Author Archives: Adnan Alavi

About Adnan Alavi

Adnan has been blogging about Indian Muslims at his blog, Indscribe.

Prakash Amritraj – Following In His Father’s Footsteps

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Adnan Alavi

Prakash Amritraj, son of yesteryear’s Tennis hero Vijay Amritraj, helps India secure a Davis Cup spot. Continue reading →

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Starving in Bundelkhand: The tragedy of rural India

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Adnan Alavi

In rural Bundelkhand poor are trying to survive on grass while urban India is busy with Sensex Continue reading →

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The magic of Urdu poetry: Republic Day Mushaira

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Adnan Alavi

The magic of urdu poetry lives through the Republic Day Mushaira Continue reading →

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On Anil Kumble on his 600 Wickets!

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Adnan Alavi

An ode to the under-celebrated Anil Kumble on his 600 Test cricket wickets. Continue reading →

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Muharram in India: The Paigis of Kanpur

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Adnan Alavi

Muharram commomeration by the Paigis of Kanpur who keep running for three days without resting. Continue reading →

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Govt plans to simplify Urdu, same needed for Hindi too

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Adnan Alavi

Why the government is right in taking the action and the need for the same for Hindi too Continue reading →

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Rushdie Arrives In Mumbai & Rabble-rousers Are At Work again

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Adnan Alavi

The opposition to Rushdie is just another page in the endless list to generate useless controversies Continue reading →

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Culture fest begins: Remembering Tansen, India’s great Musician

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Adnan Alavi

Legendary musician, Tansen, is considered the greatest singer-musician ever born in India. One of the nau-ratnas (nine jewels) in the court of Emperor Akbar, Tansen was born around 1505 AD near Gwalior. Though a Hindu by birth, the ‘Sangeet Samrat‘ … Continue reading →

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Kolkata violence: Irresponsible Jamiat playing with fire

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Adnan Alavi

Kolkata was in flames on Wednesday. Mercifully the violence didn’t spill out of control. As TV channels started flashing the ‘alert’ about Army called in Kolkata and later the images of All India Muslim Forum activists, I really got worried.

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Barkatullah: PM Of Govt Of India-In-Exile And A Revolutionary

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Adnan Alavi

Professor Barkatullah, the first Prime Minister of the Government of India in-exile (Raja Mahendra Pratap was president) that was formed in 1915, was a great patriot and amongst the founders of Ghadar Party, who spent all his life to propagate … Continue reading →

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