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Allama Iqbal, the visionary poet-philosopher, is one of Urdu literature’s towering figures. His poetry is a profound exploration of selfhood, spirituality, freedom, and the potential of humanity. Through his couplets, Iqbal inspired millions to seek inner strength, strive for greatness, and reconnect with their true purpose. These well-known verses from …

Chief Editor or Rahnuma-e-Deccan Urdu DailyChairman Indo Arab League Hyderabad Passes AwayHyderabad, December 9: Mr Syed Vicaruddin, one of the most revered Muslim personalities of India passed away on Thursday night at Olive Hospital in Hyderabad. He was the editor of the Hyderabad-based‘Rahnuma-e-Deccan’, which completed its century last year. Mr. …

Dr. Humaira Saeed is compiling a book on the life and services of Prof. Fatima Begum Parveen.  Dr. Humaira Saeed, who has known the late Professor Sahiba very closely and considered her as a source of inspiration, has called upon writers to submit articles on Prof. Fatima Begum Parveen for …

Baig Ehsaas was an excellent novelist, standard critic, compassionate teacher, eminent literary journalist and an excellent man passed away. Here's what educationists and academia thinks about his departure. 

“Khan Lateef Khan had very purposeful meetings focussed on Education. He was a rare combination of vision and action”, said Telangana Advisor Mr A K Khan. It is a great loss for the community and the country, he said. At the personal level he was a very generous person, and …

It’s an established fact that Urdu is a language of communal harmony, and also a confluence of cultures. Majority of non-Arab Muslims across the globe can read, write or understand Urdu. Urdu is also the mother tongue of several NRIs living in the gulf and western nations, and one of …

The establishment of Osmania University is a first of its kind measure in the world that shows higher education in Indian languages could be possible. The Osmania University too has imbibed Journalism as one of the subjects of its degree course Master of Arts (M.A). Several other universities have introduced …

The revolution of Urdu in Hyderabad began with the advent of computer calligraphy. On 15th August 1988, Siasat Urdu Daily experimented with computer calligraphy eventually ceasing the role of Calligraphers and Katibs in the media house. Other leading newspapers followed suit. The introduction of Inpage Urdu software in the ‘90s …

There are several challenges to the growth machinery of Urdu and Urdu journalism, many of which earmarked impossible for eternity by Urdu scholars. But if the Wage board pay scale are justly implemented, loyalists given their rightful due, and the synthetic challenges were broadly met, there is no stopping for …

News agencies played a pivotal role in promoting Urdu Journalism in Hyderabad. The news released from a news agency formed the basis of news items appearing in many Urdu newspapers. The news provided these agencies were created following a generic policy, enabling the same news item to be adapted in …

The history of Urdu journalism in Hyderabad predates to introduction of the first quarterly medical bulletin ‘Risala Tababat’ (Medical Journal) published in 1857, and according to another report, in 1859. Aftaab-e-Deccan published in 1860 under the editorship of Qazi Mohammed Qutub became the first Urdu daily newspaper while Asif-ul-Akhbar introduced …

It’s an underwritten fact that the first Urdu newspaper was published by none other than the visionary ruler of Mysore Tipu Sultan in 1794. His newspaper was exclusively meant for the Soldiers (Faujis), hence the name ‘Fauji Akhbar’. Several newspapers sporadically emerged as the torchbearers of Urdu in the subsequent …

After the partition, many eminent journalists including 70 owners of newspapers migrated to Pakistan coercing leading Urdu journals and newspapers to shut down. Of 415 newspapers, 345 remained in service after partition. In the first year of independence, Urdu journalism was thus inevitably subject to a rough patch and pit-deep …

Urdu and Hyderabad are so deeply related that the mere mention of the two together reels imagination of Darbaris unfurling the Payam Namas to enunciate the Shaahi farmaans on royal decree and the rebounding sounds of poetry and Qawwali resonating in the majestic arched imperial palaces the Qutub Shahis and …

NCPUL Director Releases Book ‘Sach hi toh Hai’ Hyderabad, November 20: Truth is the soul of journalism, and even imagining journalism without truth will be ridiculous.   The way of the truth is thorny and gruesome, but truth always triumphs, opined literary luminaries Addressing the gathering on Tuesday evening at Media Plus …

A Guinness World Records distinction is being sought for the longest series of lectures on legendary poet Allama Iqbal. The series of lectures titled ‘Iqbal Shinasi’ (meaning: Understanding Iqbal), commenced in October 1997 and are since then held every week in the Conference Hall of Masjid-e-Alia at Gun Foundry in …

Consul General Releases Book Sach To Magar Kehne Do “The media must be bold and truthful. It must audaciously uphold the truth and not just apprise but educate and reform the society”, observed the High Commissioner of India to Seychelles Dr. Ausaf Sayeed. Dr. Ausaf Sayeed was addressing an elite …

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