poetry and prose with Ashish Gaur
जो मेरे घर कभी नहीं आएँगे मैं उनसे मिलने उनके पास चला जाऊँगा। एक उफनती नदी कभी नहीं आएगी मेरे घर नदी जैसे लोगों से मिलने नदी किनारे जाऊँगा कुछ तैरूँगा और डूब जाऊँगा From:…
S2E13 Diary Entries from Gaza Series - Ep 2 - Basman Aldirawi (from Arablit Quarterly) - in Punjabi
Welcome to Season 2, episode 13 of the Zabaan-e-aam podcast. In this episode, I am sharing a poem I have translated into Punjabi from the Arablit Quarterly magazine. In the latest edition of the…
S2E12 Diary Entries from Gaza Series - Ep 1 - Beesan Nateel (from Arablit Quarterly) - in Punjabi
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 12 of Zabaan-e-aam podcast. We are back with another episode on Gaza as promised. I am very very thankful to Layla Azmi Goushey and Marcia who shared the Arab Lit…
S2E11 Niwala - Ali Sardar Jafri & Sadak ban rahi - Salam Machhli Shahri read by Mahtab Alam ~ May Day
May Day special Podcast Niwala by Ali Sardar Jafri Sadak ban rahi hai by Salam Machhli Shahri ~ Poems read by Mahtab Alam ~ May Day Mahtab Alam is a Delhi based multilingual journalist,…
S2E10 Sog by Shiv Kumar Batalvi #punjabi #punjabipoetry
Hello, aadaab, satsriakal and namaskaar. Welcome to the 10th episode of Season 2 of the Zabaan-e-aam podcast. Assan taan joban rutte marna Murr jana assan bhare bharaye In the season of youth I…
S2E9 ਕੋਈ ਮਜਬੂਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਜੇ ਦਿਲ ਕਰੇ ਤਾਂ ਖ਼ਤ ਲਿਖੀਂ ~ Koi Majboori Nahi je Dil Kare taan Khat Likhi - Dr Jagtar
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9 of the Zabaan-e-aam podcast. Dr. Jagtar Singh (1935-2010) was a writer, critic, translator and lecturer. He was a Punjabi poet who wrote 32 books. He won the Sahitya…
S2E8 A Reverie by Dr. Sree Devi ~ a poem on growing up in Kerala
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8 of the Zabaan-e-aam. Today's guest is Dr. Sree Devi from Kerala who teaches in a college in Bangalore and her poem 'A Reverie' is based on her experiences of growing…
S2E7 Down the memory lane with Akhil Katyal's poetry on lover's neighborhood, forgiveness & history
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 7 of the Zabaan-e-aam. It's almost summers in Delhi and the temperatures are rising. While the mercury's rising, you can chill and relax as we take you along a…
S2E6 Teevr Anubhuti ~ Intense Emotion written (in Hindi) & translated (into English) by Pallavi Narayan
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 6 of the Zabaan-e-aam. It's the month of love and we are here with a love poem on Valentine's Day. Poetry is the best way to express your love. Share this poem with…
S2E5 Portrait of Woman - a poem by S. Rupsha Mitra (Bengali and English)
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of the Zabaan-e-aam. Presenting a poem in Bengali on our podcast by S. Rupsha Mitra, who is reciting her poem 'Portrait of Woman' in Bengali and English. Rupsha's…
S2E4 The Drone Eats With Me ~ Atef Abu Saif (For Gaza ~ snippets in Punjabi)
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of Zabaan-e-aam. I have translated some diary entries from Atef Abu Saif's book The Drone Eats with Me. The book records the 2014 bombing of Gaza. The bits I have…
S2E3 Untouchable Love by Kalekuri Prasad (Telugu) | Translated into English by Raghunath J.
Welcome to a new episode of Zabaan-e-aam! Today we have Raghunath J along with us who will be sharing a poem in Telugu by Kalekuri Prasad with us. He has also translated the poem into English. He…
Frequently Asked Questions
Zabaan-e-aam has published 30 episodes since October 2022, covering topics in Philosophy, Society & Culture.
Zabaan-e-aam is currently sporadic with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 9m.
Sign up on Grep.FM to access contact details for Zabaan-e-aam, including email and social media links.
