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Showing posts with label Lucknow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lucknow. Show all posts
Saturday, July 06, 2024

Imam Husain's martyrdom: Lessons from the Tragedy of Karbala and the significance of Muharram observances

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[By Shams Ur Rehman Alavi] 1. Imam Husain was one of the most powerful men in his era on the earth. Entire Islamic world was aware of Husain...
Monday, September 13, 2021

Time for a new, articulate Muslim leadership to appear: Lack of leaders in Lucknow is a cause of concern

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Shams Ur Rehman Alavi While there is considerable interest regarding politics in the society, the lack of initiative towards entering politi...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

How the term 'Ganga Jamuni' symbolising communal harmony became controversial, invites ire online

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  Shams Ur Rehman Alavi The term 'Ganga Jamuni' has been in vogue for a long time. It symbolized communal harmony or a composite cul...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Muslims must learn from own experiences under right-wing majoritarianism, shouldn't pester own minorities over sectarian, inter-community issues

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Shams Ur Rehman Alavi There is a context and it is important but first let me narrate this incident. Once there was an event & suddenly ...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Partition of India: How migration differed from district to district in Uttar Pradesh, role of officials and politicians in controlling situation

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Shams Ur Rehman Alavi Just when country was partitioned, some regions saw major disturbances. There were apprehensions among people regardin...
Friday, January 29, 2021

Bonding with Bookshop owners and buying old, rare novels in different cities in India

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Shams Ur Rehman Alavi When you keep visiting bookshops often, you form a bond with the shop owners. Just like other shops, the bookshop owne...
Saturday, October 05, 2019

Qasbahs of Awadh: The uniqueness of Lucknow, strength of its culture, bonding with its satellite towns

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Shams Ur Rehman Alavi Lucknow's connect with its satellite towns is a unique cultural and social aspect. These qasbahs or the tow...
Saturday, October 15, 2016

Muslim artists perform Ram Lila in Lucknow: Communal Harmony Project-33

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Communal harmony is not a term that's just used in books or speeches. It the spirit of this country, even if people ignore numerous...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Mango Mania in Awadh: For 'aam' lovers, it is not summer but the season of mangoes

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(C) INDSCRIBE Summer is the season of mangoes. The mango lovers wait throughout the year for the season to arrive. Especially, in A...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Celebrating Id-ul-Fitr: With sweets, toys and 'eidee', the real fun is for children

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On the left is photo of children eating the traditional 'siwain' [or sewaiyan] sweets, while playing with their balloons bought...
Friday, February 17, 2012

India's Shia street: Passing by Shia Muslim localities in Lucknow

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Urdu verses on Karbala on a hoarding at a haveli in Old Lucknow Shams Ur Rehman Alavi Recently I had a chance to spend sometime in...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

From Aminabad to Hazratganj: Wandering And Eating in The Lanes of Lucknow

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Worth its name or too much hype! The cities of Uttar Pradesh--Allahabad, Lucknow, Varanasi and Kanpur have a charm of their own. Visitor...
Friday, March 04, 2011

Clock towers of Awadh: Lucknow's Ghanta Ghar and a father who built clock tower in son's memory

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Shams Ur Rehman Alavi Clock towers are fascinating structures, remnants of the bygone era. Over the years, some of them have almos...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Blogging from Lucknow: The Romance of Rumi Darwaza, Bhul Bhulaiyan & Imambadas

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Rumi Darwaza, Lucknow Shams Ur Rehman Alavi Once again I was in Lucknow, the City about which poets and litterateurs say that it ha...