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Rakhshanda Jalil
Rakhshanda Jalil is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘But You Don’t Look Like A Muslim’: Busting the myth of the monochromatic monotonous Musalman
An essay from Rakhshanda Jalil’s exploration of the Muslim identity in modern India.
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How Intizar Husain’s Partition trilogy gently probed the wounds of the tragedy
The first of a new series by translators on the writings of authors they have translated to English.
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‘This border that drinks blood and spits sparks’: Voices of Urdu poets on war and peace
How Urdu poetry travelled through the battleground of hope and despair.
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Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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Almost entirely ignored by urban India, the farmer once held pride of place in literature and poetry
From Premchand to the Progressive Writers, from political poets to film lyricists, they all wrote about farmers once. Not anymore.
Rakhshanda Jalil
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‘Never thought of myself as a rebel. A poet has a different framework’: Fahmida Riaz (1946-2018)
A tribute to the feminist revolutionary poet and writer from Pakistan, who died on November 21, 2018.
Rakhshanda Jalil
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He wrote the lyrics of ‘Umrao Jaan’. Was the Urdu poet Shahryar a progressive or a modernist?
A new biography examines the life and work of one of the most acclaimed modern Urdu poets.
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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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Raza Rumi’s new book uses Pakistan’s culture to reveal a diverse, layered, contested country
Raza Rumi makes the reader look beyond a monolithic view of Pakistan to its multiple selves.
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‘Who will be left to live peacefully ever after?’: 10 conversations on communalism by Asghar Wajahat
Translated by Rakhshanda Jalil, ten piercing conversations on hate, riots and religious discrimination.
Asghar Wajahat & Rakhshanda Jalil
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This is how Urdu poets marked, and remembered, India’s Republic Day
Six Urdu poems celebrating January 26.
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The Reel
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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They don’t make poets, translators and performers like Anwar Jalalpuri (1947-2018) anymore
One of the best-known, and most-loved, figures at Urdu ‘mushairas’, Jalalpuri died on January 2, 2018.
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Milad-un-Nabi: How poets and lyricists celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad
The use of the language of conventional love poetry makes some people uncomfortable, however.
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Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary: These verses show us that Urdu poets revered the founder of Sikhism
There is a rich tradition in Urdu literature of poems on the first guru of Sikhism, including a pairing with Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
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The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller