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by S.M.Irfan · Hindi · Stories

New episodes: Several times a week
Typical length: 15 min
Latest: 5 Oct 2026
Language: Hindi

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026 · 49 minNew

Kesariya Balam | Javed Siddiqi | Voice Sher Tookhi

केसरिया बालम / कहानी: जावेद सिद्दीक़ी / आवाज़: शेर तूखी / BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम जोशी, कमलेश्वर, कृष्णा सोबती, बी वी…

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Earlier episodes 29 most recent

21 Sep 2026 · 13 min

Krishna Sobti | Writer | Voice Library | Listen with Irfan

Krishna Sobti | Writer | Voice Library | Curated by Irfan/ Voice Library This curated series brings together speeches, public addresses, panel discussions, classroom lectures and conversations featuring eminent voices from diverse walks of life. Drawn from different times, places and contexts, these recordings offer access to ideas, arguments, experiences and reflections that deserve to be heard beyond the moment in which they were originally delivered. The series is not built around a single subject or discipline; it moves freely across literature, arts, science, education, society,…
20 Sep 2026 · 15 min

Raghu Rai | Photographer | Voice Library | Listen with Irfan

Raghu Rai | Photographer | Voice Library | Curated by Irfan/ Voice Library This curated series brings together speeches, public addresses, panel discussions, classroom lectures and conversations featuring eminent voices from diverse walks of life. Drawn from different times, places and contexts, these recordings offer access to ideas, arguments, experiences and reflections that deserve to be heard beyond the moment in which they were originally delivered. The series is not built around a single subject or discipline; it moves freely across literature, arts, science, education, society,…
20 Sep 2026 · 44 min

Satyajit Ray interviewed by Samik Bandyopadhyay

Satyajit Ray interviewed by Samik Bandyopadhyay ft Richard Attenborough at 6.36/Recorded in 1980/Curated by Irfan/ BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और…
31 Aug 2026 · 22 min

Unka Darr | Asghar Wajahat | Voice Sher Tookhi

Unka Darr written by Asghar Wajahat, Urdu Translation by Rehman Masor from Aaj magazine Hindi kahaniyaan/The narration is voiced by US based my dear friend, the passionate bibliophile, cinephile, and an art aficionado Sher Tookhi / Curated by Irfan / BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future…
28 Aug 2026 · 17 min

Guftagoo with Zakiya Farzana | ft Meri Maa Meri Gangster

Meri Maa Meri Gangster: A Reader’s Journey with Zakiya Farzana / What happens when a book slowly becomes a conversation with yourself? In this episode of Listen with Irfan , I sit down with my wife, Zakiya Farzana , who has recently finished reading Arundhati Roy’s Meri Maa Meri Gangster - the Hindi translation of Mother Mary Comes to Me . Rather than discussing the book as a conventional literary review, we talk about the experience of reading it: the stories that stayed with Farzana, the moments that moved or disturbed her, and the thoughts that emerged as she travelled through Roy’s…
20 Aug 2026 · 1 hr

Guftagoo with Divya Bhatia | Festival Director Jodhpur RIFF

Host: Irfan/ In this special episode, recorded on the evening of 19 August 2026 in his hotel room in Delhi, we sit down with Divya Bhatia - the long-standing Festival Director and producer of Jodhpur RIFF , India’s pioneering international roots music festival held at the magnificent Mehrangarh Fort. Since taking the helm in January 2008, Divya has shaped every aspect of the not-for-profit festival, from programming and production to supporting the livelihoods of Rajasthan’s traditional artists. In a candid and lively conversation, he shares personal anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories…
7 Aug 2026 · 12 min

Adha Din by Naguib Mahfouz | Voice Sher Tookhi

Adha Din by Egyptian writer the Nobel prize winner (Naguib Mahfouz) translated by late Asif Farrukhi./Voice Sher Tookhi/Curated by Irfan.
1 Aug 2026 · 7 min

Mexico Ki Beti Aur Lucknow Ki Bahu by Raza Ali Abdi | Voice Sher Tookhi

Mexico Ki Beti Aur Lucknow Ki Bahu by Raza Ali Abdi | Voice Sher Tookhi/Curated by Irfan/ BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम…
26 Jul 2026 · 47 min

Vapsi, Typewriter Per Prahavadi Prayog, Jamun Ka Ped | Narrator Irfan

Recording from "An ongoing celebration of the spoken word, attentive listening, and the imagination"./Live session 4th July 2026, Press Club of India/ Featured works: Vapsi by Usha Priyamvada, Typewriter Per Prahavadi Prayog by Sharad Joshi, Jamun Ka Ped by Krishan Chander | Narrated by Irfan/ About the series:- Through the art of vachik (oral interpretation) and avritti (expressive recitation), selected stories, poems, travel memoirs, essays, satires, and excerpts from novels are not merely read aloud; they are re-experienced through the human voice. The purpose is to uncover and share the…
26 Jul 2026 · 34 min

Hansa Wadkar 2 | Autobiography | Voice Bushra Fatma

Abhinetri Ki Aapbeeti Part 2 | Translated from Marathi to Hindi Vijay Bapat / Narrated by Bushra Fatma / Curated by Irfan/ BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती,…
25 Jul 2026 · 20 min

Hansa Wadkar 1 | Autobiography | Voice Bushra Fatma

Abhinetri Ki Aapbeeti Part 1 | Translated from Marathi to Hindi Vijay Bapat / Narrated by Bushra Fatma / Curated by Irfan/ BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती,…
23 Jun 2026 · 6 min

Parveen Shakir | Ashok Pande | Voice Madhu Bhandari

परवीन शाकिर: मौसम की पहली बारिश Courtesy Book: Tarikh Mein Aurat by Ashok Pande/ Support this Podcast Channel i.e. Listen with Irfan :- Bank Name: State Bank Of India Name: SYED MOHD IRFAN Account No:32188719331 Branch: State Bank of India, Vaishali Sec 4, Ghaziabad IFSC–SBIN0013238 UPI/Gpay ID irfan.rstv-2@oksbi Support LwI by contributing: ⁠https://rzp.io/rzp/Memorywala⁠ PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/farah121116⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
20 Jun 2026 · 10 min

Kis Ki Kahani | Gulzar | Voice Sher Tookhi

Kis Ki Kahani | Gulzar's Dastkhat | Voice Sher Tookhi
9 Jun 2026 · 20 min

Apne Comrade Habib | Javed Siddiqi | Voice Sher Tookhi

I am delighted to present some of the sketches from the book Mere Mohtaram , a compilation of three works- Roshandan, Langarkhana, and Ujale- written by the esteemed Javed Siddiqi . The narration is voiced by my dear friend, the passionate bibliophile, cinephile, and an art aficionado Sher Tookhi . I have curated this recording to make the book accessible to those too who are not well-versed in reading Urdu. No copyright infringement is intended. All rights belong to the original owners, and this post is shared for the greater good, with no commercial interest involved. Cover: Irfan
4 Jun 2026 · 13 min

Badi Sarkar Ke Naam | Sher Tookhi | Text Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

Badi Sarkar Ke Naam from Sannata by Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi/The narration is voiced by US based my dear friend, the passionate bibliophile, cinephile, and an art aficionado Sher Tookhi . I have curated this recording to make the book accessible to those too who are not well-versed in reading Urdu. No copyright infringement is intended. All rights belong to the original owners, and this post is shared for the greater good, with no commercial interest involved. Cover : Irfan Credit to the Photo on Cover Sher Tookhi Music Courtesy Pixabay sigmamusicart-sad-documentary-background-music-520545
26 May 2026 · 11 min

Kuldeep Nayar aur Peer Sahab | Gulzar | Voice Sher Tookhi

Kuldeep Nayar aur Peer Sahab by Gulzar / Voice Sher Tookhi Cover: Irfan
20 May 2026 · 41 min

Raag Darbari | Discussion

18 March 2018, New Delhi Compere Sanjiv Kumar Recorded and Curated by Irfan
19 May 2026 · 6 min

The dwindling art of Shehnai | Excerpt 1

वो शहनाई नवाज़ों का गाँव था। तीस साल पहले जब मैं वहाँ से गुज़रा तो सड़क के दोनों तरफ़ लगे पोस्टरों और बैनरों को देखकर दंग रह गया था जिन पर लिखा था बुकिंग के लिए यहां संपर्क करें। 38 साल पहले मैंने पटना में शहनाई नवाज़ उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह खान को रात भर शहनाई बजाते हुए सुना था और सुबह जब वह प्रोग्राम ख़त्म हुआ तो उनके साथ एक तस्वीर भी खिंचवाई थी। एक मामूली सी पिपिहरी से क्या क्या हो सकता है यह उस्ताद ने अपने जीवन काल में कर दिखाया था। 35 साल पहले मैं उनसे बनारस में उनके घर मिलकर भी आया था। अब भितरगाँव से गुज़रते हुए अचरज से भरता रहा और तभी इन शहनाई नवाज़ों के गाँव का एक दौरा किया और पाया कि शहनाई के…
18 May 2026 · 3 min

And Indrajit | Vimal and Irfan

Text Pramod Singh/Voice Actors Vimal Verma and Irfan/Audio Engineer Anirban Sadhu/2015, Mumbai
18 May 2026 · 2 min

O mere adarshwadi mann | Manoj Singh and Pankaj Shrivastava

Delhi, 28 September 2016
17 May 2026 · 6 min

Nautanki | Voices from a Fading Folk Legacy

Recorded and Curated by Irfan/ More than fifteen years ago, I travelled extensively across Central Uttar Pradesh in search of the authentic yet gradually vanishing sounds of Nautanki ; the immensely popular folk performance tradition that once captivated large parts of India. Beyond entertainment, Nautanki shaped public imagination, social consciousness, and collective memory for generations through its music, poetry, storytelling, and performance. During those journeys, I encountered extraordinary singers, musicians, writers, and performers carrying forward this rich artistic inheritance…
17 May 2026 · 4 min

Ashok Chaudhary | Rafta Rafta Nazarbandi | Gorakh Pandey

Ashok Chaudhary sings Gorakh Pandey's Ghazal/Lokrang, Kushinagar, 8 May 2016/Recorded and Curated by Irfan
17 May 2026 · 3 min

Vimal Verma in Aur Sunao Guru

Vimal Verma an Actor and Director Share his one of the life anecdote/Recorded and Curated by Irfan/27 May 2016/Kolkata/ ** Every life carries a few stories that quietly stay with us - moments, encounters, conversations, journeys, surprises, losses, laughter, or revelations that refuse to fade with time. For this ongoing audio series Aur Sunao Guru, I invite friends, comrades, artists, listeners, and fellow travellers to share one such memorable or deeply impressionable anecdote with me. I request them to narrate it in a way that has a beginning, a middle, and an end, so the experience…
16 May 2026 · 1 hr 44 min

Dr Meena Kharkwal on Uttarakhand Community Psychology

Introduction by Dr Bhupen Singh / Recorded and Curated by Irfan/Haldwani, February 2017/ Psychologist Meena Kharkwal offered a deeply insightful lecture and interactive Q&A session exploring the emotional, cultural, and psychological fabric of Uttarakhand’s communities. Moving beyond textbook psychology, the session touched upon collective memory, migration, identity, traditions, resilience, and the subtle behavioural patterns shaped by mountain life. Through lived experiences and thoughtful observations, she highlighted how geography, culture, and community practices influence human…
16 May 2026 · 4 min

Prachi Deval | A Fleeting Musical Memory

There are journeys that merely take us from one destination to another, and then there are journeys that quietly transform the way we look at humanity itself. My years of travelling across the length and breadth of India and abroad as a journalist have never been limited to assignments, deadlines, cameras, or reports. They have been an ongoing education in human emotions, contradictions, resilience, beauty, and the astonishing plurality of life.Every city, every village, every railway compartment, every tea stall, every backstage corner of a theatre, and every modest household has introduced…
16 May 2026 · 43 min

Manglesh Dabral recites his Poems | 2015

Manglesh Dabral recites his Poems | 2015/New Delhi/Recorded and Curated by Irfan BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured. यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम जोशी, कमलेश्वर, कृष्णा सोबती, बी वी कारंत,…
14 May 2026 · 4 min

Kyonki Main Koi Risk Nahin Leta | Tarapada Roy

पीते टाइम मैं कोई रिस्क नहीं लेता / तारापद राय की बांग्ला कविता का हिंदी अनुवाद / अनुवादक : अनिर्बाण साधू / आवाज़ : इरफ़ान
8 May 2026 · 1 hr 45 min

Guftagoo with Ravindra Singh Patwal Part 3/3

Irfan talks to his schooldays friend Ravi. Recorded and produced on 8th May 2026 Details to support this Podcast Channel i.e. Listen withIrfan :- Bank Name: State Bank Of India Name: SYED MOHD IRFAN Account No: 00000032188719331 Branch: State Bank of India, Sansadiya Saudh, New Delhi IFSC–SBIN0003702 UPI/Gpay ID irfan.rstv-2@oksbi PayPal ⁠⁠paypal.me/farah121116⁠⁠ RazorPay Support Listen with Irfan by making a contribution: ⁠https://razorpay.me/@memorywala⁠ Cover Photo and Art: Irfan
8 May 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

Guftagoo with Ravindra Singh Patwal Part 2/3

Irfan talks to his schooldays friend Ravi. Recorded and produced on 8th May 2026 Details to support this Podcast Channel i.e. Listen withIrfan :- Bank Name: State Bank Of India Name: SYED MOHD IRFAN Account No: 00000032188719331 Branch: State Bank of India, Sansadiya Saudh, New Delhi IFSC–SBIN0003702 UPI/Gpay ID irfan.rstv-2@oksbi PayPal ⁠paypal.me/farah121116⁠ RazorPay Support Listen with Irfan by making a contribution: https://razorpay.me/@memorywala Cover Photo and Art: Irfan

About Listen with Irfan

A Tapestry of Voices and Stories, Spun with Care A soulful creation shaped by affection, thriving on the warmth of its listeners. Your contribution helps keep this free, bringing global stories, rare sound recordings, and personal music archives to all without paywalls. I curate voices, readings from literature, and cultural studies with immense care. Through my recent initiative, Read Aloud Collective, voices from around the world are coming together in celebration of spoken word. Grateful for your love -keep listening, keep supporting! Contribute: https://rzp.io/rzp/Memorywala

Listen with Irfan is a Hindi stories podcast from S.M.Irfan. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

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Language: Hindi हिन्दी
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Latest episode: 5 Oct 2026
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Listen with Irfan

Latest episode

Kesariya Balam | Javed Siddiqi | Voice Sher Tookhi

Earlier episodes 29 most recent

Krishna Sobti | Writer | Voice Library | Listen with Irfan

Raghu Rai | Photographer | Voice Library | Listen with Irfan

Satyajit Ray interviewed by Samik Bandyopadhyay

Unka Darr | Asghar Wajahat | Voice Sher Tookhi

Guftagoo with Zakiya Farzana | ft Meri Maa Meri Gangster

Guftagoo with Divya Bhatia | Festival Director Jodhpur RIFF

Adha Din by Naguib Mahfouz | Voice Sher Tookhi

Mexico Ki Beti Aur Lucknow Ki Bahu by Raza Ali Abdi | Voice Sher Tookhi

Vapsi, Typewriter Per Prahavadi Prayog, Jamun Ka Ped | Narrator Irfan

Hansa Wadkar 2 | Autobiography | Voice Bushra Fatma

Hansa Wadkar 1 | Autobiography | Voice Bushra Fatma

Parveen Shakir | Ashok Pande | Voice Madhu Bhandari

Kis Ki Kahani | Gulzar | Voice Sher Tookhi

Apne Comrade Habib | Javed Siddiqi | Voice Sher Tookhi

Badi Sarkar Ke Naam | Sher Tookhi | Text Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

Kuldeep Nayar aur Peer Sahab | Gulzar | Voice Sher Tookhi

Raag Darbari | Discussion

The dwindling art of Shehnai | Excerpt 1

And Indrajit | Vimal and Irfan

O mere adarshwadi mann | Manoj Singh and Pankaj Shrivastava

Nautanki | Voices from a Fading Folk Legacy

Ashok Chaudhary | Rafta Rafta Nazarbandi | Gorakh Pandey

Vimal Verma in Aur Sunao Guru

Dr Meena Kharkwal on Uttarakhand Community Psychology

Prachi Deval | A Fleeting Musical Memory

Manglesh Dabral recites his Poems | 2015

Kyonki Main Koi Risk Nahin Leta | Tarapada Roy

Guftagoo with Ravindra Singh Patwal Part 3/3

Guftagoo with Ravindra Singh Patwal Part 2/3

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