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GHALIB AND 1857 – 2 by Satyapal Anand
By Dr. Satyapal Anand (An extract from my forthcoming book ‘Short Notes on Urdu Literature) As already stated in the previous note, Ghalib took the...
A Review in THE CYCLIC LITERARY LETTER (CLL): IF WINTER COMES
By Dr. Satyapal Anand Satyapal Anand began writing poetry in the fifties of the last century, that is almost six decades ago. The poems in...
Virginia Wolf and I
By Satyapal Anand Having taught Virginia Woolf for half a century at the university level in India and abroad I find this piece from Guardian London worth...
The Insouciant I. (A fantasy)
By Satyapal Anand The sky wearing one glittering eyeglass Looks accusingly at me —- “Where is our honor? Shameful it was for you to deny...
THE PATH AND I
By Satya Pal Anand (Originally written in Urdu) When I stop, the path raises itself a bit Looks at me and says: “Why did you...
Sunset Strands
By Satyapal Anand “A pair of Ragged Claws…..” That was Elliot almost a century ago. Now it is another new entrant to English from the...
A Harlem Dancer
By Satyapal Anand Claude McKay wrote a poem with this title—1922) ————————————————————- Sallying, swaying, gliding She of Harlem’s hospitable hub ...
Deterioration of Urdu Literature
(Universal Urdu Leaflet-Series) March 2012 I get about three dozen Urdu magazines from India and Pakistan. These include Kitab Numa, Naya Warraq, Shair, Mobahisa, Sabaq-i-Urdu,...
Featured New Apple iPhone 13 revealed with major upgrades!
The new phone will start retailing at Dh2,567. Apple on Tuesday rolled out a lineup of new flagship products, including the iPhone 13, Series 7...
Sanjay Bhattacharyya says UAE ushered new era of transparency in employment!
India’s top diplomat dealing with the Gulf has said that “a new era is on the horizon” in migration and mobility of Indians to and...
Singapore reports highest daily Covid cases in a year!
Singapore has reported its highest one-day Covid case total in more than a year, with 837 cases recorded on Tuesday. In response to the growing...
Kerala still in Covid high alert as second wave persists!
As Covid-19 swept through India last year, there was one state that was always seen to stand out in its handling of the pandemic. The...
Antony Blinken stresses Pakistan should deny Taliban legitimacy!
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday on Pakistan to deny legitimacy to the Taliban unless they meet international demands, acknowledging concerns that Islamabad...
Biden opposes Texas abortion law!
The Biden administration has formally asked a federal judge to block enforcement of a new Texas law that effectively bans almost all abortions in the...
Featured Boris Johnson’s maskless cabinet meeting garners backlash!
Boris Johnson has been criticised for leading a maskless cabinet meeting of 27 ministers on the same day he urged people to wear masks in...
Coalition government underway in Norway!
Norway’s left-leaning opposition parties have begun talks to form a new coalition government after winning a landslide victory in elections dominated by the climate crisis...
The 76th session of the UN General Assembly started at UN!
The 76th session of the UN General Assembly started at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday evening. Newly sworn in General Assembly President, Abdulla...
Delta variant puts New Zealand in a strict lockdown
New Zealand extended a strict lockdown in its largest city on Monday, requiring 1.7 million people living in Auckland to remain indoors for at least...
Boris Johnson “dead set” against another lockdown
Boris Johnson is expected to address a news conference on Tuesday when he will outline how vaccinations will provide Britain’s main defence over the colder...
Canadian charged with assault for throwing stones at PM Justin Trudeau!
A 25-year-old Canadian man has been charged with assault with a weapon for allegedly throwing stones at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he was leaving...
