Pakistan is a country known for its love for its tradition and family oriented individuals. Because of this, poetry that speaks of love, passion and religion make up the lives of many Pakistanis.

Urdu, the official language in Pakistan together with English is the most widely used language in the whole country. Although there are other languages, most of the people in the urban area use Urdu.

A large collection of Islamic and Sharia literature are originally written in Urdu before other languages. Translations and interpretation of Qur’an are also written in Urdu.

The language therefore has a large following; it is also used as an official language in areas of India. In reality however, Urdu is in contract with Hindi.

In Poetry, Urdu sit he premier language for the South Asia and has rich traditional variety in poetic genres.

Subjective poetry called Ghazal is written in Urdu. Popular poets such as Mir, Ghalib, Dagh and Faiz all use Ghazal.

On the narrative, descriptive and didactic purposes, Nazm in Urdu is used.

Masnavi, a variation of Urdu is used for romantic and religious poetry.

Marsia, on the other hand is used to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazard Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.

Other variations of Urdu used in poetry include the following:

• Diwan

• Doha

• Geet

• Hamd

• Kalam

• Kulyat

• Musaddas

• Muhammas

• Naat

• Qasida

• Qat’a

• Rubai

• Sehra

• Soz

One Urdu poetry example may be seen in Ghalib’s famous work which will compare him to his predecessor, Mir.

Here it goes; I hope I did a good job in this translation,

“You are not the only master of poetry O’Galib,

They say, in the past; was also someone Mir.”

This means a lot to poets in Pakistan. It tells them that the master’s will soon have the new breeds to look for.

Urdu is one language that will give you them understanding that love, religion and tradition will give you a blessed future. You may only need to learn to love your predecessors and Urdu as your language.

Let us look back at Urdu. It is sometimes called the language of the army because of its past. The term Urdu came from the Turkic word army or tent. This word helped Indians relate to the soldiers because Urdu comes abridging several languages. It makes them understood in some extent without causing problem with other nationalities.

Urdu remains spoken by various countries. Thus, the literatures written in Urdu are easily translatable to other language. It makes writing poetry in Urdu worthy of your time.

I could not wait to learn the language more deeply but there are difficulties that I still encounter. One of which is using four different D-sounds and four different T-sounds.

Another issue is the pronunciation of vowels. I will make it; I just need time and practice. I would love to read the works of Ghalib and Mir, in its original form. I will therefore need more time on this.
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“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” Batman tells Rachel Dawes and the story of the dark knight unfolds in the heart of the perennial darkness that has been haunting Gotham.

One of the greatest superheroes of the century, Batman is quite different in many ways from the other famous characters of publisher DC Comics, and even Marvel Comics for that matter. A caped crusader, Batman is about Bruce Wayne’s fight with his own fear that kept him awake at night, and the death of his parents at the hands of a ruthless Gotham City street criminal. Contrary to popular belief, Batman is not driven by a burning desire for revenge, but rather by the desire to deliver justice. But make no mistake, Batman is indeed out to rid society, and the streets of Gotham City, of every conceivable evil.

It is a riveting story of a man who lives two different lives: as Bruce Wayne the heir to the Wayne throne, the playboy, super-rich and super-talented philanthropist and as Batman, the ultimate weapon against crime that rises out from the depths of the night and merges into the shadows. With the unlikely but stalwart assistance from Alfred Pennyworth, his family’s trusted butler, he has been a source of inspiration for many who have learnt to fight their deepest and darkest fears.

Batman made his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in May, 1939, and what makes him stand apart (back then and even now), from other super-heroes like Superman or Spider-man, is the fact that he has no super powers. This is one of the reasons why people have been able to relate to this caped crusader for over 60 long and adventurous years. Batman is as much flesh and bone as your next door neighbor and the only weapons he has are a high level of intellect (perhaps not unlike computer geeks of today?), superior martial arts training that includes shadow fighting taught to Ninjas, and some great toys like the Batmobile, Batarang, Batgyro, Bat signal and the ever promising utility belt. But this is not all; one of the greatest characteristics of Bruce Wayne is that he is truly a master detective and can vanish into the shadows with the skill of the greatest ninja.

Of course where there is a hero, there will always be villains. Since 1939, Batman has fought many evil men/women but the arch villain of his career would have to be the infamous Joker, being played by Heath Ledger in the upcoming movie – Batman: The Dark Knight, a role also made popular by Jack Nicholson. Other popular villains of Batman’s career include Catwoman (played by Michelle Pfeiffer in Tim Burton’s film), The Penguin, and Two-face.

In The Dark Knight, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. While effectively dismantling organized crime, Batman faces a new lethal force, soon to be known by the horrified people of Gotham City as The Joker.

Another night unfolds, another trap is set, and the bat flies out of his cave to fight and save Gotham City from the clutches of impending doom. The Batman Strikes!
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In Pakistan mehndi is known more commonly as Henna. This is a plant whose leaves leave an impression on the skin – particularly palms and feet – of women very much like a tattoo. However, while the tattoo is permanent, Henna effects lasts about three to four weeks at best. The color varies from dark red to deep brown depending upon how long the henna is kept on the skin. Sometimes, addition of oil and lemon make the color darker and last longer.

The Use Of Henna in Pakistan

There are very intricate designs that are painted on the hands and feet of women in Pakistan with Henna. This tattooing is a way to beautify the woman for a special occasion which is mostly her wedding. There is a special phase in the wedding ceremony, called the Mehndi which spreads over two full days. One day is when the groom applies Henna to his hands and feet – though this more symbolical than beautifying; and the second day at bride’s house when it is applied not only to her but all her friends as well.

The bride gets her hands and feet done with intricate designs – hands are usually drawn upon until the elbow and feet up to the calf muscles. This is a fun time for all the young unmarried girl friends of the bride.

Use of Henna As A Beauty Agent

Women in Pakistan are generally very conservative as beautifying themselves may classify them as vain and attract negative attention and even castigation from the religious heads and male family members. Women are required to be subservient to the male in Pakistan society, according to the interpretation of the Islamic religion. Nonetheless, a few liberties are allowed to women when it is done with the purpose of making themselves more presentable to their husbands – as a duty of a faithful wife.

Henna therefore is used as a natural beautifying agent. One way is by drawing exceptionally beautiful designs on the hands and feet during festivals and other family celebrations; and another way is to apply to the hair. Henna is an excellent conditioner for hair which encourages the growth and the natural bounce of the hair. For women who have premature white hair, it provides an excellent way to hide it as Henna applied regularly gives a dark red hue to the hair.

In fact many men also use Henna for their hair (both on the head and the beards) for the color and the health of the hair.

Designs of Henna For Women

When used for weddings and other special occasions women take the help of professional Henna designers who have learnt a great number of designs for hands and legs. The hands are decorated both the sides (palms and opposite side) and it sometimes takes more than three hours for application only. The paste once applied needs to be kept as long as possible on the hands and legs; the longer it is kept, the better the color would be. The belief is that the darker the color of the Henna on the hands the more the husband would love the wife.

Needless to say that such designers charge a hefty amount for the application, a price that is happily born by the bride for the joy it gives. Henna is considered as one of the most auspicious symbols of the marriage ceremony.
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Though there are quite number of Bollywood super hero’s people will never miss to say special sensating icons as their top start. With the growing development in the Bollywood movie industry, several young chaps give their successful entry with their rocking performance on the silver screens. Find the list of top Bollywood actors, who give their starring acting on the big screens.
The first breathe-taking super hero of Bollywood will obviously be Shah Rukh Khan. He is still really charming and inspiring. He has given bags of block buster movies and moreover, he is the dream hero of quite several young bloods. His style acting and ravishing look has always been the biggest factor for his thriving success in Bollywood industry.

The Bollywood industry Big B, Amitabh is the super hero of the Bollywood! Big B has created thunders and wonders in the Bollywood movie industry. His excellent acting and breathe-taking performance on the silver screens has made him to achieve numerous hearts all around the world.
The 3rd generation super hero from the renowned “Roshan” family is the real top star of Bollywood. Hritik is called as a promising actor and he has created thundering effects with her rocking dance performance. He is one of the luck stars, who gave a successful entry with his debundant movie Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. Moreover, Hritik has given several number of block buster movie and most of his films will rock in the box office.

John Abraham is another Bollywood biggie, who has been bagged with good number of offers. He is one among the busy Bollywood actor and he is known for his brilliant acting. John is absolutely smart and he is dearly known for his chic and sexy outlook.

Next super hero of the Bollywood movie industry will be Ajay Devgan. Ajay is absolutely fantastic with his varied play roles and he has given his brilliant performance in quite number of Bollywood movies. Also, the super hero has been crowned with quite several awards and he still rocks in Bollywood.

The next is the Bollywood bad boy, Salman! He is the real super hero in Bollywood, who has achieved quite number of hearts with his stunning acting. Moreover, Sallu has been the headlines in most of the everyday outlets, and magazines. He is one of the charming actors and he is the one, who initiated the fitness factor among actors.

Amir Khan is also a leading Bollywood top actor, who has done quite successful movies in Bollywood. The actor is known for his charm and beauty and most of all he has given good number of big hits. He has worked with well-renowned directors in Bollywood and he has also proved his blasting acting performance on silver screens.

The son of Big B, Abhishek Bachan is one among the smart hero in Bollywood. Abhishek has given his stunning performance and he is bagged with good number of offers in his pockets. Right now, Abhishek is busy working with Priyanka Chopra in the upcoming starter movie “Drona”. The movie is expected to be a block buster!
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If you are coming to this article and you feel a bit outraged, then don’t worry. Join the club. I’m sure that many people are warming up their fingers with the intention of typing me up a scathing lecture on how I should not presume the authority to rank such a thing, and how foolish the task is and on and on… However, I have still written this article and you are still preparing to read it. So, let’s just accept that this is my opinion and we’ll go from there.

I do believe that lists like this have use. Many guitarists search for lists like this. I am not talking about only beginners either. Experienced guitarists seek out lists like this even if only just to criticize them. I think that the ultimate purpose of these lists is to help spread the word about great guitarists and great solos that may have gone unheard of for some people had it not been for the list.

The first question to answer is: what makes one guitar solo better than another one? Is it the melodic content of the solo? Is it the technical difficulty of the solo? Well, if you have come to this article in search of an answer to this question, I am sad to have to tell you that I do not have one.

One last thing to say about the developmental criteria of this list. The title is best electric guitar solos. I have tried to choose solos which demonstrate the possibilities of the ELECTRIC guitar. I have included commentary on some of them. Oh, one more last thing, please don’t email me about which guitarists I have forgotten. I understand that you have your favorites. Just post a comment and let us all know.

I don’t want to keep you waiting any longer. So here are the 10 Best Electric Guitar Solos:

1. Stairway to Heaven – Jimmy Page

2. Eruption – Eddie Van Halen (This solo represents the invention of tapping. Tapping is now a quintessential right-hand electric guitar technique.)

3. All Along the Watchtower – Jimmy Hendrix (Jimmy Hendrix took an acoustic song and made it an electric masterpiece. Because of this solo, many people consider this to be Jimmy’s song.)

4. Crazy Train – Randy Rhoads

5. Freebird – Gary Rossington/Alan Collins

6. Pride and Joy – Stevie Ray Vaughn (Stevie, in my opinion, took what Hendrix did and made it more technically challenging but cleaner at the same time.)

7. Big Trouble – Steve Vai (Legendary for his practicing work ethic, Steve Vai is a master of all electric guitar techniques.)

8. She’s a Woman – Jeff Beck

9. Comfortably Numb – David Gilmour

10. Sultans of Swing – Mark Knopfler (Melodic brilliance at its finest.)
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If one looks at the map of the world, it is hard not to notice that Asia is the biggest land mass. Asia is important to the rest of the world. The importance of this part of world is not only because it is the biggest continent of the world, but also because it is the portion if the world which is home to the majority of humanity. All densely populated countries are located in Asia. Asia spans hundreds of longitude and as a result you find a variety of culture and traditions in Asia. Asian people are generally closely bound to their traditions and for them it is always difficult to break away. The continent as a whole is rich in traditions and values.

Asian people are descendants of a variety of races. You find one kind of people dominating one region in Asia. For example, the Indian subcontinent is home to the Aryans. The East of India is mostly home to the yellow races which include the Mongols. These people have very typical features and can be identified very easily. The West of India is mostly populated with Iranian and Arab features. More towards the West you find western mix in the mosaic of population that lives in Asia. Asian people are different from the people of the other continents as these people are still close to their roots and in most of the countries you find agro based economies. The economies are not very well developed and you find tat the pressure on land is great. Still, being blessed with the most fertile plains of the world, Asia is feeding the rest of the world as a granary.

In Asia, you still find that generations after generations of people are bound with the traditional values. The West of Asia is mostly dominated by the Muslim values as a chain of Muslim countries is located in this part of the world. In general here Islamic values are followed and family unit is appreciated. Families are the basic structural unit in making up the societies here. Even in the technically advanced and developed countries like Japan, you still find that family ties are important to them. People from more developed parts of the world sometimes consider Asian people to be backward and superstitious, but I believe the Asians are happy and at home with their family units still intact.

Asian traditions are most of the times really colorful and in some cases difficult to understand for people coming from highly developed countries. The impact of religions on the traditions and values of the people of Asia is prominent. Most of the people living in Asia find religion and language to be really important to them. The dress codes are specific and the festivals are also under the religious influence. In general, you can say that Asian life is different from the life in other parts of the world. It is still about home and family. People here are still bound to their roots, and most of all, they are happy about it.
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