Category: ART

India To Celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr 2020 On May 25 Under Lockdown

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By: Kauser Khan, Associate Editor-ICN Group  Eid is one of the two biggest festivals celebrated by Muslims worldwide. Muslims offer a special prayer in open areas like fields, community centres, etc. or at mosques. Eid Mubarak To All. The festival, one of the most important in the Muslim calendar marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is traditionally celebrated with mosque prayers, family feasts and shopping for new clothes, gifts and sweet treats.But this year, the celebration is overshadowed by the fast-spreading respiratory disease, with many countries tightening lockdown restrictions…

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A Play in Urdu on the Great Epic, Ramayana

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By: Eram Fatima, Asstt. Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: The great epic Ramayana as an epitome of religious and cultural importance has always attracted the attention of people all over the world. An enchanting tale, which has numerous turns and twists and ups and downs. There is a lot of lessons to learn from it in life even in this modern days. Dr Mohammed Aleem, a renowned writer and journalist and Editor of ICN Group has very painstakingly written this play in chaste, lucid and flowing Urdu. It is going to be…

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THE FADING COLOUR

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By: Ravinder Gurtoo They say home is where the heart is. In the past 30 years, my perception of a home has evolved in so many ways. When you leave your childhood home — your hometown, your native land or your country of residence or your motherland or however you feel to call it — you leave a piece of you behind. You may forget all about it or you may let it grow inside of you as a small wound that kind of acts up when the weather gets…

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AN INTERVIEW WITH SUNITA RAINA PANDIT…. A LEGENDARY POETESS

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By: Ravinder Gurtoo    While the violence in the Kashmir Valley is often talked about, not much is said of the success of its people in fields of academia, sports and entertainment. Same is the case with literature. Now, however, several young and budding writers from the region have come to the fore much to the delight of book lovers. Over the past several years , many young writers have made their debut through their novels and poetry and one such big name is  Sunita Raina Pandit. Here is the transcript…

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THE LOST PARADISE

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By: Ravinder Gurtoo  Hey The Birds Of Paradise Kashmir… Today Morning One Of Your Cousins Chirruped On The Window Of My House In Exile Forcing Me To Think Of You. I Remember Your Early Morning Call On My Window Back Home And Waking Me Up By Your Morning Chatters When I Used To Be With You Long Back. Your Good Morning Tweet Still Occupies My Mind. It Was Dead Dark Night Of Winter And You Were In Deep Sleep In Your Roost (Nest On The Attic Of Your And My…

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