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Rizwan Ahmad

Semantic journeys: How some communities turned words used as slurs as an assertion of pride

There are intricate social, cultural and political factors that shape the shifting outlines of what words mean.

Rizwan Ahmad
&
Manish Thakur
· Aug 07, 2024 · 09:00 am
How Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang (1931-2022) advocated for the language as a ‘civilisational gain’

He argued that Urdu was an element of cultural ethos and put forth an inclusive view of the language that was not predicated upon religious identities.

Rizwan Ahmad
· Jun 21, 2022 · 08:30 am
Roza, Ramadan, Ramzan: There is more to the month of fasting than how it is spelled

Language, religion and culture work together to create the vocabulary of the rituals of the holy month.

Rizwan Ahmad
· Apr 03, 2022 · 07:30 am

BJP’s use of ‘begum’ and ‘shahzada’ to attack its opponents conceals a larger attack on Muslims

BJP is making Urdu words sound like insults. This is part of its larger agenda to demonise and marginalise Muslims.

Rizwan Ahmad
· Apr 11, 2021 · 06:30 am
‘Nai Duniya’: Why Shamshur Rahman Faruqi strove to build a new world for literature and language

Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (1935-2020) leaves a priceless legacy of scholarly enquiry into Urdu and its history.

Rizwan Ahmad
· Jan 03, 2021 · 12:30 pm
Gulzar Dehlvi (1926-2020) defended the metaphor of Urdu with the subtle weapon of his poetry

Pandit Anand Mohan Zutshi, known as Gulzar Dehlvi, died on June 12 at the age of 93.

Rizwan Ahmad
· Jun 14, 2020 · 12:30 pm

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Media watch: How vocabulary was weaponised to target Indian Muslims after the Tablighi Jamat event

Muslims in Nizamuddin were reported to have been ‘hiding’. But Hindus returning from a temple and Sikhs in a gurudwara were said to have been ‘stranded’.

Rizwan Ahmad
· Apr 12, 2020 · 06:13 pm
The Dilli debate: Why should a city be known by only one name anyway?

A BJP MP’s attempts to erase the names Dehli and Delhi reflect a monolithic, majoritarian view of history.

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· Aug 08, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Rizwan Ahmad

Semantic journeys: How some communities turned words used as slurs as an assertion of pride

There are intricate social, cultural and political factors that shape the shifting outlines of what words mean.

Rizwan Ahmad & Manish Thakur · Aug 07, 2024 · 09:00 am

How Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang (1931-2022) advocated for the language as a ‘civilisational gain’

He argued that Urdu was an element of cultural ethos and put forth an inclusive view of the language that was not predicated upon religious identities.

Rizwan Ahmad · Jun 21, 2022 · 08:30 am

Roza, Ramadan, Ramzan: There is more to the month of fasting than how it is spelled

Language, religion and culture work together to create the vocabulary of the rituals of the holy month.

Rizwan Ahmad · Apr 03, 2022 · 07:30 am

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BJP’s use of ‘begum’ and ‘shahzada’ to attack its opponents conceals a larger attack on Muslims

BJP is making Urdu words sound like insults. This is part of its larger agenda to demonise and marginalise Muslims.

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‘Nai Duniya’: Why Shamshur Rahman Faruqi strove to build a new world for literature and language

Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (1935-2020) leaves a priceless legacy of scholarly enquiry into Urdu and its history.

Rizwan Ahmad · Jan 03, 2021 · 12:30 pm

Gulzar Dehlvi (1926-2020) defended the metaphor of Urdu with the subtle weapon of his poetry

Pandit Anand Mohan Zutshi, known as Gulzar Dehlvi, died on June 12 at the age of 93.

Rizwan Ahmad · Jun 14, 2020 · 12:30 pm

Video

Eco India: How climate resilient fox nuts are helping Bihar's farmers tackle crop losses

Nov 17, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 274: How worsening environmental conditions call for action and innovation

Nov 16, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Eco India: Kanpur's tanneries adopt sustainable practices to cut environmental impact

Nov 10, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 273: How cleaner alternatives pave way for a sustainable future

Nov 09, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Watch: Crises of belonging and citizenship in Assam

Nov 07, 2024 · 03:30 pm

Media watch: How vocabulary was weaponised to target Indian Muslims after the Tablighi Jamat event

Muslims in Nizamuddin were reported to have been ‘hiding’. But Hindus returning from a temple and Sikhs in a gurudwara were said to have been ‘stranded’.

Rizwan Ahmad · Apr 12, 2020 · 06:13 pm

The Dilli debate: Why should a city be known by only one name anyway?

A BJP MP’s attempts to erase the names Dehli and Delhi reflect a monolithic, majoritarian view of history.

Rizwan Ahmad · Aug 08, 2019 · 12:30 pm

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· Aug 07, 2024 · 09:00 am

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· Jun 21, 2022 · 08:30 am

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· Apr 03, 2022 · 07:30 am

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· Apr 11, 2021 · 06:30 am

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· Jan 03, 2021 · 12:30 pm

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· Jun 14, 2020 · 12:30 pm

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· Apr 12, 2020 · 06:13 pm

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· Aug 08, 2019 · 12:30 pm