Salaam People
How are you guys doing. Okay, quite frankly, when you haven't written posts for a really long time, you find yourself looking at the ceiling for way too long. But I'll try my best.
The two things I need to talk about here are Urdu daan, and Buymeacoffee. Urdu daan is an audio service. For the past 1 and a half years, I have been doing professionally, what I had been up to casually, for a large part of my life - reciting poetry. Some people ended up liking it. Some people went as far as to mail me and get a meeting set up for pure company. I have really enjoyed this journey. I have learnt a lot. I have acquired a lot, not in monetary terms entirely (lol). That is kind of where buymeacoffee comes in.
You must have heard of Patreon. It is a great way for you to support and be a patron to your favorite artists, so that the artist himself can keep producing art and not worry about his 9 - 5. At least that's the idea. I don't know how many people have actually been able to get to that point, but a patronage, a wazeefa like this, certainly is both help and motivation.
I intend to share my thoughts with you here. Some for the public. Some only for supporters. Also, since buymeacoffee has a podcast section coming up, I could most definitely share exclusive content for the patrons/supporters/chai-hosts :)
It is my intention to take Urdu daan to the moon and beyond. A great voyage though, requires chai-breaks all the time. Keep it brewin'!
Deewanawaar chaand se aage nikal gaye
Thahra na dil kahin bhi teri anjuman ke baad
(Kaifi Azmi)