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URDU POETRY IN PARLIAMENT
Protests refuse to die down, another march staged over Delhi University violenceStudents, many having their faces smeared in myriad shades of red, blue and yellow, raised slogans against ABVP, punctuated with cries of "...
04 Mar, 2017, 08.13 PM IST
Party knows I can't do politics, I can only do poetry: Kumar VishwasExpressing his desire to "read Sahir, Faiz or Eliya in the Parliament someday", the poet said that it was difficult to find a balance betwe...
19 Feb, 2017, 06.05 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee establishes an extensive, multi-lingual literary oeuvreAs a writer, her tally stands at 68 books in print in Bengali and English. Then she’s issued seven CDs consisting of poems and songs penned...
03 Feb, 2016, 06.36 AM IST
For Sanjiv Saraf, rescuing Urdu from neglect and popularising it is his life's mission"Urdu was born here in India. It developed here. In no other country in the world do you have Urdu. There is so much of Hindi in Urdu," Sar...
27 Dec, 2015, 05.02 AM IST
Khushwant Singh: A prolific writer who left a mark on readersHe ruled the literary pages with his satirical takes but attracted controversy over what his critics called his obsession with writing on s...
20 Mar, 2014, 03.58 PM IST
Khushwant Singh, renowned author and journalist, passes awayA Padma Vibhushan recipient, Khushwant Singh authored "Train to Pakistan" and "Delhi" among a dozen-odd books.
20 Mar, 2014, 03.17 PM IST
- Parliament becoming more effective in diplomacy: Meira Kumar
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar talks about how the visit of people's representatives would enhance bonds between the people of India and Pak...
21 Feb, 2012, 04.09 AM IST
- Delhi turns 100: Transition of a chaotic, charismatic, restless & relentless metropolis
For a city Delhi's age, 100 years is a blip. But the century gone by mirrors all that India's capital stands for — a metropolis that is cha...
10 Dec, 2011, 02.25 PM IST
- Musharraf's turbulent 9 years in power
Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president who took power in a high-altitude coup and later dragged a reluctant Islamic nation into the US-l...
18 Aug, 2008, 09.40 PM IST