If you are a budding writer or poet and are looking for inspiration and help in polishing your poetic skills, this class is for you. I am a published shair and story writer and in this course i will help you in understanding the gazal format, intricacies of its grammar, poetical thought, rasa and raaga basics. I will also take you on a melodious journey across Indian subcontinent and introduce various shairs, their writings, their lives, the art of writing and singing gazals and contemporary artistes engaged in this industry. If you are a writer, i will also teach you how to do islah on the gazal and help in editing some of your work to make it more professional and meaningful. In this basic introductory lecture, you will be witnessing various written and sung pieces of gazals by various artises and maestroes. If interested you can also join my complete gazal course of 12 lectures which will be available on request.