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The bald truth needs to be spoken out loud and clear: Sonu Nigam is right on misuse of loud speakers

Put strict limits on sound amplification. Enforce the existing laws. Punish those who break them.

CM Naim
· Apr 21, 2017 · 08:00 am
Ram Advani's bookshop was a reminder of the courtesy and civility of Lucknow as it once used to be

What made it so unique was that he allowed cash-starved booklovers like me to browse – a concept unknown in Lucknow in 1950s.

CM Naim
· Mar 14, 2016 · 02:30 pm
AR Rahman shows how best to respond to fatwas (and a note about what they actually are)

The musician's response to the diktat against him for composing music for Iranian director Majid Majidi's film is also reminder of how a genuine man of faith speaks.

CM Naim
· Sep 17, 2015 · 10:30 am

Contested verses: Was Pakistan's first national anthem written by a Lahore-based Hindu?

What explains the legend that Jinnah had personally invited Jagan Nath Azad to write Pakistan's first national anthem?

CM Naim
· Jul 19, 2015 · 08:45 am
Do you die? Or are you martyred? For Pakistan's Urdu press, it depends on your Muslimness

A linguistic survey of death in newspapers across the border.

CM Naim
· Jun 26, 2015 · 04:30 pm
Sheet diplomacy: Is Modi a secret Ashis Nandy fan?

The prime minister seems to have heeded advice offered by the noted social scientist a few years ago. Or has he?

CM Naim
· Apr 25, 2015 · 08:00 pm

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CM Naim

The bald truth needs to be spoken out loud and clear: Sonu Nigam is right on misuse of loud speakers

Put strict limits on sound amplification. Enforce the existing laws. Punish those who break them.

CM Naim · Apr 21, 2017 · 08:00 am

Ram Advani's bookshop was a reminder of the courtesy and civility of Lucknow as it once used to be

What made it so unique was that he allowed cash-starved booklovers like me to browse – a concept unknown in Lucknow in 1950s.

CM Naim · Mar 14, 2016 · 02:30 pm

AR Rahman shows how best to respond to fatwas (and a note about what they actually are)

The musician's response to the diktat against him for composing music for Iranian director Majid Majidi's film is also reminder of how a genuine man of faith speaks.

CM Naim · Sep 17, 2015 · 10:30 am

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