Listen with Irfan

Irfan in conversation with actor Pankaj Tripathi for RSTV’s Guftagoo in March 2016, Mumbai. Audio bounce of the TV interview. Video available on YouTube BECOME A PATRON :  Work on  Listen with Irfan  takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception.  If you like the Podcast...

Title: Barishein Text and Voice: Poonam Ahmed Poonam Ahmed, born and raised in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, is the daughter of teacher parents and holds an M.A. in Fine Arts from Meerut. Active in writing for over 15 years, her work includes nearly six hundred stories and around two hundred articles published in magazines like  Grihashobha ,  Sarita ,  Mukta ,  Femina ,  Women’s Era , and others....

The Midnight Phone Call Text and Voice Surabhi Modi Surabhi Modi is a versatile voice-over artist and educator with 12+ years of experience in teaching and the BPO. She's passionate about storytelling and brings scripts to life with her dynamic voice. Surabhi delivers engaging and professional voice-overs in different genres in Hindi and English languages. Her unique voice acting skills captiv...

Excerpts from a short story Kafan by Premchand Dhananjay Bhosale, 27, hails from a small village named Rampur in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. He holds a deep interest in Marathi and Hindi literature and finds joy in both listening to and narrating stories. Often, he reads and recites his favorite Marathi and Hindi poems to his friends. Among Marathi poets, Nagaraj Manjule remains a pers...

Transfer aur 15 Minute | Written and Narrated by Nausheen Khan Nausheen Khan is from Agra and currently living in New Delhi. She is a Multimedia Producer Curator: Irfan Join the Art of Reading: Share Your Story on Listen with Irfan Do you have a passion for reading literature or narrating captivating prose? Here’s your chance to shine! I’m thrilled to announce a new collaborative series, Art of Re...

Born 1n 1996, as Aditya Dubey, Aditya Rajan is an artist engaged in theater as an actor, director, music director, and writer. He contributes to Bhojpuri literature and music through his work. He has written short stories and songs in Hindi and Bhojpuri. Additionally, he practices poetry and story recitation to develop his artistic skills and finds the process engaging. Curator: Irfan Join the Art...

Text and Narration: Suman Shekhar Born in khagaria, Bihar in 1995, Suman Shekhar is a writer and storyteller with several years of experience, whose work has appeared in various notable magazines. Was also associated with All India Radio Delhi and FM, Shekhar focuses on producing narrative content for broadcast, combining literary storytelling with audio formats. Curator: Irfan Join the Art of Rea...

Digitally remastered by Sunil Mansingh

Kahani Zindagi Ki, 2025/Host Irfan

Poet Manoj Sharma reciting his poem Guftagoo. Recorded, Preserved, Digitized and Curated by Irfan Digitally Cleaned and Mastered by Sunil Mansingh BECOME A PATRON :  Work on  Listen with Irfan  takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception.  If you like the Podcasts, adm...

Narrator: Pragati Pandey | Writer: Asghar Wajahat Curator: Irfan Join the Art of Reading: Share Your Story on Listen with Irfan Do you have a passion for reading literature or narrating captivating prose? Here’s your chance to shine! I’m thrilled to announce a new collaborative series, Art of Reading , on my podcast channel, Listen with Irfan . If you love bringing stories to life, I’m offering yo...

A short story Sukhdev (writer Ajay Jain) is being narrated by Munish Sharma. Join the Art of Reading: Share Your Story on Listen with Irfan Do you have a passion for reading literature or narrating captivating prose? Here’s your chance to shine! I’m thrilled to announce a new collaborative series, Art of Reading , on my podcast channel, Listen with Irfan . If you love bringing stories to life, I’m...

Recorded, Digitized and Curated by Irfan Kamalini Datt has passed away (27 April 2025). Her unparalleled contributions to preserving, promoting, and disseminating Indian arts through television have left an indelible mark. With unwavering dedication and creative vision, she brought Prasar Bharati's Central Archives to life under challenging circumstances, bridging past and future through audio...

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यह बातचीत 25 अप्रेल 2025 को डॉ कमला दत्त के आवास गुड़गांव में दोपहर के समय रिकॉर्ड की गयी। Recorded and Produced by Irfan डॉ कमला दत्त जन्म : लाहौर पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी चंडीगढ़ से  Ph. D. Sidney Farber Cancer Centre Harvard Med. School Schepens Eye Institute Harvard Med. School से Post Doctoral Research Associate period (1972-1980) 28 वर्षों तक पढ़ाया Dept. Pathology and Anatomy Morehouse School of Medi...

Audio Courtesy Shubham Mishra

Audio Courtesy Shubham Mishra

स्फटिक प्रश्न  ...क्या हो रहा है ? कौन सो रहा है नींद सुख की ? जब घर में लगी है कौन है जो बुझाने बढ़ता नहीं है ?... कवि-स्वर : भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र (1913-1985)Audio Courtesy Shubham Mishra Cover Photo : Google search Cover Design and Curation: Irfan

Recorded and curated by Irfan 12 April, 2025, New Delhi The collection titled "कमला दत्त : समग्र कहानियां" ('Kamla Datt: Complete Stories') is in front of me, which contains 33 stories edited by Chhabil Kumar Meher and Abhishek Rishi. Published by Pragya Publications in Delhi, this 426-page volume is priced at ₹900 and $15. On April 12, 2025, Kasturi a literary forum hosted an ev...

Recorded on 16th March 2008 in New Delhi. Pankaj Srivastava came to University of Allahabad at thesame time I did. It was this shared sense of alienation and curiosity thatturned us into friends—a friendship that continues to this day. Two lost souls, wide-eyed and restless, thrown together byfate. It was that shared sense of being out of place, that hunger to figure outwho we were, that wove our...

Once upon a time, All India Radio’s Urdu service used to broadcast film stories. Here is the story of the film Shankar Hussain , briefly written and narrated by Anwaar Ahmed, a famous radio announcer from that era. Shankar Hussain (A 1977 Film in Hindi) Dr Uday Shankar is a kind-hearted Hindu gentleman who has chosen to practice medicine in a village rather than make money by working in a large ci...

गुफ़्तगू में मिलिए जाने माने पत्रकार और लेखक अनिल यादव से। अनिल यादव की प्रमुख पुस्तकें हैं - वह भी कोई देस है महराज  नगर वधुएं अख़बार नहीं पढ़तीं  गौसेवक  सोनम गुप्ता बेवफ़ा नहीं है  कीड़ाजड़ी  अन्य कहानियां और अप्रेम  Cover Photo and Cover Design: Irfan BECOME A PATRON:  Work on  Listen with Irfan  takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, frie...

Irfan in conversation with the Padhaku Nitin fame Nitin Thakur . New Delhi World Book Fair, 9 February 2025 It was an unexpected meeting on the final day of the New Delhi World Book Fair. As I mentioned earlier, we had planned to meet that week, but by chance, he stumbled upon me, and we ended up having a lively gupshup right in the midst of the book fair’s hustle and bustle. Nitin Thakur, as I kn...

Narrator: Irfan Many of the books written by my friend Ashok Pande are cherished not only by lovers of classical literature but also by Gen Z readers. Writing in Hindi on a wide range of subjects, he brings an inimitable style and a wealth of experiences that make his works truly incomparable. His travel memoir Jitni Mitti Utna Sona is available online and can also be heard in my voice on Audible....

Excerpts from an exclusive evening with legendary Bollywood and International star, author and motivational speaker recite poems of Jalal al-Din Muhammad RUMI, the 13th Century Poet, Jurist, Islamic scholar and Sufi mystic from Persia. India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 16th February 2025