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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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(Ali Sardar Jafri is considered one of the most distinguished poets, critics and prose writers of Urdu language, who had won a number of accolades including Gyanpith Award. Here we present the English version of the impressions penned by her wife Sultan Jafri for a magazine after he left for heavenly abode) I met (Ali)…
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Shahi Jama Masjid of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh is one of the oldest mosques in the subcontinent reminding us the early history of Islam in the region. It was erected in 1019 AD by Hasan Mahmudi, the Wazir of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi as per some accounts. It is located in the heart of the city and is considered…
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Eid Prayers in Bulandshahr (at Eidgah of Bulandshahr) were a delight to me thinking of the collectiveness of the religion propounded by the Prophet Muhammad of Arabia. Bulandshahr is a historical city and the district Headquarter of the district of the same name lying in the western Uttar Pradesh and a part of National Capital…
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Sultan Shamsi is one of the contemporary Urdu poets continuing the glorious tradition of poesy in the subcontinent. He has a number of poetry collections to his credit that have been published by the leading publishers of India with standard printing norms and pleasing design to the eyes. Andaz-e- Sukhan is in my hand while…
