Is Urdu a foreign language ? By Justice Katju
Some people in India say that Urdu is a foreign language. But is it ? I submit that while Arabic and Persian are no...
A Kashmiri King who did Justice
The Rajtarangini', (River of Kings), an epic Sanskrit poem by the Kashmiri poet Kalhan (12th Century), mentions how Chandrapida, a King of Kashmir, upheld...
Justice at its purest
In his History of Bengal, Prof. Charles Stewart mentions an interesting case from 1490 AD, which appeared before Qazi Sirajuddin, the Qazi -e-Subah of...
Bijuri Chamkat ba By Justice Katju
I had posted this story on fb a long time back, but since many may not have read it I am reposting it.
The story...
Justice Katju on modern Urdu
Most of Urdu poetry written nowadays is rubbish. Most Urdu festivals or mushairas are money making rackets, and the so called shaayars write and...
Akbar Allahabadi
Khabar deti hai tehreek-e-hawa tabdeel-e-mausam ki
Khilenge aur hi gul zamzame bulbul ke kam honge
Ghuzishta azmaton ke taskare bhi na reh jaayenge
Kitaabon mein hi dafn...
What is to be done in India? Read justice Katju
What India requires is a modern minded dictatorship determined to rapidly industrialise and modernise the country, e.g. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who rapidly modernised Turkey...
Justice Katju on houses being bulldozed
On my last fb post someone commented
Muhammad Hamza
Sir what do you think about the razing of Muslim houses in India by bulldozers in the...
Justice Katju on G20 Bali Summit
G20 Bali Summit can be summarised in 3 words ‘Aamdam, guftam, barkhaastam’
i.e.
We came, talked, and dispersed
In one word zero haasildaam
that is to say
आए
बके
भागे
हो चुकी...
Justice Katju on Imran Khan
There is a lot of talk these days in Pakistan that Imran Khan’s party will sweep the polls whenever elections are held.
In my opinion...