Tag: Poet
Who Owns Urdu? Javed Akhtar, Religion, and the Fight for a Shared Language
“Bahut Samjhe the Hum Is Daur Ki Firqa Parasti Ko
Zubaan Bhi Aaj Shaikh -o-Brahaman Hai Ham Nhi Samjhe” (Rashid Banarsi)
Around 225 years ago, in...
Jamal Ahmed ‘Jamal’: A 98-Year-Old Poet Who Met Gandhi, Donated Land and Advocates for Unity
Jamal Ahmed 'Jamal', a 98-year-old hotelier and poet from Kolkata, is a philanthropist who donated land in Bihar for a government hospital. Known for his poetry promoting communal harmony, he reflects on meeting Mahatma Gandhi in 1947 and continues to inspire with his advocacy for peace and unity.
Javed Akhtar Questions Owaisi, Debunks Myths and Calls for Reform in Kolkata
Kolkata: Renowned screen writer, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar, known for his sharp intellect and reformist views, shared his candid opinion on the Muslim...
Dr Makhmoor Kakorvi: On the mission to collect all the ‘chronograms’ on epitaphs
Lukhnow: One would be surprised to see the passion of poet Makhmoor Kakorvi, who has several books to his credit, is quite often seen...
Situation is frightening in our country: Poet and Satirist Sampat Saral
Jaipur/Kolkata: At a time when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has sent out a strong message against the voice of dissent, by launching a...
An IPS officer, whose passion lies in Urdu poetry
Kolkata: He is just forty, and is the deputy commissioner of Kolkata’s Special Task Force. But that is not his only introduction these days....