P.S. Munawar Hussain

Nov 13, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Zakia Soman |Muqtedar Khan |Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed |P.S. Munawar Hussain

The Story of Eve: Selected PoemsZehra Nigah, translated by Rakhshanda JalilSpeaking TigerRs.499One of the foremost Urdu poets today, Zehra Nigah (born 1935) engages with seemingly unpoetical themes—war crimes against women, female infanticide, stifling Shariah laws—as well as with subjects like love and relationship. This selection has her best-known nazms and ghazals, translated into English. ___Goddess of the RiverVaishnavi PatelLittle, BrownRs.599Goddess Ganga is cursed to become mortal.

Nov 12, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | P.S. Munawar Hussain |Talmiz Ahmad |Vaishna Roy

Addressing a rally in Gurugram in September, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, would be passed in the coming winter session of Parliament.

Nov 12, 2024 | flipboard.com | P.S. Munawar Hussain

12 hours ago ‘Ek Hain Toh Safe Hain’: The effect of PM Modi's slogan on Maharashtra’s Muslim seats The BJP supporters disagree and say the MVA is running its entire campaign on the “fake narrative" that the constitution and reservations are in … 1 day ago The date of your birth decides the God who presides over you The date and deities In the many different traditions and beliefs that cover our world and Universe, some of them are of the opinion that dates and … 4 hours ago Parashuram statue...

Nov 11, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Saba Naqvi |Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed |P.S. Munawar Hussain |Tarun K. Saint

Right-wing political parties and populist leaders across the world thrive on the Us vs Them narrative. In the US, President-elect Donald Trump spoke darkly about the enemies within (those who oppose him) and the immigrants (“who eat pet cats and dogs”). In Europe, all parties on the right of the ideological spectrum view immigrants with suspicion and turn people against people on the basis of race, ethnicity, and religion.

Nov 9, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Saba Naqvi |Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed |P.S. Munawar Hussain |Tarun K. Saint

On June 4, 2005, the venerated business house of the Tatas signed an agreement to set up a steel plant in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. Virtually on the same day, a private militia known as Salwa Judum (“Peace March” or “Purification Hunt” in south Chhattisgarh’s Gondi language) emerged in Bastar to protect the interests of the investors. Mahendra Karma, the Congress party’s leader in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, led and controlled Salwa Judum.