Ather Siddiqi: Journey as a Zoologist, Scholar, and Urdu Literary Maestro
Ather Siddiqi was a researcher of eminence in his field and his research has been nationally and internationally recognised in the scientific world.
Ather Siddiqi was a researcher of eminence in his field and his research has been nationally and internationally recognised in the scientific world.
Syed Mehdi Imam was renowned for his legal expertise and is among the elite barristers of his era. In 1937 he published his collection of poems which comprised both poetry as well as philosophy.
As Urdu press celebrates its lowkey bicentenary this year,it is the perfect time to tribute those who laid its foundation : A Brahmin, a Sikh and their weekly paper ‘Jam-e-Jahan Numa’
Munshi Premchand, an Indian Hindu writer talks about equality in the Islamic faith in his article “Islamic Civilisation” published in 1925.
An excerpt of an essay written by Rezaul Karim, a Bengali Indian Muslim Freedom fighter, who fought against the partition of India and wrote about Muslim casteism.
Syed Mohammad Hassan Khan ‘Rashki’ emerged as one of the most prominent poets from the second generation of Urdu poets in Azeemabad.
From deciphering the poetry of Ghalib to reviving the ancient art of Dastaangoi, the contributions of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi to Urdu literature are immeasurable.
द्वारका हाई स्कूल, मुज़फ़्फ़रपुर में सोहैल अज़ीमाबादी ने 9वीं में दख़ला करवाया […]
(Following is an excerpt from the autobiography of Shaukat Kaifi, wife of Kaifi […]
(Following is a letter written by Sajjad Zaheer to his family in Lucknow, […]
Sir Syed Khan’s reply to an offensive book on Prophet Muhammad by Sir William Muir
Shubhneet Kaushik “मैला आँचल” के अप्रतिम रचनाकार रेणु को याद करते हुए […]
Shubhneet Kaushik हिंदी के अप्रतिम आलोचक और साहित्यकार नामवर सिंह (1927-2019) का कल […]
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कई सालों पहले, समाजशास्त्री त्रिलोकी नारायण पाण्डेय ने मुझसे एक घटना का ज़िक्र […]
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Shoyabullah Khan sacrificed his life for Democracy and Communal Harmony. He supported the People’s Movement for the merger of Hyderabad state into the Indian Union
The machine (EVM) could also eliminate booth-capturing as it would become possible for the Election Commission to introduce mobile polling stations to take the machines to the doorsteps of the people, especially the weaker sections.
Akbar Allahabadi was senior to Iqbal and he wrote a reply to Sare Jahan Se Achcha in form of another poem.
The idea of reservation to OBCs (Hindus, Muslims or Sikhs) came about in 1990 after the Mandal Commission recommendations were implemented. The reservation under article 341 defined only SC community and most of these Pasmanda castes don’t come under this identification.
“This is the Congress radio calling on 42.34 meters from somewhere in India,” spoke Usha Mehta after the Quit India Movement had been silenced by the Britishers.
Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in her movie Ae Watan Mere Watan.
Read our special feature about India’s bravest Radio Jockey ,fondly known as Radio Ben
CAPTAIN LAKSHMI SAHGAL – Doctor by Job, Freedom Fighter by Will
During the Bengal famine, Sahir Ludhianvi wrote a poem which has a couplet:
In 1839, Samuel Morse, reputed as the telegraph pioneer, laid the first telegraph lines connecting Washington to Baltimore. In India, the same year, O’Shaughnessy completed 21 miles of a telegraph line wrapped around trees and vast stretches which included a river crossing of 4 miles as an experiment.
Democracy is an occidental idea. A Hindu cannot comprehend it as long as he is a Hindu. It is against his religious belief. The divisions of Varna are the basis of his religion. He cannot see without distress a Brahman or Kshtriya serving a Sudra. A Brahman may beg or even may die, yet he will never touch a dish from which a Sudra has partaken food.
Allama Iqbal Letter to Mahatma Gandhi, declining the offer of Vice-chancellorship of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh, 29th November 1920.