‘Jashn-e-Iqbal’ fest in Kolkata to boost ‘Aman ki Asha’
May 28, 2015
Aman Ki Asha
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The West Bengal Urdu Academy will posthumously award Allama Iqbal the Tarana-e-Hind award that his grandson Waleed Iqbal is coming from Lahore to receive The West Bengal government in India hopes its...
The magic of Manto
May 19, 2015
Rucchita Karzaria
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Commemorating the 103rd birth anniversary of the great short story writer Sadat Hasan Manto in Kolkata with an evening of poetry, film and theatre Last week, intellectuals, activists and ordinary...
The power of Urdu poetry
Jan 06, 2015
Markandey Katju
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By Justice Markandey Katju The power of Urdu poetry was strikingly illustrated in a matter in which I had a hand, This was the case of Gopal Das, decided by a bench of the Supreme Court consisting of...
The global South Asian
Sep 10, 2014
Samir Gupta
News, Poet Corner
Rest in peace, Habib Wali Mohammad A tribute from across the border South Asia lost one its finest cultural talents last week in the death of Habib Wali Mohammad. He was perhaps the last of the...
I lay his poems on my lips and sip at leisure
Jul 09, 2014
Beena Sarwar
News, Poet Corner
The iconic lyricist and poet Gulzar in his preface to Dr Bina Biswas’ translation of a collection of Urdu poetry pays rich tribute to Pakistani poet Naseer Ahmed Nasir Whether it be a droplet...
A treat from Delhi for Urdu lovers
Jun 04, 2014
Zakia Sarwar
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These two volumes are a treasure trove for lovers of Urdu literature, especially short stories. Dr Khalid Ashraf has carefully selected this collection of over a hundred precious nuggets of Urdu...
Pakistan, India and Aman ki Asha: The year that was, and looking ahead
Jan 02, 2014
Beena Sarwar
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Something I wrote last week for The News year-end special supplement, published Jan 1, 2014. I later remembered many special moments I left out, like the Mumbai and Karachi Press Clubs exchanges,...
‘All I wanted was a moment alone, to sit and weep’
Apr 03, 2013
Sehyr Mirza
News, Poet Corner
Legendary writer and poet Gulzar meets a young Pakistani at his home in Mumbai and talks about India Pakistan relations, his relationship with Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, and his recent visit to his...
Poems for Malala from India
Nov 21, 2012
Pratap Somvanshi
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Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, continues to inspire people around the world with her courage and her message of education for all. Reproduced here, two Hindi poems...
Abida Parveen gets lifetime achievement award in India
Oct 10, 2012
Bilal Farooqi
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The Begum Akhtar Academy of Ghazal, India, has given Sufi folk singing legend Abida Parveen a lifetime achievement award. The Academy is part of Kaladharmi, a non-profit organisation founded by the...
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