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Pakistan to Najistan
2007-12-27 17:13:00 It isn’t just a blow to democracy but it raises serious doubts on credentials of security forces in Pakistan . Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack after an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi on Thursday. Police said a suicide bomber fired shots at Bhutto as she was leaving the rally venue in a park before blowing himself up. ???The man first fired at Bhutto’s vehicle. She ducked and then he blew himself up,??? said police officer Mohammad Shahid. Police said 16 other people had been killed in the blast, but tv channels said at 20 persons were killed.??? A Reuters witness at the scene of the attack said he had heard two shots moments before the blast. Another Reuters witness saw bodies and a mutilated human head strewn on a road outside the park where she held her rally. People cried and hugged each other outside the hospital where she died and residents of Karachi, Bhutto’s home town, said they had heard gun shots aft...
Killing Terrorists, Writing News
2007-12-27 05:27:00 Killing terrorists, writing news. Just another day in India. This news comes to us courtsey NDTV but other accounts of this incident are not much different. my comments are in red. Two members of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suicide squad, who apparently wanted to target Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, were on Sunday killed in an encounter with Special Task Force (STF) of state police at Dewa road on Lucknow-Barabanki border. Target: Mayawati The terrorists, both stated to be Pakistani nationals, were coming from Nepal when they were intercepted by the STF, which kept a surveillance on them, triggering the encounter at around 5.50am, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Brijlal said. How far is Nepal from Lucknow, if they were under surveillance what prompted the encounter? What attempt was made to capture them alive? He said the ultras opened fire on the STF team while raising slogans like ‘LeT zindabad’. They were raising slogonas “LeT zindaba... More About: News , Writing , Terrorists , Killing
Killing Terrorists, Writing News
2007-12-27 05:27:00 Killing terrorists, writing news. Just another day in India . This news comes to us courtsey NDTV but other accounts of this incident are not much different. my comments are in red. Two members of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suicide squad, who apparently wanted to target Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, were on Sunday killed in an encounter with ... More About: News , Terrorism , Humor , Writing
Who were the Indian Prophets?
2007-12-24 14:52:00 Could it be that Sri Ram, Sri Krishna, Gautama Buddha, Zoroaster and Confucius were Prophet s of God? This is not a new question and has been asked many times before. As I argue further that while we cannot proclaim strictly based on the Quran and Hadees (as they have not been mentioned by name) yet ... More About: Islam , India , Indian , Featured
Who were the Indian Prophets?
2007-12-24 14:52:00 Could it be that Sri Ram, Sri Krishna, Gautama Buddha, Zoroaster and Confucius were Prophet s of God? This is not a new question and has been asked many times before. As I argue further that while we cannot proclaim strictly based on the Quran and Hadees (as they have not been mentioned by name) yet ... More About: Islam , India , Indian , Featured
Ganesha On Indonesian Currency
2007-12-24 05:02:00 Earlier, during my unsatisfactory interview with the chief minister, Narendra Modi had said: “In Indonesia , which is a Muslim country, they have a picture of Ganesh on one of their currency notes. Why can’t India’s Muslims be more like that?” At the time I did not answer. But it struck me later that Hindus are ... More About: Indonesian , Currency , Picture of the day , Featured
Ganesha On Indonesian Currency
2007-12-24 05:02:00 Earlier, during my unsatisfactory interview with the chief minister, Narendra Modi had said: “In Indonesia , which is a Muslim country, they have a picture of Ganesh on one of their currency notes. Why can’t India’s Muslims be more like that?” At the time I did not answer. But it struck me later that Hindus are ... More About: Indonesian , Currency , Picture of the day , Featured
Narendra Modi Wins Gujarat Again
2007-12-23 12:55:00 du’aa (Prayer) aaiye haath uThaayeN ham bhii ham jinheN rasm-e-du’aa yaad nahiiN ham jinheN soz-e-muhabbat ke sivaa ko’ii but, ko’ii Khudaa yaad nahiiN aaiye arz guzaareN ke nigaar-e-hastii zehr-e-imroz meN shiiriini-e-fardaa bhar de voh jinheN taab-garaaN-baarii-e-ayyaam nahiiN un ki palkoN pe shab-o-roz ko halkaa kar de jin kii aaNkhoN ko rukh-e-subh ka yaaraa bhii nahiiN un kii raatoN meN ko’ii shamaa munavvar kar de jin ... More About: Politics , Gujarat , Faiz Ahmed Faiz , Featured , Wins
Narendra Modi Wins Gujarat Again
2007-12-23 12:55:00 du’aa (Prayer) aaiye haath uThaayeN ham bhii ham jinheN rasm-e-du’aa yaad nahiiN ham jinheN soz-e-muhabbat ke sivaa ko’ii but, ko’ii Khudaa yaad nahiiN aaiye arz guzaareN ke nigaar-e-hastii zehr-e-imroz meN shiiriini-e-fardaa bhar de voh jinheN taab-garaaN-baarii-e-ayyaam nahiiN un ki palkoN pe shab-o-roz ko halkaa kar de jin kii aaNkhoN ko rukh-e-subh ka yaaraa bhii nahiiN un kii raatoN meN ko’ii shamaa munavvar kar de jin ... More About: Politics , Gujarat , Faiz Ahmed Faiz , Featured , Wins
Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak!
2007-12-21 15:00:00 Bakrid, as it is popularly called, derives its name from Bakri (goat). Its not just about sacrifice of the animal but its about remembering the great sacrifice Prophet Ibrahim (Peace Be Upon Him) was asked to make. Allah (SAW) asked him to sacrifice his son, his beloved son was born in his senility after decades of ... More About: General , Featured , Mubarak
Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak!
2007-12-21 15:00:00 Bakrid, as it is popularly called, derives its name from Bakri (goat) Baqr (cow). Its not just about sacrifice of the animal but its about remembering the great sacrifice Prophet Ibrahim (Peace Be Upon Him) was asked to make. Allah (SAW) asked him to sacrifice his son, his beloved son was born in his senility after ... More About: General , Featured , Mubarak
The Last Nizam
2007-12-21 02:05:00 Hyderabad as a city, and as an idea, has always inspired and interested me. So while casually roaming around at Walden, when I bumped onto The Last Nizam on display, I knew it would the next book I will complete. Written by an Australian journalist, John Zubrzycki, the book speaks briefly about the first six, and ... More About: Book Review
The Last Nizam
2007-12-21 02:05:00 Hyderabad as a city, and as an idea, has always inspired and interested me. So while casually roaming around at Walden, when I bumped onto The Last Nizam on display, I knew it would the next book I will complete. Written by an Australian journalist, John Zubrzycki, the book speaks briefly about the first six, and ... More About: Book Review
Empower Yourself
2007-12-20 02:10:00 Empower Yourself: A Hand book for Citizens Author : Mohammad Naushad The definition of knowledge to my mind is “information applied”. For instance one can boast to posses the “knowledge” that by putting an electric bulb on, it gives us the light. But if he does not put the bulb on and see for himself the spread ... More About: India , Education , Book Review , Featured
Empower Yourself
2007-12-20 02:10:00 Empower Yourself: A Hand book for Citizens Author : Mohammad Naushad The definition of knowledge to my mind is “information applied”. For instance one can boast to posses the “knowledge” that by putting an electric bulb on, it gives us the light. But if he does not put the bulb on and see for himself the spread ... More About: India , Education , Book Review , Featured
Two Poems On Gujarat Violence
2007-12-19 01:54:00 by Ashok Gupta???? In the memory of 2000 men women and children killed in the state led genocide of Gujarat in 2002 and 200,000 who lost their homes and dignity. Shame I should be ashamed of raising issues that divide -they say. But how can I forget those they killed mutilated and those they left still hiding their nakedness. I will shout from the rooftops make ... More About: Women , Poems , Violence , Featured
Two Poems On Gujarat Violence
2007-12-19 01:54:00 by Ashok Gupta In the memory of 2000 men women and children killed in the state led genocide of Gujarat in 2002 and 200,000 who lost their homes and dignity. Shame I should be ashamed of raising issues that divide -they say. But how can I forget those they killed mutilated and those they left still hiding their nakedness. I will shout from the rooftops make ... More About: Women , Poems , Violence , Featured
Observations on Gujarat
2007-12-18 22:19:00 In my short life as a journalist I have made lot of friends and one of those friends is Lucknow based Hindi journalist Nasiruddin Haider Khan. He writes truthfully on what he observes and feels. Recently he was in Gujarat before the polls and wrote four articles about what he observed there. Below are links to ... More About: Women , Journalism , Observations
Observations on Gujarat
2007-12-18 22:19:00 In my short life as a journalist I have made lot of friends and one of those friends is Lucknow based Hindi journalist Nasiruddin Haider Khan. He writes truthfully on what he observes and feels. Recently he was in Gujarat before the polls and wrote four articles about what he observed there. Below are links to ... More About: Women , Journalism , Observations
Women And Understanding Of Quran
2007-12-18 01:48:00 Until recently it was monopoly of man to understand and interpret scripture and make laws according to their own understanding and man?s understanding was very much colored by patriarchal culture. Now it has been well-established fact that patriarchy has played very important role in understanding of scriptures. What was considered as ?divine? was also as ... More About: Women , Quran , Prophet , Featured , Understanding
Women And Understanding Of Quran
2007-12-18 01:48:00 Until recently it was monopoly of man to understand and interpret scripture and make laws according to their own understanding and man???s understanding was very much colored by patriarchal culture. Now it has been well-established fact that patriarchy has played very important role in understanding of scriptures. What was considered as ???divine??? was also as ... More About: Women , Quran , Prophet , Featured , Understanding
Whose India Is This, Anyway? - Part II
2007-12-17 02:59:00 In the first part of this article I argued why I consider Hindu militant nationalism practiced by RSS/ VHP brand of politics the greatest threat being faced by India n nation. Expectedly my observation raised objections ??? most of them well meaning- that classifying communalism as minority or majority is self defeating as it tries to ... More About: Part , Featured , Communalism
Whose India Is This, Anyway? - Part II
2007-12-17 02:59:00 In the first part of this article I argued why I consider Hindu militant nationalism practiced by RSS/ VHP brand of politics the greatest threat being faced by India n nation. Expectedly my observation raised objections ? most of them well meaning- that classifying communalism as minority or majority is self defeating as it tries to ... More About: Part , Featured , Communalism
Culture fest begins: Remembering Tansen, India?s great Musician
2007-12-14 21:33:00 Legendary musician, Tansen, is considered the greatest singer-musician ever born in India . One of the nau-ratnas (nine jewels) in the court of Emperor Akbar, Tansen was born around 1505 AD near Gwalior. Though a Hindu by birth, the ‘Sangeet Samrat‘ was also a believer in Islam. He was a disciple of Sufi Saint Sheikh Muhammad Ghaus, and ... More About: Culture , Heritage , Great , Musician
Traditionalist ulema lead educational revolution in Kerala
2007-12-13 19:36:00 Kerala’s Muslims are unique among their co-religionists in India in fashioning a system of education that enables their children to attend both religious as well as regular schools at the same time. Muslims account for around a fourth of Kerala’s population, and the state’s Muslims, known as Mapillas, are among the most literate of the ... More About: Islam , Education , Educational , Kerala
Afroz Jahan: A fighting spirit
2007-12-12 20:18:00 I read about her in a small article in the ?Times of India? and deicide to visit her during my recent trip to Lucknow. I met her at her home in Choudhary Tola - a non-descript locality of Ali Ganj. Afroz Jahan does not come across as some fire brand activist or a high society ... More About: Fighting , Spirit , Featured
Whose India Is This, Anyway? - Part I
2007-12-11 17:14:00 The theme ?whose India is this?? keeps coming back to me again and again in numerous articles, news clips, heated discussions and light coffee conversations with my friends and foes alike. What follows is the gist of my understanding on this issue, so far. In my discussions with other Indians, esp. Hindus, I have often been ... More About: Part , Featured
Indian Refreshment Room!
2007-12-09 23:33:00 I am attaching an archival photo of the Allahabad railway station platform dating back to the British period (roughly 1920s) that I found on an archive on Minnesota university library (Ames) website. Its a photo of a newly opened “Indian Refreshment Room ” at the station - the most striking thing to notice is the separate rooms ...
Indian Refreshment Room
2007-12-09 19:52:00 I am attaching an archival photo of the Allahabad railway station platform dating back to the British period (roughly 1920s) that I found on an archive on Minnesota university library (Ames) website. Its a photo of a newly opened “Indian Refreshment Room ” at the station - the most striking thing to notice is the separate rooms ... More About: Picture of the day
Laal Deewarein
More articles from this author:2007-12-09 04:37:00 A poem inspired by Mughal Architecture in Delhi and Agra . Also a Photo Feature with 40 photographs of the various monuments are included as a slideshow down in this post Maazi ka madham taraana koi Bhoola bisra zamaana koi Kaheen parchhaiyee, kahee.n sargoshi Kuch izhaar, kuch khamoshi Dard, khalish, bam, dhamaake Raqs, teohar, khushi, patakhe Buland Minaro.n ki zubaani Khule darwaazo.n ki band ... More About: Culture , Heritage , Featured 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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