• The ablution in Islam has an important place for the pious life of a believer. Islam requires the purification of mind and body from its adherents. Wudu and Ghusl i.e. partial and complete purification are required in various circumstances. Both these two ritual purifications are dealt with in Islamic books under the title of Kitabut…

  • Political Poetry of Imran  Pratapgarhi

    Imran Pratapgarhi now is an MP in the upper house of the Indian Parliament on behalf of the Congress from the State of Maharashtra. He came to the limelight as a rock star poet. There may be no superb poetics in his poetry composition as some poets allege, but he has been a popular poet…

  • NAZIR AKBARABADI AND HUMANISM

    Nazir Akbarabadi is admitted by many to be the Shakespeare of Urdu literature and indeed there is no exaggeration and hyperbole in it. Truly, a people’s poet, Nazir has been admired for many laurels to his credit. Amongst others, his humanism is distinct character of the greatness of this Mughal era luminary from Agra also…

  • Masoom Muradabadi

    Masoom Muradabadi is a senior Urdu journalist and author.  He is the editor of the Urdu news portal ‘Jadeed Khabar’ and the fortnightly newspaper ‘Khabardar’. He has worked in the field of Urdu journalism for the past 35 years. Apart from writing weekly columns in major newspapers of the nation, his articles too, are a…

  • Fani Badayuni and His Married Life

    Fani Badayuni was one of the most celebrated poets from Badayun in Uttar Pradesh. He is known for his pessimism and melancholic composition on the tragic sides of the existence: हर नफ़स आह और अन्फ़ास पे जिने का मदार ज़िन्दगी आहे मुसलसल के सिवा कुछ भी नही (We are forced to make sighs very moment…

  • Majaz in Agra

    Majaz has been a favorite romantic poet for poetry lovers, critics and general public for his variance in topics and elegance in diction. To understand his bent of mind and circumstances of his life journey in Agra is paramount to grasp the inner soul of his literary outposts. Asrarul Haq Majaz came to Agra with…

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    Rakibul Husain or Rakibul Hussain represents Dhubri Parliamentary Constituency. He has won the election contest with a huge margin of 1012476 garnering total 1471885 votes in his favor. His nearest rival Mohammad Badruddin Ajmal, founder and chairperson of All India Democratic Front and business person in perfume lost with loosing margin of 1012476 acquiring only…

  • Iqra Chaudhary

    Iqra Chaudhary belongs to a prominent political family from Kairana in Western Uttar Pradesh. She has won the parliamentary election on the ticket of Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav in 2024 Parliamentary Election, whose votes were counted on 04th June, 2024. This election has proved to be very significant in a number of ways…

  • Jahangirabad of Shefta

    Jahangirabad of Shefta indicates to two entities,  Jahangirabad a town in the District of Bulandshahr and Shefta, nom de plume of Mustafa Khan Shefta,  a Nawab, who is an integral part of the city and the regions around it. Jahangirabad is named after the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir. He had stayed here for a couple of…

  • Mohan of Hasrat Mohani

    Mohan is a Qasba of Awadh region and Nagar Panchayat in Unnao District of the State Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the birthplace of Maulana Hasrat Mohani, a poet, freedom fighter, prose writer, patriotic and a remarkable human being. Mohan is also famous for Unani doctors and other personalities of various walks of life.…