CULTURE
Majaz Lakhnavi: His Colourful Life and Ageless Poetry
Vikas Dutta
Authors, especially poets, are feted more for their work than for their lives, with the general impression being that the latter cannot be...
Bollywood Often Portrays Muslims Negatively, Says Pakistani Actress Sanam Saeed
Team Clarion
NEW DELHI -- Noted Pakistani actress, singer and former model, Sanam Saeed, feels that Bollywood movies often portray Muslims as "the enemy."
“We always...
‘Shairon ka Shahr’: Poets Who Made Lucknow a Hub of Urdu Ghazal
Vikas Dutta
Any discussion of Urdu ghazals, between connoisseurs, may bring up rival merits of "Dabistan-e-Dehli" and "Dabistan-e-Lakhnau", or the Delhi and Lucknow schools of...
‘Ghalib Ka Hai Andaz-e-bayan Aur’: Mirza Ghalib and his Immortal ‘Shayri’
Vikas Datta
CELEBRATED poet of romance and revolution, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, titled his first book of verse "Naqsh-e-Faryadi" after the opening words of the first...
Hyderabad’s Saidani-Ma Tomb to Be Restored by Aga Khan Trust
HYDERABAD -Â Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) will restore Saidani-Ma Tomb near Hussain Sagar in the heart of the city through Aga Khan Trust, a...