Antardrishti

आज काफ़ी दिनों बाद दिल्ली की हवा में एक अजीब सा नशा महसूस हुआ। अपने रात के सन्नाटे में, दीवाली की रौशनी को खुद में समेटती हुई दिल्ली ने जैसे मेरे बेचैन  और अंधेरे रूह  को एक पनाह दिया। एक घर दिया जिसकी तलाश थी कबसे और कुछ अपना सा महसूस हुआ। बहुत अपना। और फ़िर याद आया  की यही तो इसकी नियत है। सबको अपना सा महसूस करा कर खुद ख्वाबों के तले दब जाती है दिल्ली। कुछ हमारे ही तरह शायद। एक ख्याल आया फ़िर ये भी, कि शायद कुछ हमारे ही तरह कहीं थक तो नही गयी होगी दिल्ली? मैंने कोशिश की कि पूछूँ उससे भी उसके जज़्बात ओ हालात। कि कहानी सुनूं कुछ उसकी भी जो शायद किसी को बताने के लिए बेताब होगी दिल्ली। कुछ चाय हो, कुछ बातें हों। कुछ ग़ालिब ओ मीर के शेर  कुछ मुग़ल दरबार के राज़, कुछ बगावत की बातें कुछ बटवारे के एहसास, मेरे साथ बांट कर, बयान कर शायद अपना भी दिल हल्का करना चाहती थी दिल वालों की दिल्ली।  लेकिन वक़्त शायद थोड़ा कम था मेरे पास। मंज़िल आ चुकी थी, जाना था। पर इतना तो तय है कि किसी रोज़ मजबूरियों से फुरसत ले कर रात के सन्नाटे में, दीवाली की रोशनी में, एक चाय का कप हाथ में लेकर दूसरा ...

As the students of the History Department in third-year are reading about Rekhta as a source to reconstruct Mughal History, they have also come across a reading by Prof. Saifuddin Ahmad- Bas Ke Samjhe Hai Isko Sare Awam: The Emergence of Urdu Literary Culture in North India . Therefore to throw some light on the topic of Rekhta and to acquire more knowledge out of the given readings, the History Department of Kirori Mal College invited Professor Saifuddin Ahmad to speak on the Early Urdu Literary Tradition & the Practice of Rekhta . The lecture was conducted via GoogleMeet platform at 11am on 1 st September, 2020. About the Lecturer : Professor Saifuddin Ahmad is a professor at University of Delhi and he specialises in Medieval Indian History and Culture and History of the Islamic World. He has done his Bachelors and Masters in History from Aligarh Muslim University and completed his M.Phil in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Savouring the Past: Food and Taste in In...

  Background: Amarnath is an Indian singer and a Live Performer who is also the voice behind the New Gujarat Tourism theme song Kesariyo Rang Tane Lagyo , which was also featured at Vibrant Gujarat 2019. He has also sung the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Jingle, The CPR 10 Mantra Jingle and many more such theme songs for various campaigns. He has also performed for the Indian Navy, Facebook Mumbai, Ford India, Indian Medical Association, Doordarshan, Rajya Sabha TV, Hard Rock Cafe Andheri, and at other events and hold a record of more than 500 concerts globally. He has done his graduation from Delhi University in Hindustani Classical Music and thereon, his journey of Live Concert started at the college fests, and other inter-college competitive events. About the Event: Under the guidance of Dr. Amit Kumar Suman, the Live Concert by Amarnath was organised on 28 th August, 2020 at 5PM especially for the class of 2021, as for them, it will be their last year, which started wi...