Stories written by
Maaz Bin Bilal
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‘Champa’: A poem by Maaz Bin Bilal
‘Come, shade me / from the rain...’
Maaz Bin Bilal
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‘The Man of the House’(or, the life and death of Aanun): A short story by Maaz Bin Bilal
A story featuring ‘a Dilli-wallah to the core, claiming an ancestry of four hundred years in the city’.
Maaz Bin Bilal
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‘Tall Tales by a Small Dog’: A mongrel’s observations on small-town India are funny, witty, visceral
Omair Ahmad derives his sense of comic timing, droll characterisation, and the force of his satire, from the Urdu literary tradition of tanz-o-mazah, or satire.
Maaz Bin Bilal
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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‘Spring settles here on the horizon of the heart’: Banaras through the eyes of Mirza Ghalib
Excerpts from ‘Temple Lamp: Verses on Banaras’, by Mirza Ghalib, translated from the Persian by Maaz Bin Bilal.
Mirza Ghalib & Maaz Bin Bilal
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‘The Muslim Vanishes’: A play imagines the implications of a social and economic boycott of Muslims
Saeed Naqvi’s play takes a look at the implosive nature of the Hindu socialist utopia and how it undermines the very idea of India.
Maaz Bin Bilal
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Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (1935-2020): Why this death leaves a permanent patch of darkness in literature
The scholar, poet, novelist and translator, who wrote in Urdu and English, died on December 25, 2020 at the age of 85.
Maaz Bin Bilal
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Writing in the times of Covid-19: Can guilt and confessions really atone for not acting when needed?
‘Does the writer who feels bad for his inaction also feel shame or guilt?’
Maaz Bin Bilal
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Remembering beloved movie stars: Be kind and rewind, but be open-eyed too
Perhaps one should be able to speak of the ills or even just the shortcomings along with the good and the superlatives.
Maaz Bin Bilal
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The Art of Resistance: In a new poem, Maaz Bin Bilal declares his refusal to accept unjust laws
‘The mighty and many rule the weak and few.’
Maaz Bin Bilal
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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I’m an Indian Muslim and refuse to be certified as a citizen by this RSS-backed government
Like my forefathers protested against the British, this is my act of civil disobedience against a draconian law.
Maaz Bin Bilal
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Annie Zaidi’s novel paints a searing picture of how communal disharmony affects each of us
‘Prelude to a Riot’ graphically describes a situation where communal mobilisation in full swing in a south Indian town.
Maaz Bin Bilal
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History, myth, scholarship: This qissa-as-novel by Musharraf Ali Farooqi looks power in the eye
Farooqi’s qissa in English gives us the rich tapestry of a West Asian world with its flourishing knowledge systems that are often forgotten today.
Maaz Bin Bilal
The Field
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final
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Cricket: Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof retires from international cricket
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India wins nine medals including four gold on Day 2