Kannada literary festival: Muslim authors’ exclusion draws criticism
No Muslim writers have been given a chance to participate in the poet convention, and the Byari language, which Muslims speak in coastal...
‘Left, farmers’ movement ignore distinction between peasants, labourers
Interview with Gita Ramaswamy, author of “Land, Guns, Caste, Woman—The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary”
Aatika S | TwoCircles.net
In this interview, the author talks...
West Bengal: Young graduate turns century-old tree into outdoor library
The tree library located in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal was started in March and houses more than 200 books in various genres.
Partho...
A conversation with GN Saibaba’s wife AS Vasantha Kumari
In a conversation with TwoCircles.net, the wife of jailed scholar-activist GN Saibaba AS Vasantha Kumari talks about his new book, the situation of prisoners...
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तारिक़ अनवर चम्पारणी
प्राचीनकाल से लेकर वर्तमान तक पटना शहर का अपना एक राजनीतिक, सामाजिक और शैक्षणिक महत्व रहा है। बिहार का पहला कॉलेज पटना...
जामिया के 6 छात्रों का पीएम फैलोशिप के लिए चयन
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया के छह शोधार्थियों का प्रधानमंत्री रिसर्च फेलोशिप के लिए चयन हुआ है। इन शोधार्थियों को दिसंबर 2020...
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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
दूसरों की मदद को सदैव तैयार रहने वाली जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया की असिस्टेंट प्रोफेसर नबीला सादिक की मृत्यु से उनके छात्रों...
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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
"एहसान सर के मौत की खबर सुनकर बहुत तकलीफ हुई," अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम विश्वविद्यालय के थियोलॉजी विभाग के प्रोफेसर डॉ० एहसानुल्लाह की स्टूडेंट...
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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
मशहूर इस्लामी विद्वान पद्म विभूषण मौलाना वहीदुद्दीन खान का 96 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया हैं। मौलाना वहीदुद्दीन खान कुछ...
Book Review: Connecting Kashmir’s past with the present
The book Kashmir: Looking Back in Time-Politics, Culture, History by Khalid Bashir Ahmad is an attempt at connecting Kashmir’s past and present. The book...
मशहूर इस्लामिक विद्वान सिद्दिक हसन का निधन
विशेष संवाददाता। Twocircles.net
जमात-ए-इस्लामी हिंद के पूर्व सहायक अमीर प्रोफेसर के० ए० सिद्दीक हसन का मंगलवार को कोजीकोड में देहांत हो गया। वो भारत...
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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर ।Twocircles.net
इंडियन नेशनल ट्रस्ट फॉर आर्ट एंड कल्चरल हेरिटेज (INTACH) के सदस्यों ने शनिवार को मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार से अपील की है...
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न्यूज़ डेस्क । Twocircles.net
ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड के महासचिव हजरत मौलाना वली रहमानी साहब का शनिवार को देहांत हो गया। उन्होंने...
बदल गई चंबल की सूरत ,अब बन रहा है पर्यटन केंद्र
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
कभी डाकुओं की पनाहगाह रही चंबल घाटी अब टूरिज्म का हब बन गई हैं। ऐसा भी कहा जाता हैं कि हिंदी...
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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net
सहारनपुर में विद्या प्रकाशन की कक्षा चार की सामाजिक विज्ञान की पुस्तक में इस्लाम धर्म के पैग़म्बर मोहम्मद साहब की तस्वीर पब्लिश...
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The Mappila Verses: Eight poems by Ajmal Khan
Ajmal Khan is a poet from Kerala, whose collection of poems The Mappila Verses was published recently. TwoCircles.net here reproduces eight poems from the...
“Write me down, I am an Indian,” journey of a poet from Kerala composing...
Ajmal Khan is a poet from Kerala whose new collection of poems called The Mappila Verses marks the identity of resistance and poetic assertion...
Life and longing of a Mappila poet: On Ajmal Khan’s The Mappila Verses
Zeeshan Husain, TwoCircles.net
The story of India for the past three decades has been stuck somewhere between poverty and religious fanaticism. There is, on a...
Different shades of grey: A review of The Plague Upon Us
By Ashaq Hussain Parray
Shabir Ahmed Mir’s debut novel The Plague Upon Us (2020) is a bold new voice of a storyteller from Kashmir. Living up to...
इतिहास की बेटी राना सफ़वी के नाम हुआ साल 2020 का ‘यामिन हज़ारिका नारी...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ । Twocircles.net
इल्मी दुनिया मे 'इतिहास की बेटी' के तौर पर पहचान बनाने वाली इतिहासकार, शायरा और लेखिका राना सफ़वी को इस साल...
रसूलों की भी अक्सर देर से ताईद करती है ये दुनिया हर नई आवाज़...
यह लिखने वाले अलबेले शायर 'अशोक साहिल ' भी आज चले गए!
नज़र नज़र में उतरना कमाल होता है
नफ़स नफ़स में बिखरना कमाल होता है
बुलंदियों पे...
Indian Muslim journalist authors first-ever book on socio-economic impacts of COVID-19
TCN News
The first-ever book covering the origins, spread and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘Behind the Mask’ by Indian Muslim journalist and author Mohammed...
“We should record our history, our victory” Dalit poet Mercy Margaret
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Dalit literature that revolves around the struggles and lives of Dalits first emerged in the 1960s and has seen exponential growth since....
This Dalit woman activist is taking Dalit history to grassroots in Rajasthan
Suman Devathiya is a senior Dalit activist from Rajasthan who has been at the forefront of fighting for Dalit women’s rights and taking Dalit...
Adab Kids – Books narrating stories of Islamic Luminaries to young learners
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
They were a group of Keralites working in the IT field in the land of the Nizam. All had school-going children,...
Music for protest: Azadi and Inqilab as the new Hindustani beats
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
As marches and rallies dominate the most commonly practised ways of protest, the youth are now searching new ways to protest...
Telugu Translation of Kashmir Anthology Released in Hyderabad
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
An anthology of 30 essays penned by different activist authors and political journalists across India translated into Telugu titled ‘Kashmir Bahiranga Cherasala’...
How independent publishers ensure Ambedkarite literature continues to reach the masses
By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net
Every year on December 6, millions of people from all over India gather at Chaityabhoomi in Shivaji Park, Mumbai to pay...
Yogesh Maitreya’s Flower on the Grave of Caste gives space and voice to Dalit...
By Dipankar Kamble for TwoCircles.net
Author- Yogesh Maitreya
Publisher- Panther’s Paw Publications
Cost- Rs 299
ISBN- 9788193290576
Yogesh Maitreya’s stories are not stories which we read in mainstream books....
Reading The Hungry Tide: A brilliant book which overlooked the caste factor
By Zeeshan Husain, TwoCircles.net
My first visit to the mountains was full of excitement and curiosity. I distinctly remember opening my eyes, after a whirling...
‘ Age is not a barrier – You can always start afresh’ Rana Safvi
By Saleha Ahmad for TwoCircles.net
Born to an IPS father and a teacher mother, writer Rana Safvi has a great affinity for books from childhood....
Day 2 of AMU Litfest focuses on threats to literature and democracy
Sharjeel Usmani for TwoCircles.net
The Cultural Education Centre (CEC) of the historic Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on the second day of the AMU Literary Festival...
Aligarh Muslim University Literature festival 2019 begins on an inspiring note
Sharjeel Usmani for TwoCircles.net
Day I
The 3-day LitFest (literature festival) of AMU (Aligarh Muslim University) from 8th March to 10th March was inaugurated on 8th...
दिल्ली में पहला लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल,अपने अधिकारों के लिए दलित लेखकों ने बुलन्द की आवाज़
आसमोहम्मद कैफ TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली-
3-4 फरवरी को राजधानी के विश्वविद्यालय परिसर में किरोड़ीमल कॉलेज में दलित लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल का आयोजन किया गया.देश मे ऐसा पहली बार...
“Poet reads Poet” programme to promote “Betel Nut City” in Guwahati
A “Poet reads Poet” programme was organised at ‘NEthing’ in Guwahati on Sunday evening in which Namrata Pathak read out from Shalim M Hussain’s...
Doyen of Hindi literature Krishna Sobti dies at 93
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Iconic Hindi writer Krishna Sobti, a recipient of multiple awards for her outstanding literary career, died here on Friday....
Fostering upliftment of Indian Muslims is the essence of Thanghal’s new book: A review
By Udinoor Mohammed Kunhi
Title - Minority Politics, Ideology and Mission
Author - M.I.Thanghal
Published by - Grace Books, Malappuram
“A race of people is like an...
In a first, farm widow inaugurates top Marathi literary meet
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), Jan 11 (IANS) In a first, farm widow Vaishali S. Yede on Friday evening inaugurated the controversy-ridden 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya...
Pakistani feminist Urdu poet and writer Fahmida Riaz passes away
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Noted Pakistani feminist writer and poet Fahmida Riaz died in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday night at the age of 72. The...
Marathi writer Kavita Mahajan passes away at the age of 51
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
Marathi writer, poet and translator Kavita Mahajan passed away in Pune at the age of 51. The cause of her death...
Dr.Ambedkar’s views on minority rights, democracy and Hindu majoritarianism
By Badre Alam & Sanjay Kumar for TwoCircles.net
Editors: Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot and Dr Narender Kumar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages: 263
Price (Hardbound): Rs 850
Professor Christophe Jaffrelot...
Book Launch: ‘Me Against The Mumbai Underworld’
Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Raut & Nawazuddin Siddiqui launch supercop Isaque Bagwan's ' Me Against The Mumbai Underworld'
By Anusha Iyer
Supercop and three-time Presidential Gallantry award-winning supercop Isaque Bagwan...
Book release : Anthology for the Refugees
By Mohabbat Seikh, kolkata
A book called "Dui Hazar Ekush" ( Twenty First Century)for the Refugees worldwide was released on 5th at Kolktata Press Club. Renown...
Khalid Mustafa Siddiqui Publisher ,Editor, Owner of Popular Urdu Magazines no more
By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui
Janab Khalid Mustafa Siddiqui Publisher ,Editor, Owner of Popular Urdu Magazines HUMA, Pakeeza Anchal and Hindi Monthly Mahekta Anchal left for...
Remembering Khushwant Singh
By: Misbahuddin Mirza
I was eight years old when one of my friends introduced me to the intoxicating world of reading comics. This was the...
Noted writer, Yusufi’s passing away condoled
ALIGARH June 25: "Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi's passing away not only denotes the death of the most outstanding satirist of our time but also his departure...
#BreakingCaste: Sujatha Gidla shines reading from Ants Among Elephants
By Valli Karunakaran, TwoCircles.net
New York City, March 10, 2018 — Sujatha Gidla was among the authors invited to speak at #Breaking Caste, a literary...
Seminar on Tribal literature and Tribal poet meet to grace Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: This year, Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival of Letters’ will feature a seminar on Oral and Tribal literature and...
Literary Associations of Metropolitan Washington released Nuzaira Azam’s new novel Anahita ki Janam Basti
By Zafar Iqbal
Presiding over book releasing ceremony honoring Nuzaira Azam for her second novel, Anahita Ki Janam Basti, eminent scholar Professor Satyapal Anand said that...
क्या ये प्रेमचंद हमारे ज़माने की ज़रूरत नहीं हैं?
वैसे, हमारे वक़्त में प्रेमचंद का क्या काम? ज़ाहिर है, ऐसा लग सकता है. प्रेमचंद का इंतक़ाल 1936 में यानी आज से 81 साल...
पुस्तक समीक्षा : कंधमाल का सच और न्याय प्रक्रिया की हताशा
विद्या भूषण रावत
ओडिशा के कंधमाल क्षेत्र में दलित और ईसाई आदिवासियों के बीच हुए हिंसा में लगभग सौ से अधिक मौतें हुई. ये...
Illustrated Muslim Travel Guide to Jerusalem
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Book: Illustrated Muslim Travel Guide to Jerusalem
Author: Misbahuddin Mirza
Digital book available on iBooks: here
Publisher: QAMSA, LLC
Price: $6.99
Author of the book under...
Writer-activist from Assam bags Padma Shri
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Known for her significant contribution to children's and women's literature, noted writer-activist Eli Ahmed was on Wednesday named a...