संस्कृति
November 3, 2016
In an attempt to preserve history of Muslim freedom fighters and spread awareness about the forgotten/sidelined heroes of the Indian independence movement, a Hyderabad-based software engineer has come up with a unique smartphone application called ‘Muslim Freedom Fighters’.
Image credit: Syed Khalid Saifullah
The application available on the Google Play Store documents history...
November 2, 2016
जनता का रिर्पोटर द्वारा अरनब गोस्वामी के इस्तीफे की खबर एक्सक्लूसिवली ब्रेक करने के बाद सोशल मीडिया पर खबरों का तूफान आ गया। यकीनन भारतीय मीडिया के लिए ये साल की सबसे बड़ी खबर थी।
जैसे ही ये खबर जनता का रिर्पोटर द्वारा ब्रेक की गई सोशल मीडिया यूर्जस के लिए बात करने का विषय टॉप ट्रेंड में शामिल हो गया।
संपादकीय मीटिंग में उपस्थित पत्रकारों के सामने अरनब ने अपने इस्तीफे के फैसले के बारे...
November 1, 2016
हमीदुन्निसा ने लगभग भरी हुई आंखों से बताया - "बिटिया अब तो लोग कुल्हड़, चाय की कुल्हिया अउ तेल वाली परई भी नहीं खरीदत हैं, सादी बरात मा भी कोई नहीं लेत.” उसके कहते-कहते मुझे लगा कि मैं हाथ में कुल्हड़ में चाय लेकर उसे सिप करने से पहले मिट्टी की महक अपनी सांस में भर रही हूँ और जुड़ रही हूँ अपनी ज़मीन से और दिवाली की रात कच्ची परई में पारे हुए काजल में कपूर की ठण्ड अनायास ही मेरी आंखों में...
November 1, 2016
My parents were ecstatic when I was born… or so I’m told. By virtue of being the first child, I was special — but there was no celebration of my arrival. They were happy, but nobody was in full Punjabi celebration mode. There was no party, no drinks (well, maybe a few uncles had a peg or two), and no ladoo!
[All photos by Sundeep Hans]
Here I was, this bundle of joy...
October 31, 2016
Courtesy:WikiVisually
व्यापम घोटालेबाज भाजपाई मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज सिंह,
जिसने मामले की पोल खोलने की कोशिश करने वाले सत्तर से ज़्यादा लोगों का कत्ल करवाया ,
टीवी पर बोल रहा है कि आइये पहला दिया सैनिकों के नाम जलायें,
जवानों को अपनी सत्ता के लिये मरवा कर फर्जी देशभक्ति का ढोंग देख कर घिन आती है ,
मेरा प्रस्ताव है कि भाजपाई लोग देश के भीतर भाजपा और संघ की फैलाई गई नफरत की वजह से मारे गये...
October 30, 2016
Many assume I am Muslim as I have a Muslim surname. It says as much about them as it does about our deeply entrenched patriarchal mindset.
Image credit: Sahibzada Masooduzzafar
Every time I join a new workplace or encounter new people, I am more often than not quizzed about my name. Frequently, it is with admiration about its uniqueness, and often, the assumption is that...
October 30, 2016
Of the 10 major forms of Indian classical dance, bharatnatyamkathak kuchipudi forms endure as the most popular in terms of mainstream visibility. Each of these forms is rooted in centuries’ old Hindu tradition, with kathak kuchipudi traceable to the ancient Hindu text of Natya Shastra, a treatise on dramatic arts. Despite the well-established Hindu origins of these dance...
October 29, 2016
This Diwali Samajwadi rockets and Mayawati bombs big hit in poll-bound UP
PTI reports that both Samajwadi rockets and Mayawati bombs have flooded the Diwali firecrackers market here with traders seeking to cash in on the highly surcharged political atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the crucial Assembly elections barely a few months hence.
Samajwadi rockets and Mayawati bombs have...
October 28, 2016
Following a number of controversies surrounding censorship pf of films and protests against unwarranted cuts by the censor board, central government revealed it plans to amend the six decades old cinematography law, according to a PTI report.
Image: Hindustan Times
Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu admitted that the changes recommended by Justice Mudgal committee and...
October 28, 2016
While Myanmar prepares for internationally backed national election next both, a new study has claimed that Rohingya Muslim community is facing state-sponsored genocide. While on one hand, US’ decision to rollback economic sanctions brings good news to the country; on the other hand, more than a million Burmese people are on the verge of being completely exterminated, according to a TIME...