Shamsur Rahman

Christmas has turned dark for Urdu literature with the passing away of literary giant Shamsur Rahman Faruqi in Allahabad on Friday morning.

Bangladesh land minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif met West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna on Monday, saying that he felt that the problems on the Chitmahal and Teesta water sharing issues will be resolved soon.

Accomplished Urdu litterateur Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, who wrote the sweeping and celebrated novel Kai Chand Thhey Sar-e-Aasmaan, who brought out the seminal literary magazine Shabkhoon, and who was central to the revival of dastangoi, passed away on Friday. He was 85.

Accomplished Urdu litterateur Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, who wrote the sweeping and celebrated novel Kai Chand Thhey Sar-e-Aasmaan, who brought out the seminal literary magazine Shabkhoon, and who was central to the revival of dastangoi, passed away on Friday.

Poet, critic and scholar Ashok Vajpeyi introduced Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, leading Urdu critic and theorist in the morning session on the second day of the Chandigarh Literature Festival 2013 on Saturday.

Authors from both sides of the border come together to exchange thoughts and more.

Performer, writer, and scholar Mahmood Farooqui presented Dastan-e-Karn Az Mahabharat under the aegis of a cultural foundation at the Rock Garden on Wednesday. Farooqui's ‘Dastan-e-Karn Az Mahabharat’, a retelling of the life of the great warrior Karna, is based on Urdu, Persian, Hindi, and Sanskrit sources.

Noted Hindi writer Padma Shri Giriraj Kishore, winner of the Sahitya Akademi award, said people of letters who were returning prestigious awards to protest the violent attacks on writers and innocent dissenters should perhaps take a lesson from students of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He said the students had shown how a long-drawn struggle could occur from within, without walking out.

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim finally called correctly at the toss and elected to bat in the second and final Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe.

ENT and laser surgeon Dr Ashutosh Rai addressed a CME at Allahabad Medical Association (AMA) conference hall, on Sunday under the presidentship of Dr Shardool Singh, AMA vice-president. Renowned ENT surgeon Prof Mangal Singh chaired the session.

It’s an uneasy coincidence for any Indian fan MS Dhoni's boys are scheduled to take on Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup opener.

The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has sought New Delhi's help to “restore democracy“ in Bangladesh, which has been witnessing violent clashes between BNP and ruling Awami League supporters for the last few days.

NEW DELHI: Al Mahmud, the Bangaladeshi poet, will lead the writers' delegation from his country for the SAARC writers' meet opening here from December 13.

Politics and literature generally don’t go together. Nehru and Firaq, however, were exceptions. Raghupati Sahay ‘Firaq Gorakhpuri’ was seven years younger to Nehru, but the two shared strong bonds.

Urdu literary great Kadir Zaman, who passed away recently, had produced several works in Urdu and English.