Today, 9th November, is the birthday of the Urdu poet Mohammad Iqbal, and it is being celebrated in Pakistan as Iqbal Day ( since Iqbal […]
Author: Justice Markandey Katju
Awarding Arfa Khanum Sherwani By Justice Katju
Arfa Khanum Sherwani, senior editor of thewire.in, will be receiving the Kuldip Nayyar Patrakarita Samman Award from the Gandhi Peace Foundation, allegedly for her great […]
Now even quoting Ghalib has become dangerous in Pakistan
By Justice Katju Pakistan has become a strange country. Now even quoting from Ghalib, the greatest Urdu poet, has become dangerous there. I had written […]
Urdu poetry is thoroughly secular – Justice Markandey Katju
Urdu poetry is thoroughly secular By Justice Markandey Katju Many people think Urdu poetry is communal. On the contrary it is thoroughly secular. Thus, Ghalib, […]