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An illustrated coffee table book about Aligarh’s poetic landscape with the finest poetry in appreciation as well as criticism of Aligarh from the stalwarts of the Urdu language and culture. Urdu and Aligarh are a match made in heaven. Every corner of Aligarh boasts of its centuries-old history. Apart from its culture and Convention, it has also been the home base for some of the greatest poets the Indian subcontinent has ever produced. While the city does not have any monuments or tombs to exhaust you on your next visit, what it does have is that old-world charm whose ambience will consume you and break all the clichés of how you perceive a city’s history. You will realise that Aligarh is a character that you need to live up to, and its quirky nature will bind you and yet allow you to be free. Its distinctive, intimate, majestic, and discernible spirit has an emotional point of reference rather than a topographical one. It carries a simplicity you will not find anywhere else. Be it the old and the new or Science and poetry, Aligarh is where the Union of such contradictions transpire. But it is the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) that put the city on the world map. From witnessing historic movements to bringing the poetic brilliance of its culture to life, every inhabitant of Aligarh wears an Amu badge with pride. Several poets have expressed their unending love for she’r-o-shayari and honed their art within the walls of this majestic University. The alumni carry the love and respect for their institution and the City, both of which stand as a backbone of their creative journey. Aligarh will blossom a sense of nostalgia... It will happen to you. You are bound to immerse yourself in the compendium of this timeless city.
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An illustrated coffee table book about Aligarh’s poetic landscape with the finest poetry in appreciation as well as criticism of Aligarh from the stalwarts of the Urdu language and culture.
Urdu and Aligarh are a match made in heaven. Every corner of Aligarh boasts of its centuries-old history. Apart from its culture and Convention, it has also been the home base for some of the greatest poets the Indian subcontinent has ever produced. While the city does not have any monuments or tombs to exhaust you on your next visit, what it does have is that old-world charm whose ambience will consume you and break all the clichés of how you perceive a city’s history. You will realise that Aligarh is a character that you need to live up to, and its quirky nature will bind you and yet allow you to be free. Its distinctive, intimate, majestic, and discernible spirit has an emotional point of reference rather than a topographical one. It carries a simplicity you will not find anywhere else. Be it the old and the new or Science and poetry, Aligarh is where the Union of such contradictions transpire. But it is the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) that put the city on the world map. From witnessing historic movements to bringing the poetic brilliance of its culture to life, every inhabitant of Aligarh wears an Amu badge with pride. Several poets have expressed their unending love for she’r-o-shayari and honed their art within the walls of this majestic University. The alumni carry the love and respect for their institution and the City, both of which stand as a backbone of their creative journey. Aligarh will blossom a sense of nostalgia... It will happen to you. You are bound to immerse yourself in the compendium of this timeless city.
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ISBN9789388302708
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Pages296
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Avg Reading Time10 hrs
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Age18+ yrs
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Country of OriginIN
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खारी नदी को आप मुमताज़ बेगम की कहानी कहिए, या फिर उनकी कहानी से हिम्मत बटोरती कई कहानियाँ कहिए, आपबीती कहिए, ज़िन्दगी के तजुर्बे कहिए, पर यह कहानी हमें अपने आप से और दुनिया की कठोर सच्चाई से रू-ब-रू कराती है और आगे के रास्ते भी दिखाती है। इसलिए ये महज़ कहानी या आपबीती नहीं रह जाती बल्कि खारी नदी कहलाती है। खारा तो समुन्दर भी होता है, लेकिन इस नदी का खारापन आँसुओं से जुड़ा है। उसके बावजूद इसमें उमंगों की लहरें हैं जो इस कहानी को ख़ास बनाती हैं। हमारे आसपास की दुनिया ने कुछ दस्तूर बना दिए हैं, कुछ ठप्पे बना दिए हैं, जो बस इनसानों पर लगा दिए जाते है, कि ये तो ऐसा ही होगा। एक तयशुदा नज़रिया और तयशुदा सज़ा... लेकिन खारी नदी तो इन सब नज़रियों से परे एक औरत का संघर्ष दिखाती है जो किसी भी वंचित समुदाय की औरत का संघर्ष हो सकता है। खारी नदी में बयाँ की गई मुमताज़ बेगम, नन्दा, और चन्द्रभागा के साथ-साथ तमाम औरतों की आपबीतियाँ हमें झकझोर कर रख देती हैं। हर कहानी किसी एक औरत की नहीं, बल्कि तमाम औरतों का बयान है जो उन पर लगाए गए असंख्य बन्धनों और दुखों को उजागर करता है। और ये सारे बन्धन और दुख कहीं-न-कहीं धर्म और जाति के साथ उलझकर अलग-अलग जगहों पर अपना जाल बिछाए हुए हैं, औरत गाँव-देहात की हो या शहर की, अनपढ़ हो चाहे पढ़ी-लिखी। लेकिन खारी नदी की हर कहानी में एक ज़िन्दा मन भी है, और संघर्ष की तैयारी भी। खारी नदी औरतों के दुख, आँसू और शोषण के साथ-साथ उनकी ज़िन्दगी को बेहतरीन बनाने के लिए किया गया संघर्ष है। उम्मीद है यह संघर्ष पाठक को बहुत कुछ सोचने, समझने, आँकने और उसे जीवन में उतारने पर मजबूर करेगा; एक नया नज़रिया देगा।
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