CULTURE
Controversy Surrounds Rekhta’s Promotion of Urdu in Devanagari Script
Mohd Alamullah | Clarion India
NEW DELHI- In recent days, the activities of Jashan Rekhta, a celebrated platform dedicated to Urdu language and literature, have...
A Profile in Courage: Mani Shankar Aiyar on Pak-India Relations and What Could Have Been
Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri
I received a copy of Mani Shankar Aiyar’s latest book, Memoirs of a Maverick, with the following inscription: “To Khurshid, in remembrance...
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror (2003)
John Pilger
SIX months after the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and two years after the invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, John Pilger’s...
‘The Urdu Poetry Project’ And the Semantics of Composite Culture
NEW DELHI -- With roots in Uttar Pradesh, both these Delhi-based artists come from families whose values can be traced back to the Ganga...
From Partition to Bharat Jodo, Why Peacemakers Count
The anthology, divided into 12 chapters by 12 different people from varied backgrounds, has touched upon the faultlines of India and addresses the bigger...