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Katju Reveals a Mischief he did 45 years ago quoting Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed
Today is the death anniversary of the great Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz ( 1911-1984 ), whom I regard as…
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Mahoor Shahzad National Badminton Champion; Making Pakistan Proud
Mahoor Shahzad isUndefeatable National Champion for 3 years! Mahoor Shahzad is Pakistan’s First Female Badminton Player who has made into…
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A dream which will never come true
I have never visited Pakistan. I always wanted to visit it, as I have heard so much about the beautiful…
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Roza in California
Although I am an atheist, I have been keeping one day roza ( fast ) in the month of Ramzan…
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Mirza Ghalib’s birthday – Pakistani Stories
Today, 27th December, is the birthday of the great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib, whom I regard one of the greatest…
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Emperor Akbar :The Real Father of the Indian Nation
‘ Mahatma ‘ Gandhi is called the father of the Indian nation. But , as I have pointed out in…
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Reply to Gen D.S.Hooda – Justice Markandey Katju
In his article ‘ AFSPA : Action must now shift from the Supreme Court to Parliament ‘ published in theprint.in,…
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Pakistaniyon, hum bilkul tum jaise nikle
The famous Pakistani progressive poet and human rights activist Fahmida Riaz who died recently wrote a poem titled ‘ Tum…
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Whom do you prefer, Faiz or Dinkar ? – Justice Markandey Katju
I have often said that Urdu poetry has much more ‘dum’ in it than Hindi poetry. Hindi votaries are often…
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Who was right, Gandhi or Bhagat Singh ?
Irfan Habib’s book on the great freedom fighter Bhagat Singh recently is ‘ Inquilab ‘ and ‘ To Make The Deaf…
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