Shooting for my longtime friend and colleague Baba (Mandrax the magician) Azmi’s maiden directorial venture “Mee Raqsan” I was privileged to visit Kaifi Azmi Sahabs birthplace MejwaN (pop:600) where he went to stay and work in the early ‘70s despite…
Thanks to progressive Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi, a kind of socialism is alive and kicking in Mijwan. Kaifi was born a hundred years ago in Mijwan and died here in 2002. A host of events commemorating the wonderful life led…
Today (17th January 2019) has been an overwhelming experience for all the Azmis. Once in passing Kaifi Sahab had asked Baba “Can a film be shot in Mijwan?” Baba had let it pass then but today during the centenary year…
आज़मगढ़ : फूलपुर तहसील का मिजवां गाँव आजकल एक बार फिर चर्चा में है। यहाँ की बेटी शबाना आज़मी आजकल आयी हैं और ख़ास बात यह भी है कि उनके पिता व प्रख्यात शायर कैफ़ी आजमी के जीवन, उनके सपनों…
फूलपुर ( आज़मगढ़ )। फ़ूलपुर तहसील के अम्बारी स्थित इंसाफ जनसंगठन कार्यालय पर फ़िल्म अभिनेत्री एवं पूर्व सांसद शबाना आज़मी द्वारा चिकनकारी सेन्टर का उदघाटन किया गया । इस दौरान बैठक में महिला सशक्तिकरण पर गोष्ठी आयोजित किया गया ।…
Mijwan has given tribute to Late Kaifi Sahab. It was a good gathering there. Amongst the Guests, Mr. Hashim Khan (NRI Guest), Dr. S K Gautam, Surendra Yadav & Jai Kishan Pandey were present. Program was conducted by Jitendra Kumar Mishra. Nazm was presented…
It’s incredible to be seen such type of program in just a village (Mijwan) which is 40km far from city (Azamgarh). This incredibility is turned into credibility only by the effort of Late Kaifi Azmi who will be remembered for…
Traveling in the Kaifiyat Express has now become an experience in comfort, luxury, and style! Kaifiyat Express is now no longer any less than the Rajdhani Express! Finally, the Railway Ministry has added high-end technology coaches to 12225/12226 Kaifiyat Express…
Mijwan, a hamlet in eastern Uttar Pradesh, is constantly demolishing old mindsets and reinventing itself with fashion, both as a source of income and as a course for the future. The intricate Chikankaari work is the epicenter of this change.…
