Critical Outsider 📰 10-01-2022
Today’s newsletter covers Pak-EU ties, Indian Atrocities in #IIOJ&K, #BJP agenda in India, #Iran-#US face-off, Putin-Biden Talks, Russia’s role inRead More
How poetry can make less tangible subjects like climate change more real to readers?
A poem can act as a witness to phenomena like global warming. I discovered Ellen Bass’ poem, Birdsong from My Patio,Read More
Understanding Sharia: The Intersection of Islam and the Law
Sharia guides the personal religious practices of Muslims worldwide, but whether it should influence modern legal systems remains a subjectRead More
Critical Outsider 📰 07-01-2022
Today’s newsletter covers #SAARC summit, Iran sanctions, Biden comments on anniversary of Capitol Attack, Donald Trump launching his social mediaRead More
Akbar Ilahabadi to Akbar Prayagraji, and a Ghazal Worth Returning To.
‘Hungamah hai kyun barpa’ is a truly exceptional ghazal in both its hypnotic musicality & elevated mood. Hungamah hai kyunRead More
‘I Doubt, Therefore I Am’: Revisiting Mirza Ghalib’s Poetry
‘Thinking with Ghalib’ by Anjum Altaf and Amit Basole reinterprets 30 of Ghalib’s couplets. Its essential purpose is to makeRead More