MANUU Vice Chancellor, Dr. Mohammed Aslam Parvaiz, reading the Urdu Science magazine He has an obsession with science. And he wants to pass it on to the posterity. As the Vice Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) and also in his personal capacity, Dr. Mohammed Aslam...

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Hyderabad: Behind every successful man, they say, is a woman. And behind a successful woman? A tribe of other successful women. This, at least, is the case with women Urdu writers in Hyderabad. Mehfil-e-Khawateen, a literary organisation of women and by women has proved to be a catalyst for young...

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  Ghavasi is another great poet of Qutb Shahi kingdom. His poetic excellence peaked during the rule of Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah, the fifth ruler, and found patronage when Abdullah Qutb Shah succeeded. He gained such prominence that he was sent as a royal ambassador to Bijapur. Mullah Wajhi,...

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An artiste who can easily imitate the voices of India’s playback greats, GHMC official Pawan Kumar has kept his passion for music alive. Pawan Kumar Most Hyderabadis view the GHMC as a sluggish civic body with a take-it-easy attitude, certainly not a place where one would expect talent...

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Accomplished bard Mullah Asadullah Wajhi’s magnum opus ‘Qutb Mushtari’ gives a detailed account of Quli Qutb Shah's dalliance with Bhagmati If the Indo-Islamic architecture scaled heights of greatness, literary activity also peaked during the Qutb Shahi reign. And Mulla Asadullah...

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Love is a condition of mind where the mind is out of condition. While views may differ on celebration of Valentine, there are no two opinions about Urdu poetry being the best bet to celebrate your heart-throb. Serenade your lover with the best of verses. In fact one will be spoiled for choice  - so vast is the treasure trove of love poetry Urdu offers.Mirza Ghalib, the Shakespeare of Urdu shayeri,...

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Hyderabad: He seldom smiles. With the right side of his body paralysed, Shaikh Raza is depressed and frustrated. There is nothing to cheer him up at the Nizamia Unani Hospital, Charminar, where he is recuperating. But of late there is the hint of a glow in his wizened face.This 60-year-old patient...

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The poetical scene of Hyderabad went through quite a few phases before settling into the present context The sixth Nizam improved his poetic skills under the tutelage of Daagh Dehlvi and conferred on the latter the title of Fasih-ul-Mulk. Once when the darbar was in full attendance, the Nizam...

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Image Courtesy: Google What’s the matter,” Javeed asked without taking eyes off the mobile phone in his hand. The question was directed to his sobbing wife. A school teacher, Hina was at a loss for words to explain what moved her to tears. She had asked her students to write an essay on the topic...

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 The Hazrat Shaikji Hali Dargah in the Old City is being decked up with marigold flowers. The Dargah behind Urdu Shareef will resonate with Sufiana songs on Sunday evening. Spring is nature's way of saying, let's party. It's the time of the year when the bitter winter is on its way out...

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A ruler who laid the foundation to the city as we know it today, the fifth Qutb Shahi king’s proclivity to poetry, wine and women can be felt in the anthology of verses he has written Hyderabad is full of poetry. The air is suffused with its spirit. Monuments echo its melodies. People never...

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This was evident from the liberal use of the language at a programme held on Tuesday at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University here. The 36th international conference of the All India Persian Teachers’ Association saw speakers waxing eloquent in Farsi. Persian language is still relevant...

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