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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
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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
Trending
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Election results: What does BJP’s hegemony in the Hindi belt mean for Indian politics?
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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Priya Satia: How modern empire broke the empire mould
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A trio of wolves, a lunging crocodile and other winners at the Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards
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Badminton: Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly talk through the steps on the long road ahead
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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
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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
Video
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Management spoof: Manager gets a shock on learning what EOD really means
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Watch: Heavy snow blankets runways, train tracks and roads, disrupting daily life in Munich, Germany
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Watch: Scenes of chaos and panic as powerful earthquake, aftershocks rock parts of the Philippines
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Watch: Smoke billows from luxury speedboat after it catches fire near Alibaug, Maharashtra
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Watch #ResultsWithIndependentMedia: Poll verdict live
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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
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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
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’
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Watch: ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 teaser trailer is out
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‘The Boys’ season 4 trailer: Homelander grows in influence as Butcher tries to rally his team
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‘Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire’ trailer: ‘K.G.F’ director’s new film stars Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran
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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
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The ghazal meets politics and contemporary India in Maaz Bin Bilal’s new book of poetry
Four poems of love, law, and racism, and one poem in translation.
Maaz Bin Bilal
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How do you select and translate Urdu ghazals by 65 poets written over 500 years? Ask Anisur Rahman
The writer and translator explains how he selected the ghazals for his comprehensive collection, ‘Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi’ and how the form has evolved.
Maaz Bin Bilal
The Field
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Badminton, Syed Modi International: Ponnappa-Crasto lose to Japan’s Iwanga-Nakanishi in final
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England tour of India: Issy Wong, Hollie Armitage lead visitors to series win against India A
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Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Titans in season opener; U Mumba pip UP Yoddhas
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mohun Bagan Super Giant score late goals to edge past Hyderabad FC
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India bow out in pool stage with heartbreaking loss to Belgium