Tag Archives: Lucknow

A Great Step Towards Shia-Sunni Unity

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Zartab Haider

Overcoming years of mistrust, Shia and Sunni communities are reaching out to each other in a novel way. Continue reading →

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Invitation: Performance Traditions Among The Indian Muslims

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Yousuf Saeed

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Cordially invites you to an eight day event Continue reading →

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Raza Rumi – A Pakistani About Town

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Mayank Austen Soofi

A budding writer from Lahore visits the city of his beloved author. 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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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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Karbala: The True Symbol Of Jihad

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Rupa Abdi

Observation of Muharram in a Shia locality in Lucknow and the Story of Karbala. Continue reading →

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Maulana Tariq Rashid Firangi Mahali on Madarsa Reforms

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Yoginder Sikand

Interview on madarsa syllabus reforms and the institution of Firangi Mahal. Continue reading →

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Afroz Jahan: A fighting spirit

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Rupa Abdi

I read about her in a small article in the ‘Times of India’ and deicide to visit her during my recent trip to Lucknow. I met her at her home in Choudhary Tola – a non-descript locality of Ali Ganj. … Continue reading →

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An Eid without my A.N. Singh Uncle

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Inam Abidi Amrohvi

It was 1979. Due to family reasons my father got a job transfer from Allahabad to Lucknow. I was a small kid then. All my dad’s friends were in Allahabad, so it must have been a hard decision for him … Continue reading →

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Absentee parliamentarian

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Kashif

A Member of Parliament is elected by popular vote of adult Indians to represent them in Lok Sabha. He or she is there to make sure that aspiration and wishes of his constituency are well represented when important issues and … Continue reading →

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