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Kashmiris demand for azadi ( freedom )

Last night I had a long talk on whatsapp...

Hallmark of a Civilised Society

India is a highly diverse and pluralistic society. To...

Wafaadaari mein sheikh-o-barhaman ki aazmaish hai

The recent spate of resignations of prominent figures in...

Sarbas khaaye bhog kar naana, samar bhumi bhay ballabh praana

These lines in Ramcharitmanas said by Ravan to Kumbhakarna...

Difference between nazm and ghazal in Urdu poetry

A friend of mine recently mailed me this poem...

I am with you Captain, all the way

The most important development taking place in the Indian...

Virginia Woolf – The authoress amidst adversities

Introduction Adeline Virginia Woolf was born on January 25, 1882, in London. She was an English writer, a publisher, a novelist, a critic, and a...

The Prison I Live In

The prison I live in Has no walls It is not made of cements or bricks It doesn’t have a window But a door, yes It does have a...

The Birthday Party

Harold Pinter, born in England, was a playwright, an actor, a screenwriter, a director and an absurdist. He also won the Nobel Prize in...

Law and Administration in Measure for Measure

“There is one Jesus Christ. The rest is dispute over trifles”  Queen Elizabeth   After the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, James IV of Scotland...

From the pen of the dead

From the pen of the dead A beautiful summer day Dewy grass Butterflies all around Country side Flowers blooming The laugh of a child A picnic outside Camera snaps Picture clicked My college life A...

Importance of Oral Traditions in African Literature

“When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.” African Proverb Literature reaches people in two ways: either through oral or spoken word or...