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COVER STORY: Ah, the joys of back-formations: the social sciences, Bollywood and Urdu by Syed Nomanul Haq
Baghdad :: Iraq | 8 days ago
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the social sciences, Bollywood and Urdu by Syed Nomanul Haq Syed Nomanul Haq is a former scholar-in-residence at the American Institute of Pakistan Studies and is Advisor of the Social Sciences and Liberal Arts Program at the IBA Karachi.
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Poetic is nice, but software needs to be efficient too
Bangalore :: India | 3 months ago
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The lyrical article on open software, in The Hindu, by Rahul De, professor at IIM, Bangalore, (editorial page, Like poetry for software , February 2, 2013) is of interest for several reasons. He compares the work of the great poet, Ghalib, with the
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Bard's work in desi style
Mumbai :: India | 3 months ago
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William Shakepeare has inspired many, and his plays till today are a treat to a thespian's imagination. Add a dash of Indian flavour to them, and a delicious recipe both for mind and eyes is ready. In his directorial debut Sharat Katariya, who
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Laughter, both as ailment and medicine
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 3 months ago
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It is no joke recreating a classic comedy series to give it the shape of a stage play. It requires a great deal of skill, planning and most of all courage to even entertain the idea. It would be an understatement to suggest that Aangan Terha was one
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The little known big man of letters
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Rating In Summary He has written two best-selling novels and directed acclaimed movies in the US, but Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla is a stranger to many Kenyans. Kenyans had better take advantage of technology to write what they are most passionate about.
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?Why is only Urdu marked by a divide??
Mumbai :: India | 4 months ago
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Soon after receiving the Moortidevi Award, Professor Gopi Chand Narang talks to Rakhshanda Jalil on the state of Urdu today, newer ways of making it more accessible, and the perils of politicising culture. Scholar and spokesperson for Urdu, Professor
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COLUMN: History, poetry, and pragmatics by Syed Nomanul Haq
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 7 months ago
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He is general editor of the Oxford University Press book series, Studies in Islamic Philosophy and recently shared the Waldo Leland Prize of the American Historical Association IN recent years, a new harvest of historical writings has sprouted forth
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“Now there is peace between me and my Creator”
Tehrān :: Iran | 8 months ago
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Now there is peace between me and my Creator Now there is peace between me and my Creator, said my Iranian friend Foroud, quoting Hafez, the grand master of Persian poet...He should not have been here, at a shisha bar in Northern Virginia. I would
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Laughing away his sorrows
Mumbai :: India | 1 year ago
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Humour thrives in Ghalib's writing Ghazal is a unique oriental poetic form in which each couplet represents a complete mood and is independent of the other. Mir, the most sophisticated of our earlier poets carried the style to perfection within the
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Vidya Balan at launch of music album in Mumbai
Mumbai :: India | over 1 year ago
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Bhupinder Singh with Gulzar and Mitali Singh with Salim Arif Vidya Balan came in dressed in her now trademark sari for the event that saw Gulzar launch the music album based on Ghalib's works. Vidya , who seemed in awe of Gulzaar , said, This album
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