Krisha Hirani reflects on the linguistic and sociopolitical histories of Hindi and Urdu after a chance encounter in Tesco.
I was in Tesco last week, looking at the tomatoes. A man to my right commented on the ripeness of the peppers. I made a good-humored reply – the tomatoes weren’t pakka hua either. He told me my Urdu was
The device can be used for the prolonged transportation and treatment of donor organs outside the body
Astana
A team of medical doctors from the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, has created a unique device for the prolonged transportation and treatment of donor organs outside the body, Zakon.kz reports.
Doctors from the National
Eva Petropoulou Lianou, a renowned poetess and author of children’s literature from Greece, the cradle of Western Civilization, shares her poems
Eva Petropoulou-Lianou was born in Xylokastro, Greece. In 1994 she worked as a journalist for the French newspaper “Le Libre Journal” but her love for Greece won her over and
Two countries signed a memorandum aimed at developing scientific and technical cooperation and strengthening economic
Tehran
As part of his official visit to Iran, Rustam Emomali, the head of the upper house of the Tajikistan parliament, signed a memorandum of understanding between the two countries on the establishment of the
In the poem “By the Waters of the Sindh”, Agha Shahid alludes to the contentious issue of the partition while weaving in his memories of personal loss.
Agha Shahid Ali (1949 – 2001) was born in Kashmir and educated in Delhi as well as the United States of America where he eventually settled and lived until his untimely
