Firaq Gorakhpuri
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 Posted in India, Urdu Poetry | 2 Comments »aane vaalii nasleN tum par rashk kareNgii ham-asro jab unko ye Khayaal aayegaa tumne "Firaq" ko dekhaa tha Raghupati Sahay "Firaq" Gorakhpuri is one of the most popular Urdu poets of the latter half of 20th century. Born in Gorakhpur, he ...
Remebering Gujarat Week At IndianMuslims.in
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 Posted in India, Society | 3 Comments »Another blog I am associated with recently commemorated the fifth anniversary of the Gujarat violence of 2002. Here are the links of the posts that were written on the issue: Open Thread: Gujarat Violence, Five Years Later The Destruction of Our Share ...
Kashmir: Perspective Of A Soldier
Monday, March 5th, 2007 Posted in India, Pakistan, Society, Terrorism | No Comments »BBC News has this article written by a young Indian soldier stationed in Kashmir where he talks about a system that has gone horribly wrong. A must read. And then something like this happens, and there are villagers and more villagers ...
Naxal Menace In India
Monday, March 5th, 2007 Posted in India, Terrorism | 6 Comments »Sunil Mahato, the Jharkhan Mukti Morcha MP from Jamshedpur, was shot dead by Naxalites. Sunil Mahato of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha was killed while watching a football match in Jharkhand, which has been the scene of a Maoist insurgency. Two security ...
A Colorful Holi For Everyone
Sunday, March 4th, 2007 Posted in India, Society | No Comments »Eye Bank Association of India has in the past produced great campaigns featuring Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachhan and Zakir Hussain. I saw their latest campaign based on Holi and was truly inspired. A subtle but effective way to get your ...
The French Connection
Sunday, March 4th, 2007 Posted in India, World | No Comments »An Indian citizen is now believed to be the first in line to be the king of France, if there were one. Balthazar Napolean de Bourbon, a jovial Indian lawyer and part-time farmer settled in Bhopal, has been told that he ...
Happy Holi
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 Posted in Culture, India, Urdu Poetry | No Comments »And here is a beautiful example of Indo-Islamic culture. horii hoye rahii hai Ahmad jiyaa ke dvaar Hori hoye rahi hai Ahmad jiyaa ke dvaar Hajrat Ali kaa rang banaa hai Hasan Hussain khilaaR horii hoye rahii hai Ahmad jiyaa ke dvaar (horii : holi; ...
WTF Moment Of The Week: Bhupinder Singh Sr
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007 Posted in India, Sports, WTF Moment | 1 Comment »Some guy Bhupinder Singh Sr. who happens to be one of the selectors for Indian cricket team because of some archaic zonal quota system and whose only contribution in international matches has been a three wicket haul against lowly UAE ...
Husn-e-Jaana By Muzaffar Ali
Sunday, December 24th, 2006 Posted in India | 19 Comments »I am a big fan of albums composed by Muzaffar Ali. First there was that amazing compilation Raqs-e-Bismil (dance of the wounded) sung by the sublime Abida Parveen. Then there was Paigham-e-Mohabbat with an eclectic mix of singers like Sukhwinder, ...
Happy Birthday
Monday, December 4th, 2006 Posted in India | 8 Comments »On my 27th birthday I couldn't have put it better than my favorite cartoon character, Garfield. Click on the pic for a bigger version.
