Literature

By TCN News The Emirates Chapter of the Aligarh Muslim University celebrated Sir Syed Day in Sharjah on November 20 to remember and learn from...

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By Shubha Singh, IANS, Book: "Empire of the Moghul: Brothers at War"; Author: Alex Rutherford; Publisher: Headline Review; Price: Rs.495 Babur, Humayun and Akbar lived in tumultuous times - their lives were full of dramatic changes. And the story of their lives would seem fantastical if it were not based on actual events.

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net, Bhopal: At an impressive ceremony, Padmashri Prof. Qazi Abdus Sattar released the book ‘Sir Syed, Azad Aur Hindustani Musalman’ penned by Dr. Arif-ul-Islam, who is Associate Professor in Statistics Department of Aligarh Muslim University, (AMU), at the Arts Faculty lounge of the university, at Aligarh.

Book Review Name of the Book: Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism—The Violence in Gujarat Author: Ornit Shani Publisher: Cambridge University Press, New Delhi Year: 2007 ISBN: 978-0-521-72753-2 Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand                        

By Najam Gilani, TwoCircles.net, Patna: At the convocation programme of Patna University yesterday Rajasthan Governor S. K. Singh presented Gold Medal to Maulana Arshad Madni for his distinguished performance in Arabic Literature. Maulana Arshad Madni, vice president, Jamia Ibn Taimiya (Bihar), made distinguished performance in MA course (2003-05) in Arabic Literature.

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net जालंधर में जन्मे अवतार सिंह संधू 'पाश' भारतीय साहित्य में एक ऐसा नाम रखते हैं, जहां से कविता और क्रान्ति - दोनों की - की परस्पर मजबूती साबित होती है. यह एक तथ्य ही है कि पाश अपने विचारों में वाम से प्रभावित थे लेकिन पाश की कविता की सबसे बड़ी खासियत यह है कि यह भारत के हरेक तबके और हरेक वर्ग के साथ खड़ी है.

By Pervez Bari, Twocircles.net, Bhopal: When a journalist is eulogized in a function by speakers after speakers wherein a book critically analysing his works...

By Urdu Media Monitor, جاوید حبیب : ہجوم سے تنہائی تک Javed Habib: Hujoom se Tanhai Tak Compiled by: Masoom Moradabadi Reviewed by: M Ghazali Khan Published by: Khabardar Publications, Z-103 Taj Enclave, Gita Colony, Delhi 110031, Email [email protected], Mobile: 09810780563 If you were asked to name a personality who studied at AMU, was a selfless activist, fearless and gifted orator as well a writer, launched a newspaper but had to stop it, lived an austere saintly life and could not earn even as much as to be able to buy a basic four wall residence, you would be excused to think of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar or may be Maulana Hasrat Mohani.

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Today is February 14, Valentine’s Day that is celebrated by youths as the day of love. The day has been chosen to release a book on Batla House encounter – the encounter whose basis was hatred for a community, said Fasih Choudhary, author of the book Encounter Batla House.

Majlis-e-Mushawarat: Ek Mukhtasar Tareekh AIMM Author: Mohammad Ilmullah Pages: 198 Publisher: Pharos Media & Publications Pvt. Ltd, D-84 Abul Fazl Enclave - 1, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025,...

By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net, Kochi: Former judge of the Supreme Court Justice VR Krishna Iyer released the book ‘Kamala Suraiya: Safalamaya Snehanveshanam’ (Kamala Suraiya: accomplishment of the quest for love) at ‘Sadgamaya’, the residence of Justice Krishna Iyer in Kochi yesterday.

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Book: In Freedom’s Shade Author: Anis Kidwai Original Urdu title: Azadi Ki Chhaon Mein Translator: Ayesha Kidwai Publisher: Penguin Books India Price: Rs. 450 Pages: 407

By IANS, Kolkata : A Bengali translation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" by late author Sunil Gangopadhyay will be released at the Kolkata Book Fair that begins Jan 29, 2013.

By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, Book: "The Sufis of Punjab"; Edited by Muzaffar Ali, Anoo C. Nayar and Syeda Bilgrami Imam, Publisher: Rumi Foundation, Price: Rs.1,895, Pages: 208

Besides Introduction and Conclusion, the book has a chapter each on ‘monumentalisation’ in colonial and post-colonial India. The subsequent two chapters are case studies on “Jama Masjid and the Political Memory of a Royal Muslim Past” and “Babri Masjid and the Muslim Politics of Right to Heritage.” By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net, Bhopal: The Council for Islamic Literature (Majlise-e-Adab-e-Islami), Madhya Pradesh branch of Aalami Rabta-e-Adab-e-Islami, organized 8th All India seminar on "Literary pursuits & samples of Islamic literature of Madhya Pradesh's Ulema, Litterateurs & Sufis" here on Sunday wherein more than two dozen scholars presented their research papers.

Professor Anisuzzaman, president of Bangla Aceademy, Bangladesh's national language authority, was in Guwahati recently. He had been invited by the Char Chapori Sahitya Parishad...

By Shaik Zakeer Hussain, TwoCircles.net, There is a customary semblance in all dictators: they are authoritarian, they command total submission, their rule is tyrannical and they have little, or worse, no concern for the miserable conditions of their people. The population is starving, there is rampant unemployment, corruption at all levels of government. There is drudgery, there is pain, there is humiliation, there is everything in society, that makes a man lose his sanity.

By IndScribe The BJP's bigotry is well-known as far as Tipu Sultan is concerned. They don't like Tipu and there are reasons.But first...

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By TCN News Aligarh: Now students of Aligarh Muslim University have a magazine of their own for their creative output. The AMUSE short for...

By Bushra Alvi Razzack for TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: The 51st edition of Shankar Shad Mushaira, an annual meet of poets from India and Pakistan, will...

Text and photos by Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net hoga koi aisa bhi ke Ghalib ko na jaane shayar to voh achha hai pe badnaam bahut hai Will there be any one who doesn’t know Ghalib; though he is a good poet but ill-reputed. This is what Mira Asadullah Khan ‘Ghalib’ [1797-1869] said about himself. Known by his pen-name, Ghalib is the most famous Urdu poet of all times. His popularity continues to win him fans from each generation.

अवनीश कुमार हमारे राज्यतंत्र और समाज के भीतर जो कुछ गहरे सड़गल चुका है, जो भयंकर अन्यायपूर्ण और उत्पीड़क है, उसका बेहतरीन आलोचनात्मक विश्लेषण और...

By NNN-APP, Islamabad : Russian version of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto's book, "Reconciliation - Islam,Democracy and the West" was launched in Russia to mark the first anniversary of her martyrdom. According to a message received here from Moscow a large number of Russian scholars, journalists, students and Pakistanis attended the function on Friday. Dr. Tariq Chaudhry, a Pakistani businessman in Moscow, who arranged translation and publication of the Russian version of the book also spoke on the occasion.

By TCN News, New Delhi: Professor Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) presented 14 publications of Tagore Research and Translation Scheme (TRTS), Department...

By TCN News, Hyderabad: International Human Rights Day was observed throughout the world on December 10th. Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee observed the day in Hyderabad...

Plans also in the offing to offer meta courses by brining AMU also on board By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: On the sidelines...

By IANS, New Delhi : The love affair of the Indian middle class with modernism "took wing with stainless steel", says leading social commentator Santosh Desai in his new book "Mother Pious Lady: Making Sense of Everyday India", a racy comment on the contemporary middle-of-the-order India. "Stainless steel managed to meet the deeply traditional needs by being incontrovertibly modern. It was seen as pure and indestructible - the two virtues that give it pride of place in the kitchen," Desai says in the book that was launched here Saturday.

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Name of the Book: Oxford Handbook of Muslims in India: Empirical and Policy Perspectives Edited by: Rakesh Basant & Abusaleh Shariff Publisher: Oxford University Press, New Delhi Year: 2010 Pages: 308 Price: Rs. 850 ISBN: 0-19-806205-2 Reviewed by Yoginder Sikand

By Yogesh Maitreya, Twocircles.net Mumbai: Students from various universities and colleges in Mumbai and Aligarh Muslim University joined their counterparts in Delhi to protest against...

By TwoCircles.net news desk, New Delhi: Becoming a good journalist is the dream of a large number of students, who want to make a mark in this field. Catering the requirements of budding journalists a quality book How to Become A Good Journalist has recently hit the market across the country.

TCN News Aligarh: Al Shareef Mustafa Fouad Shafaee, who belongs to the family of the Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Mohammad Mustafa (Peace Be...

By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, Jamshedpur : Contemporary Santhali literature has taken off in a big way since it became an official language of Jharkhand in 2003, but it has not come of age because the government has not added it to the list of official Indian languages, says a pioneer of the Santhali book trade. "Contemporary tribal literature does not get government grants - and flourishes on personal and individual enterprise," Mangal Manjhi told IANS in an interview.

A book review that seeks to decipher two pilgrimages on the same path separated by a century By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, Spirituality is what separates humans from other living beings. I have been a seeker for the last few years. I have read a number of books, visited graves of saints, made ablutions at Haridwar and toured the ghats of Banaras; I have sat in the qawwali mehfils and even seen dervishes dance.

By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, New Delhi: ‘Parwaz,’ the Hindi version of ‘My Story… Our Story,’ the autobiography of eminent feminist and writer Flavia Agnes, was launched yesterday at a seminar in Kanpur. Noted journalist Nasiruddin Haidar Khan has done the translation.

By EuAsiaNews, Warsaw : After the publication of a number of books on Urdu poetry in Polish in the last four years, now a book on legendary Indian classical singer Tansen has hit the stalls in Poland's capital. Tansen regarded as one of the greatest classical singers of medieval times during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar prompted Janusz Krzyzowski, a well-known Polish Indologist to write a book on him.

By Mohammed Anas for TwoCircles.net, After gifting us insightful glimpses into geniuses of Rabindranath Tagore, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Raghupati Sahay Firaq Gorakhpuri, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and first Dalit Urdu poet Jayant Parmar, Professor Shafey Kidwai of Aligarh Muslim University has explored journalistic conquests of greats like Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Maulvi Mohammed Waqar, etc in his book masterfully written Urdu Literature and Journalism: Critical Perspectives.

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: यासिर की ख़्वाहिश प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय(पीएमओ) की वेबसाइट को उर्दू में पढ़ने को थी. इसके लिए उन्होंने सीधे प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय का...

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Remembering the eminent poet and social reformer Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali Panipati, Vice President Hamid Ansari said Hali had made efforts to instil a feeling of nationalism in the people through his writings. Ansari Saturday praised the far-sightedness and the writings of Hali while addressing the gathering on the occasion of a two-day Hali Mela (Nov 22-23) which was organised by Hali Trust at Panipat town in Haryana, some 150 km from here.

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net बेतिया (बिहार): बिहार के पश्चिमी चम्पारण के बेतिया शहर की सज्जाद लाईब्रेरी अपनी दुर्दशा पर रो रही है. यहां किताबों का...

By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, New Delhi : Filled with rich visual imagery in miniature art style, Bihar is a tale of rise, fall and redemption in architect-writer Gautam Bhatia\'s new graphic novel, \"Lie: A Traditional Tale of Modern India\". "If good politics is about governance, how can a minister inaugurate a speedbreaker when people do not have enough food? Or a conference on drought degenerate into a debate over wines among the delegates?" Bhatia told IANS in an informal chat, explaining the context of the book.

By IANS, New Delhi : Gandhian poet and writer Vishnu Prabhakar, who died here Saturday, was the last link between contemporary Hindi literature and that of the pre-Independence era. Prabhakar, 97, died after a prolonged illness. He is survived by two sons and two daughters. He was best known for "Awara Maseeha" (1974), his engaging biography of Bengali novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, and his trademark white Gandhi cap that he wore till the end of his life.

By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Delhi: Bebyda Khatun, an Anganwadi worker, received the National Award for the year 2011-12 from the Minister of Women and Child...

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Two books written by Muslim writers were released on December 2, 2012 at a function organized by Writer’s Union, Manipur (WUM) at Imphal.

By Mahtab Alam, Name of the book: A Guide to Uplift Minorities Compiled by: Abdur Rasheed Agwan and Edited by M. Gauhar Iqbal Published by: Social Service Wing, Jamaat-e Islami, Hind D-317, Dawat Nagar, Abul Fazl Enc, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-25 Pages: 319, revised edition- June 2010 Price: 150/- rupees

The Muslimah Network is a website dedicated to stories and commentary on Muslim women from an Islamic perspective. Started by the UAE-based writer/graphic designer...

Book Review Name of the Book: Banat-e Islam Ki Dini Wa Ilmi Khidmat ('The Religious and Intellectual Contributions of Muslim Women') Author: Maulana Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri Publisher: Islamic Book Foundation, 1781 Hauz Suiwalan, New Delhi 110002 Year: 2006 Pages: 104 Price: Rs. 40 Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand

By Mahtab Alam, TwoCircles.net, Name of the book: Khaki & Ethnic Violence in India Author: Omar Khalidi Publisher: Three Essays Collective B-957 Palam Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana-122 017, India Phone: +91 98681 26587, +91 91863 44843 Year: 2010 (2nd and Revised edition) Pages: 196 Price: Rs. 300/-

By TCN News New Delhi : Jamia Millia Islamia and Kashmir University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for running...

Title: Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India Author: Prof. Suryakant Waghmore Publisher: Sage India Year: January, 2014 Review by: Yogesh Maitreya for TwoCircles.net, Civility is the least discussed discourse in India. In post-constitutional Indian society, the idea of civility has formed a binary: on one hand, ‘civil society’ that has been propagated by media and resources which are dominated and owned by Brahmin-Bania associations and on the other hand, the civility which has been practice by NGOs and political organisations led by Dalits. The latter had started with the core motive of annihilation of caste and, found its genesis in the struggles of Mahatma Fule and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar in Maharashtra. The idea of civility, practiced by Dalit NGOs and political groups, is contrary to the idea of civility which Brahmin-Bania possess and propagate in India, simply because idea of civility practiced by Dalits aims at annihilation of caste; precisely, Dalit civility is the ‘Civility against Caste’.

By Anjali Singh, CNS, Think Lucknow and the mention to the city of nawabs will be incomplete sans mention of Khushbir Singh Shaad, Lucknow’s very own local shayar (poet).

By सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी: निदा फाज़ली नहीं रहे. वही निदा जिन्होंने 'होश वालों को ख़बर क्या बेख़ुदी क्या चीज़ है' और 'तू इस तरह...

By Zafar Anjum for TwoCircles.net Seemanchal International Literary Festival (SILF) is the inaugural international literary event organised by Kitaab International, Singapore, in collaboration with...

Book Review Book: Madrasa Reforms: Indian Muslim Voices Author: Yoginder Sikand Year of Publication: August 2008 Publisher: Vikas Adhyayan Kendra(VAK),Mumbai Price=Rs.100 Reviewed by Mushtaq ul Haq Ahmad Sikander

By Imran Khan, IANS, Patna : Adverse comments on Dalits and women in Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas were most probably added later by someone else and should be removed, says a scholar who has been studying and analysing for more than 50 years the manuscript of the Hindu epic poem written by the 17th century saint-poet. "Adverse reference to or remarks against Dalits and women should be removed and not be allowed to continue," Vijay Shankar Dubey, a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and vice chancellor of Patna-based Nalanda Open University, told IANS in an interview.

By Dr Mohammad Sajjad, During his tenure as the first Prime Minister of India, notwithstanding the immense charisma of Nehru, he was seen with...

By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS, Book: "Escape to Nowhere: Story of an Indian Espionage Agent"; Author: Amar Bhushan, Publisher: Konark Publishers; Pages: 332; Price: Rs.299