Two poems by Ali Sardar Jafri

Two poems of Ali Sardar Jafri MY JOURNEY Such a day will arrive again [when] the lamps of the eyes will get extinguished; the…

Rediscovering Jinnah’s Politics: Pakistan and Democratic Nation-Building in South Asia

A special contribution by Dr. TT Sreekumar Jinnah’s image as an adamant fighter for a separate Muslim Homeland and hence as someone responsible for…

Tabish Khair on Cartoon Wars

I am growing fond of Tabish Khair’s poetry. Just read this remarkable poem: Cartoon Wars Let’s spell out this world. Generally speaking, we are…

Carpet cleaning methods

Discovered that there are multiple methods of carpet cleaning. I thought there was just a single way. Before engaging carpet cleaners, it is important…

The story of an ivory chair – Murshidabad’s gift to Hastings

Dr Amin Jaffer, the expert on Indian arts and furniture, currently working at Christie’s holds forth in a conversation below. The chair above is…

A Children’s Poem

– By W. P. Ruwani Wanniarrhchi (Grade 10) Is My Son Also Sleeping under the Mara Tree? My little son, I can wait Till…

Dear Che – A poem by K.G. Sankarapillai

A Poem by K.G. Sankarapillai Dear Che Dear Che, you came to our university campus in mid sixties with a comrade and a modernist…

Lu Xun and the birds – Sarvesvar Dayal Saxena

A Poem by Sarvesvar Dayal Saxena Lu Xun and the birds In my childhood I had seen Lu Xun roaming in the mango groves…

Four poems by Bulleh Shah (new translations)

Who I am I know not who I am, I am neither a believer going to the mosque Nor given to non-believing ways. Neither…

The sanctuary

Nizamuddin’s shrine and the dergah complex is a source of comfort. Each time I have been there, I have felt uncanny sense of comfort…

A poem of love and longing by Parveen Shakir

I rediscovered this exquisite poem by Parveen Shakir after years. This is an intense love poem of rare beauty. It is composite, taut and…

Khusrau, Meera, Kabir: The Fluid Self

An essay contributed by the celebrated singer, writer and spiritualist Vidya Rao I often ask myself the question why I choose, above all things,…

Real Naanak/Can prove dangerous to us

My friend Jasdeep Singh has shared his translation of a Punjabi poem Naanak by Jaswant Singh Zafar. I like the way poet brings out…

Unveiling the mysteries – Bulleh Shah

Bulleh Shah discloses that the Lord pervades in everyone. He is not only to be found in Mansur, but also his executioner, as also…

Fiction: City of Stories

By Vidya Rao The streets of some cities, they say, are paved with gold. This city’s streets are paved with stories. Doubtless, they were…

Discover the resources at eLearners

eLearners provides a variety of services to help potential online and distance learners. This is a place to find out about e-Learning and select…

Ready To Drink Every Flame

Rocking and rolling what have you been drinking please let me know you must be drunk going house to house wandering from street to…

The world I do not need..Amir Khusrau

Amir Khusrau I am a pagan (worshiper) of love: the creed (of Muslims) I do not need; Every vein of mine has become (taut…

A personal God?

Found this post on a web-list: The “Creator” (according to a saying of the Prophet) says: “I AM for you, what you think of…

The sad reality of Indo-Pak relations

The inimitable Khalid Hasan writes with veiled frustration: “….the last six decades of India-Pakistan relations have proved the step-by-step approach to be a dismal…
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