Utthan is an NGO which has been conducting Women's interstate Car Rally for the past 10 ten years. Last year ...

When I celebrate Holi, Muslims often tell me that the practice is haram (forbidden), because colour is prohibited in Islam. ...

On 23rd March #shair  pays tribute to our beloved martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev A poem by Asfaqullah Khan ...

Two Urdu ghazals written by Veer Savarkar during the 11 year imprisonment in Andaman Cellular Jail. The ghazals, patriotic in ...

Trevi Fountain is quite a fun place to be in . There is a small restaurant in front of it ...

agarche hum yun haar ke baithe hain tau kya kal phir uthenge, phir ladenge, phir jeetenge haar tau waqti hai, ...

I had a very romantic mental image of the famous Bridge of Sighs in Venice.( it was named by Lord ...

When We all see our children groaning under huge bags on their way to school we wonder whether they are ...

  In recent years nothing has disturbed me more than this continuous debate on women being Jezebels and leading men ...

'Frailty thy name is woman', Said Shakespeare, thereby conjuring up the image of a frail, fragile, helpless woman, clinging to ...

(Note: originally Written in 2009 & updated 3 years laterI no longer do hijab I'm just me now.) When I ...

Spend 600 rupees now and save 5 lacs later. Sounds like an advertisement for an investment, tax saving or even ...

( some thoughts on today's situation originally written in 21/12/2012 ) Cheez nahin , maal nahin , naa main kisi ...

With love you cannot bargain there, the choice is not yours. Love is a mirror, it reflects only your essence, ...

originally posted on 30/12/2012 This has been troubling me for a long time but recent events have forced me to ...

originally posted on 20/02/2013 Three months ago my husband came to know that his teacher , Mr.Johnson would be visiting ...

Come the holy month of Ramzan and social media is full of arguments whether to wish friends Ramzan Mubarak or ...

I never feel lonely if I've got a book - they're like old friends. Even if you're not reading them ...

khoon apna ho ya paraya ho nasal-e-aadam ka khoon hai akhir, jung mashriq mein ho ya ke maghrib mein amn-e-aalam ...

कुछ कशिश है पत्थरों में जो मुझे अपनी ओर खींचती है और अपनी कहानी मुझे सुनाती है और मुझे उसकी ...

#Ashfaqullah #shair Ashfaqullah Khan (22 October 1900 – 19 December 1927) was an Indian freedom fighter who had sacrificed his life ...

Rana Safvi رعنا राना ‏@iamrana 18 Mar 2012 Happy waaaali birthday to my heartthrob from childhood to date #ShashiKapoor (this ...

KhwajaSara Basti Khan was an important noble in the reign of Sikander Lodi. Though today its in a limited area ...

I visited the Dargah of Bu Ali Qalandar #Panipat with Explore Heritage in March 2015. It was a wonderful trip ...

http://lucknowobserver.com/unka-kaam-siyasat-mera-kaam-muhabbat/ (appeared in Lucknow Observer May 5, 2014) Rana Safvi, the cyberspace celebrity with over 10,000 followers ( 25 k ...

Saawan ka mahina...! As Rana Safvi waits for the monsoons to thunder down from the heavens memories of the season ...

A visit was organised to Panipat last year by Syed Mohammad Qasim and Raj Prajapati. We became acquainted with so ...

The Mughal Empire lasted from 1526 until 1857 They developed a unique Indo - Islamic style in art and architecture ...