Jashn Hai Zindagi

In this episode, we visit the place that is believed to be the burial place of Abdul Qadir Bedil – a celebrated poet of the 17th century.
Here, we get to know about the following aspects in connection with the site:

• Bedil – one of the most well known and revered poets of Persian language
• The poetry societies, run by Afghan taxi drivers of Washington DC, dedicated to Bedil’s poetry
• Ghalib’s high opinion of Bedil’s poetry
• The story around Aurangzeb’s order and Bedil’s remark
• The argument about Bedil’s actual burial place

Hope you enjoy! 🙂