About me : i’m aravind student of Sree Buddha College of engineering,Pattoor doin b.tech in computer science & Engg.My colg is in Alappuzha district.I love ghazals very much,ghazals of Hariharan and Jagjith Singh are my favorite.

About the blog : This blog is especially for Ghazal lovers.The ghazal not only has a specific form, but traditionally deals with just one subject: Love. And not any kind of love, but specifically, an illicit, and unattainable love. The subcontinental ghazals have an influence of Islamic Mysticism and the subject of love can usually be interpreted for a higher being or for a mortal beloved. The love is always viewed as something that will complete a human being, and if attained will lift him or her into the ranks of the wise, or will bring satisfaction to the soul of the poet.

In poetry, the ghazal (Arabic/Persian/Urdu: غزل; Turkish gazel) is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain. Each line must share the same meter. The Arabic word “ghazal” is pronounced roughly like the English word “guzzle”, but with the first, g-like consonant further back in the throat. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century pre-Islamic Arabic verse. It is derived from the Arabian panegyric qasida. The structural requirements of the ghazal are similar in stringency to those of the Petrarcan sonnet. In its style and content it is a genre which has proved capable of an extraordinary variety of expression around its central themes of love and separation. It is one of the principal poetic forms the Indo-Perso-Arabic civilization offered to the eastern Islamic world.

The ghazal spread into South Asia in the 12th century under the influence of the new Islamic Sultanate courts and Sufi mystics. Exotic to the region, as is indicated by the very sounds of the name itself when properly pronounced as ġazal, with its very un-Indian initial voiced velar fricative g. Although the ghazal is most prominently a form of Urdu poetry, today, it is found in the poetry of many languages.

Ghazals were written by the Persian mystics and poets Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (13th century) and Hafez (14th century), the Turkish poet Fuzuli (16th century), as well as Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869) and Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938), who both wrote Ghazals in Persian and Urdu. Through the influence of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), the ghazal became very popular in Germany in the 19th century, and the form was used extensively by Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866) and August von Platen (1796–1835). The Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali was a proponent of the form, both in English and in other languages; he edited a volume of “real ghazals in English.”

The First Secret – The Power Of Thought
Love begins with our thoughts. We become what we think about.
Loving thoughts create loving experiences and loving
relationships. Affirmations can change our beliefs and
thoughts about others and ourselves. If we want to love
someone, we need to consider their needs and desires. Thinking
about your ideal partner will help you recognize her when you
meet her.

The Second Secret – The Power Of Respect
You cannot love anyone or anything unless you first respect
them. The first person you need to respect is yourself. To
begin to gain self-respect asks yourself, “What do I respect
about myself?” To gain respect for others, even those you may
dislike, ask yourself “What do I respect about them?”

The Third Secret – The Power Of Giving
If you want to receive love, all you have to do is give it!
The more love you give, the more you will receive. To love is
to give of yourself freely and unconditionally. Practice
random acts of kindness. Before committing to a relationship
ask not what the other person will be able to give to you, but
rather what will you be able to give them. The secret formula
of a happy, lifelong, loving relationship is to always focus
on what you can give instead of what you can take.

The Fourth Secret – The Power Of Friendship
To find a true love, you must first find a true friend. Love
does not consist of gazing into each other’s eyes, but rather
looking outward together in the same direction. To love
someone completely you must love them for who they are, not
what they look like. Friendship is the soil through which
love’s seeds grow. If you want to bring love into a
relationship, you must first bring friendship.

The Fifth Secret – The Power Of Touch
Touch is one of the most powerful expressions of love,
breaking down barriers and bonding relationships. Touch
changes our physical and emotional states and makes us more
receptive to love.

The Sixth Secret – The Power Of Letting Go
If you love something, let it free. If it comes back to you
it’s yours, if it doesn’t, it never was. Even in a loving
relationship, people need their own space. If we want to learn
to love, we must first learn to forgive and let go of past
hurts and grievances. Love means letting go of our fears,
prejudices, egos and conditions. “Today I let go of all my
fears, the past has no power over me – today is the beginning
of a new life.”

The Seventh Secret – The Power Of Communication
When we learn to communicate openly and honestly, life
changes. To love someone is to communicate with them. Let the
people you love know that you love them and appreciate them.
Never be afraid to say those three magic words: “I Love you.”
Never let an opportunity pass to praise someone. Always leave
someone you love with a loving word – it could be the last
time you see them. If you were about to die but could make
telephone calls to the people you loved, who would you call,
what would you say and.. Why are you waiting?

The Eighth Secret – The Power Of Commitment
If you want to have love in abundance, you must be committed to it, and that
commitment will be reflected in your thoughts and actions.
Commitment is the true test of love. If you want to have
loving relationships, you must be committed to loving
relationships. When you are committed to someone or something,
quitting is never an option. Commitment distinguishes a
fragile relationship from a strong one.

The Ninth Secret – The Power Of Passion
Passion ignites love and keeps it alive. Lasting passion does
not come through physical attraction alone; it comes from deep
commitment, enthusiasm, interest and excitement. Passion can
be recreated by recreating past experiences when you felt
passionate. Spontaneity and surprises produce passion. The
essence of love and happiness are the same; all we need to do
is to live each day with passion.

The Tenth Secret – The Power Of Trust
Trust is essential in all loving relationships. Without it one
person becomes suspicious, anxious and fearful and the other
person feels wrapped and emotionally suffocated. You cannot
love someone completely unless you trust them completely. Act
as if your relationship with the person you love will never
end. One of the ways you can tell whether a person is right
for you is to ask yourself, “Do I trust them completely and
unreservedly?” If the answer is “no”, think carefully before
making a commitment.