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Researcher and writer Omar Khalidi passed away 12 years ago; his legacy lingers on
Omar Khalidi had become his official name. For his folks and friends, he was Nasrullah who lived in the Osmania University campus. Today is his 12th death anniversary. He is counted among…
- India
No bullet can end my thoughts, says writer Damodar Mauzo
Thane: Sahitya Akademi and Jnanpith award winner and eminent writer Damodar Mauzo on Monday said he too had a threat to his life following the killing of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh but added…
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Well-known writer, academic Shafey Kidwai to chair Qatar-based literary organisation
Aligarh: A well-known writer and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) faculty member, Prof M Shafey Kidwai has been appointed as the Chairman of the renowned Qatar-based literary organisation ‘Majlis-e-Frogh-e-Urdu Adab’. MFUA had the…
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Words from stones—Geet gaya patharaun nay!
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin Writing my first book, over forty years ago, was as primitive an enterprise as incising hieroglyphics onto a stone. All I could afford in those days was a second-hand…
- Hyderabad
How Hyderabad’s ailing artist Fatima Ahmed defied patriarchy
Hyderabad: A conservative society is every woman’s nightmare, and it was no different for renowned artist Fatima Ahmed (86) who decided to leave her native city of Hyderabad about five decades ago…
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Dom Moraes—Chiseling the stone to bring out undying beauty
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin After spotting a reference to the poet Dom Moraes in my article on Ved Mehta, a thoughtful reader wrote to tell me that he owned a copy of Dom’s…
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Ved Mehta—An illustrious writer of the sub-continent
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin To Lahoris, Sheranwala is one of the twelve gates that led into the ancient walled city. To New Yorkers, it was the portal through which they were admitted into…
- India
Noted journalist and writer Ravi Belagere dead
Bengaluru: Noted journalist and writer Ravi Belagere died after suffering a heart attack in the wee hours Friday. Belagare (62) was rushed to hospital but he did not respond to treatment and…
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DC comics writer Martin Pasko is no more
Washington D.C.: Writer of DC properties both books and shows, Martin Pasko passed away at 65 on Sunday. According to Variety, the news of the writers demise was broken by DC publisher…
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Writer Fatima Ali Khan dies; with her ends chapter of Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Noted Urdu writer Fatima Alam Ali passed away early this morning at Hyderabad. She was 96 years old. Daughter of renowned writer and journalist Qazi Abdul Ghaffar, the editor of Payam…
