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Born on 13 February 1911, Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a poet by passion, a journalist and army officer by profession, and a Marxist communist by ideology, whose poetry masterfully blends personal longing with political defiance
Sonnet of sights | Shibam: Yemen's ancient high-rise mud-brick metropolis
Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shibam in Yemen's Hadhramaut region is a testament to human ingenuity, with its 1,700-year-old mud-brick skyscrapers soaring like sentinels of time
Sonnet of sights | Fields of fragrant gold: Resplendent reverie of mustard blooms
There is an ephemeral quality to mustard blooms with their vibrant symbolism, rustic charm, and evocative splendour of yellow
Pique of paean | Khushwant Singh: Mirth and malice inked in evocations
Khushwant Singh’s audacious literary journey, chronicled through wit-soaked prose, incisive historical narratives, and irreverent charm redefined Indian subcontinental writing with equal parts intellect and irreverence
Murmur of musings | A mirror that sees beyond reflection: Russian literature's existential inquiry
Russian literature explores the depths of human suffering, resilience, and introspection with a poignancy that surpasses mere storytelling, turning every page into an existential inquiry
Murmur of musings | Living through the labyrinth of life
The real terror of existence lies not in the fear of death but in the soul-crushing monotony of life—a relentless cycle of struggles, disappointments, and pain, where the yearning for change becomes a desperate plea against the tyranny of repetition
Threaded by thoughts | Babel of bifurcation: AI becoming yet another Orwellian omen
While AIs are tools for enlightenment they can very well be turned into instruments of Orwellian obfuscation
Pique of paean | Gulzar: Ink of introspection
Celebrating his 90th birthday, Gulzar - the poetic maestro who wields words like a sorcerer - raversing the landscapes of cinema, poetry, and literature with an unparalleled eloquence that transforms the mundane into the magical
Pique of paean | Javed Akhtar: A pirouette of poetry, philosophy and protest
Celebrating his 80th birthday, Javed Akhtar remains a wordsmith par excellence with his poetic profundity but has also emerged as an unflinching voice of reason and intellectual activism
Threaded by thoughts | Return of the Donald
Donald Trump's triumphant return to the Oval Office despite prior impeachments and legal entanglements, signals a tectonic shift in the global political landscape
Analysis | Taxing connectivity: Higher costs could leave millions offline
The government’s decision to raise the supplementary duty on mobile services to 23% and impose a new 10% supplementary duty on internet services comes at a time when digital connectivity is increasingly essential for education, business, and daily life
Murmur of musings | The Sopranos: Story of relatable duality on the face of survival and success
Airing on 10 January 1999, the series dismantled romanticised portrayals of organised crime, presenting instead a world brimming with moral ambiguity, existential despair, and the inescapable duality of human nature
Mumusings of murmur | Nosferatu: Resurrecting a century-old tale of terror
Robert Eggers' 2024 remake of Nosferatu is a haunting, visually stunning reimagining of the classic horror tale, blending reverence for its predecessors with a daring new vision that sets a high bar for the genre
Threaded by thoughts | Tremors from tectonic tangles: Worrying signs for Bangladesh?
Bangladesh recently experienced two tremors originating from distant epicentres in China and Myanmar, revealing the country's seismic sensitivity due to its proximity to tectonically active regions
Pique of paean | Nigella Lawson: Gorgeously spiced enchantress of epicurean delights
A culinary luminary and literary maven, Dame Nigella Lawson's indelible charm and wit have elevated the art of cooking into an enchanting symphony of taste and prose
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