Coal and Salt

Dill tootne ka khat. Chapter 2. . . This is against the backdrop of a flowing river and wind chimes and also my 1st recording on a new setup 😅

What is that one thing that defers time? A mothers love for her son.

In love there will always be difference, but what better difference than to love the same person differently? . "Zindagi Ek Azziyat Hai Mujhe" by Meera ji . The background music is "Saiyaan" by Kailash Kher, Parsh Kamath and Naresh Kamath . In no parts do I own the song or the poem and they both have been used with all fair intentions. All I own is the sky

Thoda nicotine rush zyaada ho gaya tha. . tracks in the back are "Weaves of leafs' by Lama House and "Autumn Rose" by Megan Wafford

Kal raat ko Shiv sahb ke baare me baat kar raha tha yaaron ke beech. Phir, raat ko wo sapne me aaye to kehte "Farhid, Ishtehaar laga de o kudi de naam de." So hence, I did this.

The story continues...

Hi! It had been a while, had it not? So here it is! Art of reading, featuring Ziya Mohiuddin, Asrar Ul-Haq-Majaz and Kamran Jalalvi. . Music: 00:00 Felt Like November - Magnus Ludvigsson 04:35 Aroma - Megan Wofford 07:08 The Rose And The Thorn - Johannes Bornlof 09:33 Losing Face - Martin Klem 12:20 Declaration - Johannes Bornlof 14:52 African Violet - Arden Forest 17:39 And We Walk After - Trevor...

Ever wondered what happened to that special someone? Yup. This happened. . The background music is Loom at the Sunrise Recording sessions by Olafur Arnolds . Farhid is on Instagram as well. Find him rambling through time at @coalandsalt

Imagine Elia is sitting by a fireplace after receiving the letter from Fareha where she asks him to give away her letters, burn her letters. Jaun is talking to friend with a friend with all the pain in his heart and absolutely nothing, but pain. . Farhid x Elia

The timeless story of Fareha and Jaun Elia . Farhid x Elia . background music: Through Love by Rumi

Tehzeeb Hafi sah'b is changing poetry as we know and I am glad to have been born in the same era as him. Here is The Art of Reading going all about Tehzeeb Hafi. Cheers!

This is probably the smallest glimpse of what lives outside the walls of "Farhid". This also serves as a reminder to myself as to what am I made of and why am I this way. To everyone who has been listening to me, I think it is time to make this personal, I think it is time I start writing those letters that i never intended to post. Love, Farhid

Wishful thinking pro max to be honest, to be honest, I wish the same "Chal aa ek aisi nazm kahu, jo lafz kahu wo ho jaaye, Mai ishq likhu, tujhe ho jaaye"

This song in also in the film 'Andaz' (1949), composed by Naushaad. This ghazal has been recited by yours truly, on spotify.

Mujhe dard-e-dil ka pata na tha, also, a song from the movie Aakash-Deep (1965).

Kuch badiya sa caption aaya tha dimaag me, lekin bhool gaya. That there is a difference between knowing when to fight adn when to drop a towel, likewise, there is a difference in knowing when to take the blame and when not to.

Relatable? Relatable

A very brief talk into what is one of the most beautiful love stories of modern day India. The story that set down standards for #IshqAurHusn.

This nazm was like falling in love. Try it.

Another lonely night, another episode of reading. Hope you enjoy it!

The Art of Reading is dedicated to specific poets and writers and their works. This time, after a long time I did not hold anything back and went ahead with any and everything that I could find on Rekhta. Basically something that I do, but a little more streamlined. The video is on my Instagram account (@coalandsalt) and it would be lovely if you could check that out as well. Basically, this is a...

Suna hai tumhara dil toot gaya? Acha? Chalo ye chota sa ek kh'yal sun lo, kya pata kuch samajh aane lage?

Bulleh Shah wrote something which happens post death, On the day of Judgement, Yawm ad-Din, you will be measured only by your deeds and nothing else. Your creed, caste, profession will all be finished over here but you will only take your actions along with you. A meek attempt at delivering the meaning of the song that i hold close to my heart. 2 renditions that i hold close to my heart, Nusrat Fa...

Some things are held by fate and most of my letters are too. This, is one of them. Khair, suniye aur sunaiye.

I contracted COVID but i wanted to pen this down and bring this letter out. Why? Ziddi hu bas, aur kuch khaas nahi.