Tag: Romantic Poets

English Literature

Diwali and Urdu in Indian Culture: A Festival of Ganga-Jamuna Tehzeeb

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Diwali, the festival of lights, holds a special place in the heart of every Indian. This celebration transcends religious and cultural boundaries, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness, good over evil. As the nation comes together to celebrate this joyous occasion, the spirit of unity and cultural amalgamation, often referred to as “Ganga-Jamuna Tehzeeb,” becomes particularly prominent. Urdu, with its rich literary tradition, has played a significant role in shaping the cultural fabric of India, and the festival of Diwali beautifully reflects this fusion. The poetic verses provided here…

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Jane Austen: The literary legend
English Literature

Jane Austen: The literary legend of her times

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Jane Austen: The literary legend of her times Any reader worth his money has heard at one time or another of Jane Austen and if courageous enough has also gone ahead and read one or more of her works. ‘Why courageous?’ you ask? To call her works challenging to the mind would be the simplest way to put it. As a woman of 18th century London, Austen’s books mainly focus on the women of the British Empire at that time. She has six major novels to her name. Pride and…

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rabindranath tagore
English Literature

An Analysis of Tagore’s poem “Where the Mind Is Without Fear”

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    “Where the mind is without Fear is a hysterical poem written by Rabindranath Tagore. He wrote this poem in his famous book “Gitanjali”. Usually, poems are meant to be written by an assent of artistry but this was a totally different one. This poem was a gratifying yearning to the God for freedom and the concept of freedom in this poem is superior in all respect. Ravindranath Tagore was an optimistic writer known for his extraordinary contribution to Literature. Here’s a short analysis of “Where the Mind is Without…

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Why to read english classic literature
English Literature

Why you MUST read English Classics

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Why you MUST read English Classics Maidens with dreams in their eyes and an aching love in their hearts, young men off to defend their country in a war that never seems to end, stories of old men and older ideas, summer afternoons spent in struggling to understand Shakespeare’s Old English, Annual Day adaptations of Huckleberry Finn; these are the first few things that immediately pop into your mind when someone dares to talk about Classic English Literature. As students, reading Classics was an inevitable necessity. As we grew up,…

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Urdu Literature

Akhtar Sheerani: Romantic Urdu Poet – By Salman Danish Khan

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  Akhtar Sheerani is considered to be one of the leading romantic poets of Urdu language. Born in Tonk, Rajasthan, his best-known collections of poetry include Akhtaristan, Nigarshat-e-Akhtar, Lala-e-toor, Tayyur-e-Aawara, Naghma-e-Haram, Subh-e bahaar and Shahnaz. Read full Poem- Ae Ishq Hume Barbaad Na Kar ऐ इश्क़ न छेड़ आ आ के हमें हम भूले हुओं को याद न कर पहले ही बहुत नाशाद हैं हम तू और हमें नाशाद न कर क़िस्मत का सितम ही कम नहीं कुछ ये ताज़ा सितम ईजाद न कर यूँ ज़ुल्म न कर बे-दाद न कर ऐ…

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