Zafar Agha, we will miss you
I first learned about Zafar Agha through his stories in India Today magazine in the 1990s. Since I had begun...
Mohammed Wajihuddin blog
How does the minority character give AMU its unique identity?
The issue of Aligarh Muslim University’s minority character is currently being spiritedly fought in the Supreme Court. I am not...
A teacher par excellence
I was in grade 7 or 8 when Wasi Ahmed Shamsi sahab joined B D Y High School as an...
Life is a holiday
This is December 31, 2023 evening. I am at my favourite neighbourhood cafe, biting into a fresh burger and sipping...
Happy news in festival season
Journalists thrive on bad news. Like vultures, they feast on dead bones. However, journos too are humans. If they move...
‘Narendra Modi is an ideology’: Founder of Centre for Narendra Modi Studies
He is a strange man. When he announced the centre for Narendra Modi Studies Centre (CNMS) or “NaMo Kendra” in...
Don’t resign, Danish Ali
Dear Kunwar Danish Ali, Main kahan rukta hoon arsh wa farsh ki awaaz seMujhko jana hai bahut uncha hade parwaz...
Of Hyderabad hurricane, Iqbal’s poetry and biryani invitation
When I saw, heard of and read about the exploits of Mohammed “Miya Magic” Siraj at a cricket stadium in...
Maktaba in Delhi’s Urdu Bazaar is now shut: Wake up Jamia Millia
Late Dr Zakir Hussain, among the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, was also instrumental in establishing Maktaba Jamia....