Indo Islamic Culture

It’s funny how, after falling short of a majority in 2024, BJP is winning states which it couldn’t win even at the peak of the Modi wave.

Legendary Indian Actor #Pran reading Urdu Book "Diwaan e Mir"(poetry collection of Mir Taqi Mir) Pran Krishan Sikand (Born 12 Feb 1920) was a true connoisseur of Urdu Poetry He had one of the most comprehensive library of Urdu at his home including some of the rare books

"Tipu Sultan :Tiger of Mysore " A comic book by famous Indian publisher "Amar Chitra Katha " known for publishing Comics on Great Personalities of Indian History and mythology . Today is death anniversary of Tipu Sultan @amarchitrkatha #TipuSultan #Mysore #Indian @iamrana

A rare pic of Famous Urdu Writer Sadat Hasan #Manto with his father Manto (11 may,1912-1955) was born in samrala ,Ludhiana (#Punjab) in a family of barristers His father was a judge in local court and ethnically a #Kashmiri Manto is among the most read fiction writer in #Urdu

A rare interview recording of Legendary Hindustani classical singer Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahab He talks about standard of "filmi songs" and naturally he is not amused by it Khan Sahab popular as "Tansen of 20th century", sung two songs for Tansen in "Mughal e Azam"(1960)

It is truly unbelievable that in the UK, a doctor is more likely to lose their medical license for opposing a genocide than actively participating in one.

Crazy how Indians were whining about Islamic extremists taking over Bangladesh, but Jamaat-e-Islami lost the election. Meanwhile, Indians themselves elected a Hindutva extremist party like BJP. Says a lot about which country is actually radicalized.

Hate speech wins in West Bengal and Assam. Congratulations, Supreme Court for BJP's electoral victory in one of the most unfair elections in independent India. This election is an example why Constitution, Supreme Court can't guard the blurring line between democracy and fascism

This was the seed.

It all started in 2023 & Chandrachud allowed it to happen

🇮🇹 🇮🇱 Italy has officially banned Israeli tourists from entering its territory.

🚨 BREAKING Ireland has announced that it has officially recognized the State of Palestine.

Barack Obama to The New Yorker: Netanyahu tried to persuade me to go to war with Iran using the same arguments he later presented to Trump. “Maybe Netanyahu got what he wanted, but I doubt whether that’s what’s good for the citizens of Israel or the United States. There is extensive documentation of my disagreements with Netanyahu.”

#Nawab is a term, used in #Urdu,Hindi, Bengali and many other North-Indian languages, borrowed via Persian from #Arabic honorific plural of Naib or "deputy." In Bengal, it is pronounced as Nobab. This variation has also entered English and other foreign languages as "Nabob"

Stamp issued by Govt of Bangladesh in honour of "Haji Shariat Ullah" (1770-1839) Eminent Islamic Reformer of British India Founder of "Faraizi Movement "in early 19th century Bengal It was anti British and Anti Zamindar revolt based on Islamic principal of social justice

"Sheikh Deen Mohamed" Born in 1759 in Patna then part of  Bengal . His father, who belonged to the traditional Nai (barber) caste, was employed by the British East India Company. He had studied alchemy and understood the methods used to produce various alkalis, soaps and shampoo

Stamps issued by #India , #Pakistan and #Bangladesh in honour of Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) He was a poet, writer, #musician, and #revolutionary from #Bengal. He is the national #poet of #Bangladesh.

Naya Sansar ("New World") is a 1941 Indian Hindustani-language film on radical journalism, directed by reporter turned Director N. R. Acharya,and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas(his first ) It won him the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for the best story and screenplay

#Muslin(Malmal)is cotton fabric of plain weave. got its name from the city of Mosul,Iraq which the Europeans believed to be its place of origin However,its origins were actually from #Dhaka In 17th & 18th centuries, #Mughal Bengal was the foremost muslin exporter in the world

Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq  (Born :1873,Bakarganj - Died:1962 Dhaka ) popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (Tiger of Bengal) A prominent Freeom fighter statesman and jurist who served as the first Prime Minister of Bengal, Governor of East Pakistan and also Home Minister of Pakistan.