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Urdu is not the monopoly of mullahs, nor even the Muslim community
Our self-styled “left liberal” intelligentsia, otherwise loud in denouncing Hindu majoritarianism, suddenly turned mute when confronted with Muslim right-wing pressure
Urgent need to revive and sustain Banarasi weaving industry
CJP Team -
Weavers, activists and scholars came together for the launch of CJP's report on the state of the industry in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic induced Lockdown, and advocated for more robust policies as well as a national campaign to empower the weavers and artisans
Branches of Films Division, two other cinema units will shut down soon
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament John Brittas had recently written to Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting expressing concerns about the move
Sabyasachi divorces bikini-clad mangalsutra advt after legal action threatened
Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s response to BJP politician’s warning of legal action, online hate, was to drop the advertisement of his version of the mangalsutra.
Controversy couture: Hey fashionistas, do you wear a mangalsutra with your bikini?
Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s puts mangalsutra on bikini clad models, responses are as expected
Gandhi’s contribution to Communal Harmony
First published on: 23 Aug 2019It is well known...
A song known by it’s lyrics, it’s singer, not the author
Santosh Anand "Ek Pyar ka Nagma Hai" is a famous...
The Supremacy Myth
The bogus arguments and "proofs" on the basis of which the better half of God’s finest creation is kept under subjugation and servility is both shameful and sinful
Quran and Liberation
The Quran teaches us a radically egalitarian view of the equal worth and dignity of women that remains unparalleled, even in modern thought
Veteran Urdu publisher and writer Shahid Ali Khan dies
Khan’s bookstore was a treasure trove of valuable Urdu literature that is greatly appreciated by lovers of Urdu language.
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