by Snowy Rahi Today on 7th of September 2016, at 11:50 am the Aligarh Muslim University’s University Polytechnic Auditorium was packed with students , teachers and other people of mark. The occasion was a lecture by former Tehelka journalist Ms. Rana Ayyub on the topic “ Writing as a means of protest: Issues of freedom…
Recently, National Book Trust (NBT), India has decided to revoke the reprint of Hindi version of historian Bipan Chandra’s book Communalism: A Primer. Here is the official statement of Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) on Trust’s move: SAHMAT Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust 29, Feroze Shah Road,New Delhi-110001 Telephone- 23381276/ 23070787 [email protected] sahmat.org Date 7.9.2016 Statement…
Photo Copyright: Samimography by Samim Asgor Ali, JNU
Sher Muhammad Khan i.e. Ibn-e-Insha born on 15 June 1927 was a Pakistani Leftist Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and columnist. Along with his poetry, he was regarded one of the best humorists of Urdu. His poetry has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of Amir Khusro in its use of words and construction that is usually heard…
The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) held its 61st convocation on 29th of March, 2014. Vice-President of India Shri Hamid Ansari delivered the convocation address as Chief Guest of the grand ceremony. Below is his “precious” address to AMU fraternity, especially young students and faculty members. Ba Naam-e-Khudawand Jaan Aafareen Hakim-e-Sokhan Der Zubaan Aafareen (I) A…
In second week of May Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud announced Saudi Vision 2030, an ambitious plan that would see Saudi Aramco, the state oil conglomerate, partially sold off in a move that is supposed to wean the kingdom off of oil revenues by the year 2030. This dream of a hasty…
The evil practice of subjugation and domination of humans by their fellow humans is not new. It has flourished over many centuries, across the world. Various methods are used to discriminate against, and subjugate people — ranging from the class system visible worldwide, to the deplorable caste system (combined with the class system) that is…
अप्रैल के शुरुआती हफ्ते में ‘पनामा पेपर्स’ के नाम से जारी हुए दस्तावेज़ों ने इस समय पूरी वैश्विक राजनीति में एक तरह का भूकंप सा ला खड़ा किया है । फ़र्ज़ी कंपनियाँ बनाकर पूरे विश्व के धन-कुबेर किस तरीके से अपनी कमाई को टैक्सों से बचाते हैं, यही इज़हार हुआ है पनामा की एक कंपनी…
Education is Meant to Free the Spirit of Man | Jawaharlal Nehru Convocation address by Jawaharlal Nehru to AMU students on January 24, 1948 I have come back to Aligarh and to this university after a long interval. We have been separated not only by a distance of time but also by a distance of…
Michel Temer, the Vice-President, and member of the bourgeois PMDB, is now making preparations to form a new right-wing government. This marks the end of a long period of relative political stability in Brazil. The economy is in its worst recession since the 1930s. It is in this context that we can understand the recent…
