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Bengali through the ages: from Islamic rule to the colonial era and beyond
While Bengali is primarily derived from Magadhi Prakrit, over the years, the language has taken on new forms, ranging from ...
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Remembering the Poet of the East
Dr Muhammad Iqbal was a great thinker and poet who had presented the concept for creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the sub-continent which came to be known as Pakistan. An ever-gratef ...
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literary notes: Collections of Iqbal’s discarded Urdu verses
ALLAMA Iqbal’s first poetic collection in Urdu, Baang-i-Dara, was first published in 1924. But before Iqbal could bring out ...
In Memoriam: Abeda Iqbal Azad — A voice that still echoes
The 13th death anniversary of celebrated poet, journalist, and columnist Abeda Iqbal Azad will be marked on Sunday, drawing heartfelt ...
‘Finest specimen of Hindustani culture’: From Saadat Manto to Ismat Chughtai, Urdu writers you must read and books you shouldn’t miss
Once the language of poets, revolutionaries, and common folk, Urdu remains a symbol of the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb — a syncretic ...