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A collection of 46 issues

Zehal-e miskin makun taghaful - Amir Khusro

An excellent Qawwali from Amir Khusrau depicting how persian and Indian culture intermingled in the mughal era. First part of each verse is in Farsi and the second part is in Awadhi. Zehal-e miskin makun taghaful, baraye naina banaye batiyan; ki taab-e hijran nadaram ay jaan, na leho kaahe lagaye

Dil ki lagi kuch aur bhi by Nazia Hasan

Dil Ki Lagi Kuch Aur Bhi Dil Ko Deewana Karay Meri Iltija Hai Khuda Say Dua Hai Do Dil Juda Na Karay Dil Ki Lagi Kuch Aur Bhi Dil Ko Deewana Karay Deewanay Chup Kesay Rahain Aao Dunya Say Yeh Kahain Jissay Humsay Milna Gawaara Nahin Hai Hum Say Mila

"If you want to be awe inspired.." (Christopher Hitchens)

One of Hitch's best moments. Hitchens playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=... If you want to take Hitch's advice and look at some pictures from the Hubble telescope, here is a large collection. ;) https://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/e... And here is the documentary "

Chang'e has landed

Well done CHINA! So the other day China landed Chang'e 3 moon lander landed on the moon successfully. And deployed the six wheeled “Yutu rover” (made in China) on the Moon. The rover has started roving the luner surface. China has become only the 3rd country in the

Contagious Courage - Sarah Harrison

There she sits: the woman who has spent the past four months at Edward Snowden’s side. First in Hong Kong, then in Moscow. The two made history and charted new global politics within this short span of time. Sarah Harrison, 31, a journalist and Wikileaks staffer, wears black leggings,

Thoughts on Homosexuality

There was a time when I met a gay person, my first thought would be, “Oh my god! He does it with another man!” The second would be will he make an attempt on me. Upbringing and society had not equipped me to interact with gay/homosexual/alternate-sex people normally.

Amruta!

Nisar mein teri galyion ke, aye watan ke jahan...

In this beautiful nazam, Faiz laments about the country and its condition. He talks about the repression of the masses and how power has become both judge and prosecutor. But he also talks how people will take everything back. He exhorts us to believe this dark night too shall pass,

Campa Cola society vs slums: The demolition doublespeak

On 7 February this year, Durgappa, a three-month old child, died of hunger and cold after the shanty he lived in at Jai Ambe Nagar in Mankhurd, Mumbai was demolished. The police officer in charge had responded saying that the boy’s father Nagesh Kadumanchi, who was left with just

Brutally honest Ashton Kutcher!

Recently, Ashton Kutcher called out the propaganda machine around fame and celebrity that makes youth want to be well-known, famous, and rich instead of actually creating something. “All of that’s kind of crap,” said Kutcher, “working hard and being generous and thoughtful and smart is a path to a