Ghalib Lived Next Door: Iqbal Ashhar on Urdu, Poetry & AI | Rekhta Room S1E6

What happens when you grow up walking the same streets as Ghalib, Momin and Mir Dard?Poet Iqbal Ashhar joins Faisal Fehmi for a fascinating conversation about growing up in Old Delhi, the beauty of correct Urdu diction, and how a ghazal truly comes to a poet.He breaks down aamad vs aavard, explains why rhythm and sound are at the heart of Urdu poetry, and asks a timely question: Can AI master the rules of poetry but still miss its soul?From Ghalib and Nasir Kazmi to Jaun Elia, Faraz and Parveen Shakir, the conversation moves through generations of Urdu greats before ending with a special reading from Ashhar’s Udaas Rehne Lage.Rekhta Room. Where Urdu finds its voice, one conversation at a time.