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Sahir Ludhianvi: A Poet of the Silver Screen (Part 3) Posted by Rachael on Oct 15, 2017
If you haven’t yet read parts 1 and 2 of this series on the renowned poet and lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, check them out now! In this next poem I’ll share with you, Ludhianvi once again manages to upend a traditional concept and transform it into an entirely different meditation on justice, the rights of the…
Independence Day of India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 16, 2012
India got its freedom (स्वतंत्रता – Svatantrata) from the British rule on 15th August, 1947. Before independence, the India state consists of Pakistan as well as Bangladesh. However, the independence has seen the partition of the independent state into India and Pakistan. The struggle for self- rule from British Empire started in the 19th century. The…