Watch this Video: Tamanna & her friends tell it like it is
Please watch this evocative video that Going to School – a media organization based in New Delhi – has put together for the girls…
Remembering Gulgee in different voices
It was Gulgee’s bad luck that he was murdered shortly before the country’s most popular leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. His sad end somehow…
How I met Dr. Shreekant Gupta
That the conservative and often skin-deep Economist published the story – “The world’s most dangerous place” – was not surprising. The publication sings an…
Of humanity, Keshav and anonymity
An ordinary man has reinforced our belief in humanity. First the story and then a poem: Surat: A man, who tried to prevent three…
Muslims in Germany” study: State-propagated racism under the guise of science
Muslims in Germany are completely alienated politically and also have to cope with a racist witch-hunt, which has increased continually ever since the September…
In Benazir’s death
It was in the dargah compound of Ajmer when our phones started buzzing with friends and relatives wanting to share grief on the loss…
Shehr-i-Qatl ke log (People of this Murderous City) a poem
Reposting this 2007 poem: Alam kay iss jazeeray mein Jahan sab per ujar gaye Aur saari musafitan be-nishaan ho gayee Teri tasveer neechay gulab…
People of this Murderous City
The other day, I translated my poem in Urdu written after the events of 27 December, 2007. It has been published by this blog.…
Meeting Sidhu Saheb in Delhi
Before I could write about meeting a fellow blogger in Delhi, Sidhu posted this account of our meeting. It was amazing to meet a…
Chiragh-e-Dair (Light of the World) – Ghalib on Benaras
Mirza Ghalib spent a month in Benaras during his struggles for the restoration of pension. The city left a lasting impact on him. I…