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Hyderabad should not forego memory of Daagh; he is buried here, says Taqi Abedi
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: Too little too late. Yes, to some extent Mirza Ghalib got his due. But one of his most talented pupil, Daagh Dehlvi, is not so lucky. Pity is not…
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Poet-journalist Faridoon Shahryar; a hotshot name in Bollywood
Faridoon Shahryar is four years younger to me. I am 50, he is 46. By the time I took baby steps in the world of print by writing letters to editors of…
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First anthology of Allama Iqbal Baang-e-Dara was published in Hyderabad, though illegally
Mir Ayood Ali Khan Hyderabad: Allama Iqbal who was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877, and died in Lahore on April 21, 1938, visited Hyderabad at least four times. It was…
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In a city known for colloquializing Urdu, Shahid Adeeli stands out
If there is any living soul that combines the dignified satire of Mirza Ghalib and the elegant delivery of Aejaz Popular Merathi of “Valima, Valima, Valima” fame, it is mazahiya shayar (humour poet) Shahid Adeeli. Except…
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Reclaiming the lost voice of Sufis
Mohammed Wajihuddin In the late 1990s I landed up a reporter’s job with Mumbai edition of The Asian Age. Since I was young, raw and ready to do whatever came my way, the…
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Episode 2 | Mazahiya Mushaira | Waheed Pasha Quadri |
Hyderabad: Siasat presents the laughaton that is the Deccani #MazahiyaMushaira. Tune in for some hilarious verses by #Hyderabad’s very own humourous poet Waheed Pasha Quadri
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Poet Munawwar Rana’s son booked for staging attack on himself
Lucknow: A day after the Uttar Pradesh Police raided the house of Urdu poet Munawwar Rana in Lucknow, the police on Friday said his son Tabrez Rana had allegedly staged an attack…
- Hyderabad
Renowned poet and MANUU academic Khalid Saeed is no more
Hyderabad: Renowned Urdu litterateur and academic Prof Khalid Saeed passed away following cardiac arrest at NIMS this morning. He was 71. Born in Bidar, he had most part of his life in Gulbarga.…
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Top bollywood lyricist, poets to take part in first ever All India poetry event in Jammu
Jammu: Top Bollywood lyricists and poets will participate in the first ever two-day all India poetry event here from Wednesday to celebrate the 72nd Republic day, an official said. Jammu and Kashmir Academy…
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An unusual ode to Qutb Shahi tombs from a British poetess who never visited Golconda
Salma Ahmed Farooqui On a pleasant winter morning in early December last year, I was invited to visit the Qutb Shahi Tombs by the authorities of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-born Pakistani poet Naseer Turabi passes away
Hyderabad: Popular Urdu poet and lyricist from Pakistan, Naseer Turabi passed away on Sunday evening in Karachi, sources said. He was 75. With utmost sorrow, we inform you of the death of…
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When Iqbal fell in love
November 9 is the birth anniversary of noted poet Allama Iqbal (1877-1938). In 1905 the Sialkot-born, Lahore-based poet came to Bombay to set sail for England for higher studies. The visit to…
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Legendary poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri passes away at 94
Thrissur: Renowned Malayalam poet, Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri passed away on Thursday morning in Thrissur. He was 94.Namboothiri was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for age-related ailments. Namboothiri, who had won the 55th Jnanpith Award last…
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Kaloji Narayana Rao, a people’s poet, fought against feudalism
If citizens want to assert their rights in a democracy, who has the guts to stop them? No one. Freedom fighter and Telangana’s poet, Kaloji Narayana Rao said these courageous words in…
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The Place of Rahat Indori in the Idea of India!
Manzar Imam DOCTOR RAHAT INDORI, unarguably contemporary India’s loudest and one of the most emphatic voices of poetical protest, died of cardiac arrest aged 70 after being tested coronavirus-positive on 11 August…
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