Obituary: M F Husain
It is absurd to portray M.F. Husain as a martyr and a fearless fighter of artistic freedom. This whole controversy about M.F. Husain, his exile and his citizenship of Qatar has been so convoluted that ordinary Indians are confused, writes Arindam Chaudhuri
Interview with M F Husain: An icon in exile
I am an Indian and I will remain an Indian. Just because I've become a Qatari citizen doesn't mean I will lose my Indianness. I'm getting NRI status, which means a lifelong visa and I can buy property anywhere in India.
The warrior worship
There can be a few deficiencies in perspective and arrangement of logic, but no one can question the meticulous work of one of the greatest chroniclers of British India. AES has several such jewels in its kitty. Watch this space for more
Abyei, a region of misfortune
Not many in India know about Abyei, a small but vital border region between Republic of Sudan and southern Sudan – being created through referendum currently – that has potential to change the political economy both of these countries
Tragedy of being a Pakistani
As Pakistan becomes just a cog in the wheels of other more powerful nations’ political ambitions, it is her people who suffer at the hands of an unsympathetic world. If you don’t feel for Pakistan this way, begin to. If you still can’t, read “Home Boyâ€, it will make you to
Lal Ded and her freedom
And before I continue, I confess. Ignorance is never strength. In the state of enhanced consciousness induced by special techniques of concentration, the self and the world, the subject and the object, the destiny and the destination, the resistance and freedom, never remain separate entities; they fuse in a single process, though visible in quite a subtle sense.
No place to dispose off dangerous explosives
An officer of the Army informed TSI that, "the Army had to take initiative to identify a suitable place to dispose these munitions safely. We recessed areas of Bhati Mines and Yamuna Bank but were not given clearance. Later on the Air Force helped us with the current location."
A season of hope for Kashmir
Peace has been shattered yet again in Kashmir, but with a pleasant difference. Blaring air horns, the drone of idle car engines waiting to rev up and the hubbub raised by haggling tourists have robbed the picturesque Valley of its serenity.
ADAPT: Why Success Always Starts With Failure
Tim justifies his stand that in today's unpredictable and profoundly complex world, we can not tackle the current challenges with ready-made solutions and expert opinions. He cites the example of the forecasts made of the Russian response to the developments during the Cold War.
Women on the move
In 1977, Azra Iqbal was a Class 8 student in Dayanand Model Girls Senior Secondary School, Ansari Road, Delhi. Her brother, Khalid Ashraf, who is now a lecturer in Kirori Mal College, met the principal of her school and requested her to allow his sister to wear a traditional salwar instead of a western-style skirt to school.
The Master’s Voice
The legendary Kundan Lal Saigal was a natural born vocalist: a blindingly bright meteorite that quickly assumed the proportions of a luminous lodestar. Over six decades after his untimely death, the trail of brilliance that he left behind still illumines our world.
The Emperor’s Writings
The book opens with a letter from Akbar to Prince Salim (Jahangir), that is, in fact, a “rapprochement plea, an advise, and a suicide note rolled in oneâ€. In the letter, Emperor Akbar asks his son to return back and take the mantle of emperorship...
In the Bazaar of Love
Seven centuries have elapsed since Tuti-yi Hind (Parrot of India) Amir Khusrau went silent but not a generation has passed ever since in the Indian sub-continent that has not sung and swayed to his verses! Ghalib, another poetic genius of India, is a relatively recent discovery while Khusrau has been alive all through
Painful resistance of half-widows in Kashmir
At the very first place, the ‘book’ under review – Widows and Half-Widows: Saga of extra-judicial arrests and killings in Kashmir – is not a book at all. Though it is quite a determined attempt to document the pain and suffering of widows and half-widows living in Kashmir, it is a mere compilation of stories embossed with a newsy structure, where the author has used her opinion to a bare minimum.
Nothing to Declare
‘Nothing to Declare’ is a collection of short stories by Rabi that are either set in Nepal or amidst Nepalese Diaspora. A mix of sweet, sour, coming-of-age and sexual-awakening sagas, ‘Nothing to Declare’ allows its readers to pip into the life of a rainbow of Nepalese characters like never before.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
