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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…
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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…
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Hyderabad News
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…
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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…
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India
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…
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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…
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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…
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News
Hyderabad: Revolutionary poet Mohammed Nisar succumbs to COVID
Hyderabad: Singer, poet and activist of Telangana, Mohammed Nisar succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Hyderabad on Tuesday night. 56-year-old, Nisar hailed from Nalgonda. He was an employee of Telangana…
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Opinions
Protest of a poet
Mohammed Wajihuddin Eminent poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar who won the prestigious Richard Dawkins Award 2020 for his critical thinking, holding religious dogma up to scrutiny, advancing human progress and humanist values…
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India
Hamara Manch Kavi Sammelan 2020: Poet makes fun of PM Modi
New Delhi: In Hamara Manch Kavi Sammelan 2020, Poet Sanjay Jhala made fun of both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi. Mocking PM, he narrated Modi’s address…
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India
Noted Kannada poet Nisar Ahmed passes away
Bengaluru: Noted Kannada poet Prof. K. S. Nisar Ahmed died in Bengaluru this (Sunday) afternoon. He had celebrated his 84th birthday only five days ago. Widely respected Kokkare Hosahalli Sheikh Haider Nisar…
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News
Asrar Jamayee, poet who died of self respect and public neglect
Mohammed Wajihuddin Dear Asrar Jamayee,Some of my friends complain that I keep writing letters to the dead people. But I cannot stop myself from dashing this missive off to you…
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Opinions
Khalid Saeed, an insightful poet-writer, loves to teach basic Urdu
Daneesh Majid Hyderabad: Hyderabad is home to many poets from all over India. Besides, the much-feted classical poets, the city is home to an Urdu stalwart and academic, Professor Khalid…
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Legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib remembered on his 150th death anniversary
Legendary Urdu and Persian poet Mirza Ghalib was born on 27 December 1797. His name was Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan. Ghalib, the last great poet of the Mughal Era, is…
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News
News about famous Urdu poet Munawwar Rana’s death goes viral; here’s what the poet himself says
Lucknow: The news about world-renowned poet Munawwar Rana’s death has gone viral on social media. Commenting upon it, Munawwar Rana, who is in ICU says ‘Abhi mein zinda hun’. He…
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