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दिल्ली

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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 ...

Gandhi Gatha: a discourse everyone needs

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As the International Webinar on The Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in the 21 st Century : Philosophies, Political ideas and Socio-Spiritual Dimensions came to an end on the 5 th and the last day of the Lecture Series on 7 th October, 2020 organised by The Department of History, Kirori Mal College and Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), the participants shared their knowledge and understanding which was enhanced by the prior lectures. On 7 th October, the platform of the Webinar was thrown open to all the participants for learning through the discourse of debate and discussion. Due to the constraints of the online platform and managing between two different time zones, the organizing committee could not give chance for a discussion that usually follows after a lecture. However, the organizing committee was aware that no clarity could be gained in the field of social sciences without allowing the scholars to discuss and debate and thus on the last day Gandhi Gatha was organized w...

Rekhta- From an Un-cultured language to the language of Elite

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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...