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Swati Sani

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An Urdu poetess and an author, Swati Sani is also an Advertising professional and a software entrepreneur. She is currently translating famous couplets of popular Urdu poets in colloquial English for those who love Urdu poetry but struggle with the finer nuances of the language.

The books, a series titled “Famous Urdu Poets” include poets Mirza Ghalib, Faiz Ahmad Faiz (already published), Seemab Akbarabadi, Firaq Gorakhpuri (soon to be published) and a few more. Each book has a collection of popular couplets of the poets translated in English with the original in Urdu, Devanagari, and Roman script.

A postgraduate in Advertising and Public Relations from the Indian Institute of Mass Communications, New Delhi she completed her Master’s degree ...more

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	The Eloquence of Ghalib 3.99 avg rating — 24 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghalib: English Translation of Mirza Ghalib’s popular Urdu couplets (Famous Urdu Poets Book 1) 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sahir: English Translation of Sahir Ludhianvi's popular Urdu couplets (Famous Urdu Poets Book 5) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fervor of Mir 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Firaq - English translation of Firaq Gorakhpuri's popular Urdu couplets 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faiz: English Translation of Faiz Ahmad Faiz's Popular Urdu Couplets 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fervor of Meer 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghalib: English Translation of Mirza Ghalib’s popular Urdu couplets 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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