Islamabad, Noted Pakistani feminist writer and poet Fahmida Riaz died here. She was 72. The eminent progressive writer, who was also hailed by many as the pioneer in feminist literature, had been suffering from illness for the past few months, reports Dawn news. She died on Wednesday night. Riaz was[Read More…]
New Delhi, Actress Kalki Koechlin, who was the part of Audible.in launch in India and narrated the Audible adaptation of Hussain Zaidi’s novel, “Mafia Queens of Mumbai”, says that the first thing that came to her mind when she read the book was the powerful writing. She also says that[Read More…]
The book India Wins Freedom gives a detailed description and analysis of the formation of India and the meaning of India partitioned ‘Pakistan’. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad is a person who is the custodian of being a pacifist, well-read, peace-loving, an intellectual of secularism, sovereignty and a man of his[Read More…]
With the upsurge in the usage of the internet, various artists are coming up with their own ways to market their content. In one of such attempts, America’s celebrated writer James Patterson has introduced a Facebook Messenger version of his latest novel – The Chef. On Tuesday, Patterson launched a[Read More…]
Dhanteras, also known as Dhanatrayodshi, is the first day of five day Diwali festival and will be celebrated on Monday November 5. According to Hindu calendar, Dhanteras falls on the 13th lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the month of Ashwin. On the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras, devotees[Read More…]
Book: Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan; Author: Ruby Lal; Publisher: Penguin-Viking; Pages: 308; Price: Rs 599 For certain generations of Indians, the cinematic fable of Anarkali is perhaps the most celebrated, but cliched, introduction to royal court intrigues of the Mughal era, in which an enraged Emperor Akbar[Read More…]
New Delhi: Come January, literary heavyweights will gather in Jaipur for a sumptuous feast of ideas at the annual Zee Jaipur Literature Festival. Its co-director and noted historian William Dalrymple said the organisers will be fielding the strongest lineup of literary heavyweights in the upcoming edition as the first 30[Read More…]
Famous Indian English literature laureate RK Narayan is known for his simple and modest writing style. He is said to have opened windows for non-Indians to peep into Indian culture and sensibilities through his works. His writing style is compared to the renowned American author William Faulkner. His great works[Read More…]
New Delhi: The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius, by 0.7 degree in Mumbai, 0.6 degree in Chennai and 1.2 degrees in Kolkata in over a century-and-a-half. These startling revelations by Britain-based CarbonBrief came when all eyes are on South Korea as scientists discuss stricter[Read More…]
New Delhi: A new biography of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat by Kingshuk Nag argues that the BJP coasted to power in 2014 only because of the RSS and if it does win in 2019, that too, will be because of the RSS. In “Mohan Bhagwat: Influencer-in-Chief”, biographer[Read More…]
Shahryar (1936-2012) was arguably one of the best Urdu poets in the post-Independence era. Emerging as a poet in the 1960s, when progressiveness was drawing to a close and modernism was sweeping the literary scene, he carved a niche for himself even as he refrained from identifying with either of[Read More…]
Ghalib is the most-loved, read and quoted poet of Urdu language in the world. His poetry (Shayari) is so widespread that people frequently quote them in their day-to-day lives.