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Recorded and produced by Irfan on 22 October 2017, Delhi NCR Kaveri Urmil is a Ph D Scholar at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai Her focus subject is Rohingya's issue Statelessness and Citizen's Crisis Photograph used in the covert art (Courtesy): Kevin Frayer Cover Art: Irfan

Chandra Bhushan is a senior journalist, activist, writer and poet based in Delhi. Recorded and produced by Irfan on 5th Feb 2022, Delhi NCR Cover image and art: Irfan

बलात्कारी वीर  कहानी  असग़र वजाहत  दुकानें और मकान ताश के पत्तों की तरह गिर और जल रहे थे। आकाश काला और जमीन लाल हो गई थी ।  दंगाई तरह तरह के हथियार लिए, नारे लगाते घरों के दरवाजे तोड़ रहे थे।  इतनी आवाजें थी कि कोई आवाज सुनाई न देती थी। लूटमार करने से ज़्यादा दंगाई हत्या करने का पूरा मज़ा ले रहे थे ।  जब उन्हें कोई लड़की या औरत मिल जाती थी तब उनका उत्साह बढ़ जाता था। उनक...

Audio extract of a video recording. Image: Google Cover Art: Irfan

Episode 21, 22, 23 and 24 A 24 Episodes Radio Documentary conceived and produced by Raza Ali Abidi for BBC in 80s Curated as a podcast in 6 parts of approx 1 hour each by Irfan A hunt for the treasure of knowledge and wisdom. Raza Ali Abidi traveled all over the subcontinent in search of books and libraries and discovered some well preserved and some ignored collections. Here he narrates many amaz...

Epi 17, 18, 19 and 20 A 24 Episodes Radio Documentary conceived and produced by Raza Ali Abidi for BBC in 80s Curated as a podcast in 6 parts of approx 1 hour each by Irfan A hunt for the treasure of knowledge and wisdom. Raza Ali Abidi traveled all over the subcontinent in search of books and libraries and discovered some well preserved and some ignored collections. Here he narrates many amazing...

Epi 13, 14, 15 and 16 A 24 Episodes Radio Documentary conceived and produced by Raza Ali Abidi for BBC in 80s Curated as a podcast in 6 parts of approx 1 hour each by Irfan A hunt for the treasure of knowledge and wisdom. Raza Ali Abidi traveled all over the subcontinent in search of books and libraries and discovered some well preserved and some ignored collections. Here he narrates many amazing...

Epi 9, 10, 11 and 12 A 24 Episodes Radio Documentary conceived and produced by Raza Ali Abidi for BBC in 80s Curated as a podcast in 6 parts of approx 1 hour each by Irfan A hunt for the treasure of knowledge and wisdom. Raza Ali Abidi traveled all over the subcontinent in search of books and libraries and discovered some well preserved and some ignored collections. Here he narrates many amazing s...

Epi 5, 6. 7 and 8 A 24 Episodes Radio Documentary conceived and produced by Raza Ali Abidi for BBC in 80s Curated as a podcast in 6 parts of approx 1 hour each by Irfan A hunt for the treasure of knowledge and wisdom. Raza Ali Abidi traveled all over the subcontinent in search of books and libraries and discovered some well preserved and some ignored collections. Here he narrates many amazing stor...

Epi 1,2,3 and 4 A 24 Episodes Radio Documentary conceived and produced by Raza Ali Abidi for BBC in 80s Curated as a podcast in 6 parts of approx 1 hour each by Irfan A hunt for the treasure of knowledge and wisdom. Raza Ali Abidi traveled all over the subcontinent in search of books and libraries and discovered some well preserved and some ignored collections. Here he narrates many amazing storie...

Recorded on April 4, 2022, Via Clubhouse app and Zoom H6 Irfan and Pramod Singh in conversation with Hamama tul Bushra Hamama tul Bushra Trained as a graphic designer in Pakistan, Bushra earned her Master’s degree in Art History from the University of Missouri, Kansas City in the United States. While pursuing her doctorate, Bushra realized she could not ignore her passion for art and returned to p...

An excerpt from an off broadcast from BBC mid 90s.  Closing announcement Onkarnath Shrivastava Courtesy: BBC Hindi Recorded, preserved and Presented by Irfan Cover Art: Irfan

Irfan recites Diary notes of Rajkamal Nayak (SNA Awardee Theatre Director) which he took between 1985-1987 while working with B.V. Karanth B.V. Karanth Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth (19 September 1929 – 1 September 2002) was a film and theatre personality from India . Throughout his life he was director, actor and musician of modern Indian theatre both in Kannada as well as Hindi , and one of the...

Recorded in New Delhi on 21 June 2016 Irfan talking to the playwright, actor and theatre director Suman Kumar on actor's preparations and h/is/er responsibilities. एक्टिंग एक क्राफ्ट है ? या इसे आर्ट कहना चाहिए ? एक एक्टर को किन किन ढंके-छुपे सवालों से जूझना चाहिए और एक्टिंग थियरीज़ के सभी आम और ख़ास पहलू किन ज़रूरी बिंदुओं की तरफ इशारा करते हैं ? और एक्टर को अपने विकास के लिए किन बातों से नज़रें नहीं...

Recorded on the magnetic tapes and cassette recorder. 24 November 2000, Kanpur UP (Hiss regretted in sound) Syed Mohd Yamin (Born 8 February 1937, Koda Jahanabad, Fatehpur) joined Churk Cement Factory as an electrician and spent his major part of life in Gurma Khadan, Gurma Markundi as not only the employee of the UPSCC but also as a guide, mentor and vanguard of his fellow workers. Irfan talked t...

Research and Script: Irfan Voices: Irfan, Sadia Rahman, Munish Sharma, Rizwana Ashraf and Virendra Kaushik Produced by Munish Sharma for AIR's ESD

Recorded on 25 June 2020 Raghubir Yadav recalls his Parsi Theatre Days. रघुबीर यादव ने 1967 के आसपास एक घुमंतू पारसी नाटक कंपनी से अपनी कलायात्रा शुरू की थी। उस जीवन अंतहीन क़िस्से हैं उनके पास। उनके मुताबिक़ तब तक ग़ज़ल क्या होती है वो नहीं जानते थे। फिर एक दिन सिरौंज के एक मंदिर में उन्होंने मुईनुद्दीन पेंटर को गजल गाते हुए पहली बार सुना। #UnheardStories Image: Google Cover Design: Irfan

Conversation recorded in Gorakhpur at the guest's house on 14 April 2015 Mohd Shafiullah Siddiqui (Born 4 October 1930, Mohammadabad, Siwan) is a self made person. He worked mainly in the Churk Cement Factory, Sonebhadra (Energy Capital of India, then known as Mirzapur, UP). He is one of those hundreds of skilled and unskilled labourers who have joined this factory (Pt Nehru termed as the temple o...

Conceived, Recorded and Produced by Irfan Recorded on 01 April 2022 at Hotel Holiday Inn, Delhi Shubhrajyoti Barat is an actor and writer, known for the web series Mirzapur, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Article 15  and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Aur Sunao Guru is a series of cherishable memories and anecdotes from the lives of friends and famous/infamous people. Other episodes in th...

Conceived, Recorded and Produced by Irfan Recorded on 30 April 2016 in Haldwani, Uttrakhand Pankaj Shrivastava is a poet, cultural activist and senior journalist. He is now working as a Vice Chairman of Media Cell in UP Congress. Aur Sunao Guru is a series of cherishable memories and anecdotes from friends and famous/infamous people. Othe episodes in this series are available on the following link...

Conceived, Recorded and Produced by Irfan Sahil Agha is a Dastango. Cover Image and Art: Irfan

Conceived, Recorded and Produced by Irfan Anand Swaroop Verma is a writer and journalist. Cover Image Courtesy: Google Cover Art: Irfan

Conceived, Recorded and Produced by Irfan Kapil Saraswat is an aspiring actor. Cover Image and Art: Irfan

Conceived, Recorded and Produced by Irfan Vimal Verma is an actor and theatre trainer based in Mumbai Cover Image and Art: Irfan

Conceived, Recorded and Produced by Irfan Vipuljit Basu is a filmamker based in Kolkata. Cover Art and Image: Irfan