Sar qalam honge kal yahaan unke- jin ke munh mein zabaan baaqi hai- This is a couplet by Rajesh Reddy. Rajesh Reddy has emerged as one of the most popular poets of Urdu in Mushairas. His ghazals such as the following ones have been sung by ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh & Pankaj Udhas. ‘Ghar se nikle thhe, hausla karke – laut aaye, Khuda Khuda karke’ ‘Zindagi! tu ne lahu leke diya kuchh bhi nahin- tere daaman mein mere vaaste, kya kuchh bhi nahin’ ‘Mere dil ke kisi kone mein ek maasoom sa bachcha- badon ki dekh kar duniya, bada hone se darta hai’ Rajesh Reddy recites his poetry In an interview with Pervaiz Alam at the Quillon Restaurant of the Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences, London. The event was organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation under their Kalam series, moderated by the UK-based Hindi activist Padmesh Gupt.
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