Nadeem Khan

3 weeks ago | thenews.com.pk | Nadeem Khan

rom the Greek wars chronicled by Thucydides in the 5th Century BCE to the nuclear brinkmanship of the 20th Century, power has been synonymous with ‘firepower;’ it was mostly measured in the number of battalions and the size of battleships. “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must,” wrote the Greek historian, Thucydides in his magnum opus A History of the Peloponnesian War, describing a worldview that would shape the thinking of most power-wielders through millennia.

1 month ago | scroll.in | Vishwas Patil |Nadeem Khan

“Emperor Aurangzeb has departed for the house of Allah. But internal squabbles, fear of enemy attack and other such worries have tied the hands of the administrators. Which is why the passing away of Alamgir after his illness is not being made public.” This gossip doing the rounds, along with the other drops of secret news leaking out, had robbed the denizens of the Yamuna bank of their sleep.

1 month ago | scroll.in | Anant Deshmukh |Nadeem Khan

Raghunathrao Dhondo Karve was already over 44 years of age when he joined the Bombay–Bahrain Company. Prior to that, he had spent 15 months being jobless and would naturally have heaved a sigh of relief at landing a job. With financial support having arrived, he immediately began publishing Samaaj-swaasthya. However, Malatibai’s ill-health flared up in 1928 and her medical expenditure increased.

2 months ago | raring2go.co.uk | Nadeem Khan

Forum Theatre Billingham Launches a New Look Theatre School Featuring a Long Standing Panto Favourite!Running since 1999 the Forum Theatre School has launched a new look programme to help introduce children to the wonderful world of theatre. The school’s content has been revamped making it more accessible and relevant to how the industry is today and a number of new experienced team members have been recruited including the long running Billingham pantomime star Liam Mellor.

2 months ago | raring2go.co.uk | Nadeem Khan

From 11 July, three rare Magna Cartas from the cathedral’s collection will go on display in Durham Cathedral Museum to mark the 800th anniversary of this 1225 issue. To celebrate the anniversary, the cathedral has also commissioned three artists to create bespoke temporary installations throughout the cathedral, that collectively tell the story of these 800-year-old documents, which remain a powerful symbol of social justice in the world today.