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Poverty is often presented photogenic, but it cannot be just made looking beautiful. A travel note and photographs by MUHAMMED NOUSHAD. Mohibul Ali didn’t go to school and he does menial jobs in Mumbai. Now back home, on the shore of the mighty river Brahmaputra, there is a small house at Bahari village wherein he lives. A couple of buffaloes,
» Read moreAbhradita Banerjee captivates the ghazal loving crowd in Calicut with her soulful rendering, writes MUHAMMED NOUSHAD. Photos by SHAJAHAN K E. “Wo jo hum me tum me qaraar tha, tumhe yaad ho ke na yaad ho…” sang Abhradita Banerjee, easily bringing about the jazbaat that resonate within the hearts of listeners, through her deep, inviting, rich voice. This ghazal, written by
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A personal note on Leonard Cohen and his voice. By MUHAMMED NOUSHAD. When I first heard “I am your man..” I knew my ears were hearing something completely new. It easily found its deep way down to my soul’s longing. More than lyrics, what penetrated was the voice, and the almost arhythmic rendering. Who owns this magical, mesmerising voice? Could
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‘Committed’ and ‘multi-pronged.’ The adjectives fit well with Dr Farid Esack, his oeuvre, and academic as well as activist engagements. He published Quran, Liberation and Pluralism in 1997; the work was noted for its academic solemnity as well as earnestness to take the message of the divine text to all it matters. In 1999, his more popular On Being a
» Read more~ Poetry | Occasional poems from Floating on a River series ~ You hardly need a weapon to finish me and my story. Eyes are enough I am dead in the grace of your smile. Nothing is as deep as your eyes. Soulful, weeping and luminous. Endless like our sea and painful as poison. I died the day you
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