Nazia was the founder and chief editor of the very well-received youth magazine CIRCLE. Fiction writer from heart, she loves to write for diverse audience and on various subjects. Her first literary novel “Meshes and Smoke” is getting published, and would be hitting bookstores by Jun 2010. These days, she is working on her second novel.
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The tradition of Ghazal in Indian vocal music
By Nazia Mallick
Posted in Articles, Featured on 30 July 2010
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Ghazal is originally the Persian form of poetry and was originated in Iran in 10th century A.D. It grew from the Persian Qasida (meaning songs of praise), which was a panegyric written in praise of the emperor or his noblemen to later deal with the whole spectrum of human experience; though its central concern is love.  Ghazal is an Arabic word, which literally means ‘talking to a woman’. Since woman is most poets’ muse and the topic of conversation is love, love with its complexity of emotions, notwithstanding the plaintive …

Ustad Bismillah Khan
By Nazia Mallick
Posted in Profiles on 18 April 2010
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Ustad Bismillah Khan’s Shehnai Vadan cast a spell on the listeners and even today when the records of his Shehnai are played, those who have watched him play could easily conjure the image of Ustad Bismillah Khan, the irresistible pied piper with twinkling eyes and a winsome grin, holding his beloved instrument to his lips and playing to his heart’s content.
Born on March 21, 1916 in Dumrao (Bihar) Ustad Bismillah Khan, also known as the Shehnai Maestro, ruled the Indian Classical scene for more than eight decades and was famous …

Abida Parveen- The Sufi Queen.
By Nazia Mallick
Posted in Profiles on 23 March 2010
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Abida Parveen, as we all know is an exceptional singer of Sufi music and is universally renowned for her Sufiyana Kalaam. Kalaam meaning ‘Talk’ in Urdu language, and in Sufi language it is generally used in the spiritual context, such as talking with God, and Sufiyana means ‘the Sufi style.’
She is loved and appreciated by young and old alike. That is perhaps one of the best parts of her singing. Her voice and her music appeals even to the young generation fed and brought up on the so-called Pop culture.
She …

Sufism –the way towards a lyrical life
By Nazia Mallick
Posted in Articles on 12 January 2010
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Sufism is an age-old lyrical path, which is now captivating the attention of ‘New Age Gurus’, ‘Seekers’ and the young generation alike. Nazia Mallick writes on what Sufi Music and poetry means to her.