Roomy Naqvy
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Translator, Poet. Proud to be Half Parsi. Teach English, Jamia Millia Islamia. Named after Rumi. PhD, Parsi identity. M.Phil, A.K. Ramanujan's poetry.
New Delhi, India
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On the wall of the living room. In the house. Where I live. How can one not have Rumi in the living space? How can one exist without Rumi?
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” —Rumi
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I was returning from the Univ to my new residence, a km away. I saw an empty cycle rickshaw coming, I flagged it. As the rickshaw came near, I saw a young woman was the cycle rickshaw puller. I got in. She said, "Uncle, sit properly". And she began cycling. After a while, 1/
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Virender Sehwag, cricketer, former student of Jamia. His message on Hundred years of Jamia Millia Islamia.
#JamiaMilliaIslamia
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"Aap ye rakh lijiye" (Please keep this). She said, "Ji, Abbu". Addressing me as her late father. I was shaken to the core of my being about the poverty and deprivation. I didn't ask her whereabouts because that would have been incorrect. And I didn't hurt her self esteem. /ends
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A senior colleague of mine, by 15 years, someone many of us idolized over the years, on campus, Mukul Kesavan has retired from service, from the Dept of History, touching 65 years.
@GhoshAmitav
's old friend and of many others. A fine teacher and a gentleman and v v competent.
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My 78 year old father's coming back home from hospital is a kind of Eid
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I saw she clenched the dupatta in her mouth as she cycled. She must be around 25, medium health. I asked, "Aapko mushkil nahin hoti". (Isn't it too difficult for you?) She said, "What to do? I have younger brothers and sisters." I said, "Yes." She said, "My Abbu is no longer 2/
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My PhD Viva is today. In a couple of hours. The title of my PhD thesis is: Imaging Self, Community and Nation: A Study of Parsi Writings of the 20th Century. Written under the supervision of Prof Mukesh Ranjan Sir at the Dept of English, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New
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to her, "You could let me get down here. I'm just around my destination." Then, I asked, "Would you tell me how much you would charge or should I pay you what I think is ok?" She just nodded her head. It would be Rs 30 for the distance. I took out Rs 200 and said, 4/
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15 years old and 80 years old. One calls me "Dad" and the other I call "Dad".
Eid 2023. Dwarka.
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there." Implying she has to work. She added, "But you are like my Abbu." Implying, I will take care of you. My residence was slightly away. I said, "Please drop me here." She said, "No, I will drop you to your destination." And went on cycling. Another, 100 metres, I said, 3/
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Meesam Zaidi was my student years ago. Maybe, 2009 or earlier. He's 42-43 yrs now. He came to meet me at Chandigarh airport, took me to a place, fed me and we chatted. Picture courtesy: his wife. He said, today's Father's Day and I'm your shagird. I said, yes, with affection.
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My PhD notification is out. I'm officially "Dr Roomy" now. My deep gratitude to my supervisor, Prof Mukesh Ranjan Sir and to everyone else who was with me on this journey. And I can now guide PhD students.
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Dr Nabila, Assistant Professor, Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women's Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University, has lost her life to Covid. My colleague in service, she was just about 37 years old. May her soul rest in peace.
Be safe. Don't panic but be safe
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Indeed, Akash
@TheDeshBhakt
and Sayema
@_sayema
, indeed. Akash, this was really good of you.
Abuse, Threats, Online Auctions, there seems to be a desperate attempt to silence Muslim women. In our first
#DeshBhaktTakeover
we hand over the mic to
@_sayema
, a powerful voice who also found herself in the 'auction' list.
She's far from being silenced.
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My PhD Viva Voce/defence went on for 100 minutes. Presentation plus Q&A. I'm finally "Dr" but I was named after the great Rumi. So, I'm still my first name. My deep gratitude to my supervisor, Prof Mukesh Ranjan Sir. And to everyone who attended, asked Qs. And I will share my
My PhD Viva is today. In a couple of hours. The title of my PhD thesis is: Imaging Self, Community and Nation: A Study of Parsi Writings of the 20th Century. Written under the supervision of Prof Mukesh Ranjan Sir at the Dept of English, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New
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In the movie, Bawarchi (1972), directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the character of Rajesh Khanna is employed as a cook at the house; he speaks fluent Sanskrit, to which one of the residents of the house asks him, "Where did you learn such Sanskrit?"
To which, Rajesh Khanna
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Around three years ago, my eyeglasses frame had broken and I had fixed it with "jugaad". My younger brother, an IT techie, working with an MNC, had bought his progressive lens and frame from Lenskart or some such place for Rs 30,000. I found that way out of my league.
So, I went
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I had submitted my PhD thesis on Imaging Self, Community and Nation: A Study of Parsi Writings of the 20th Century in November 2023.
My PhD Viva/defence is around. Soon. Will update later. Please wish me luck.
After the process is complete, I will share my acknowledgements.
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Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, outside the Departments of History and Tourism. Today evening.
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@katherineschof8
@enbyinjail
Doesn't usually happen that way with me. No such person is around. I recall from the memories of my past quite a few immensely beautiful people I have known and as a poet, I can certainly say that 'seen melodies are sweet but those imagined are sweeter still'! (And of course, I
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The Indian Express: Night before, how Deep Sidhu, others seized Singhu stage.
via
@GoogleNews
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"Eid, 2021", poem written May 14th, by Roomy Naqvy.
@Maazme
@ranjithoskote
@theabhayk
@PriyaChabria
@MehulDevkala
@saliltripathi
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Excellent ground level reporting again,
@INikhatAli
. Watched it on YouTube.
#लखनऊ की हॉट सीट सरोजनी नगर जहां 2017 में पहली बार मोदी लहर में BJP ने ये सीट जीत ली थी वहीं 2022 में इस जीत को बरकरार रखना BJP के लिए बहुत मुश्किल है क्योंकि…
FULL VIDEO-
#Lucknow
#UPelection2022
#लखनऊ
#Sarojininagar
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With Geetanjali Shree, International Booker Prize winner.
#unmesha
@sahityaakademi
Tagging
@shreedaisy
who translated the book, Tomb of Sand.
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I was named after the great Rumi. I like being addressed by my first name. Not all students do it in my country but a few do now. My getting awarded a PhD degree (though a matter of great celebration) will not change that idea of humility, nor give me airs of any kind. Rumi
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A picture taken by a former student who completed her MA last year. Dept of English, Jamia Millia Islamia University, front lawns. Today.
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We lost Dr Abhay Kumar Shandilya, friend and colleague from Dept of Sanskrit yesterday. Excellent scholar and friend. Would be 5-6 years younger to me, if not more. Such a loss.
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Ghalib Memorial visit, August 12, 2021. Third quote. Please do read the great poet.
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@VidyottamaPS
Yes. I will keep that in mind. Actually, it might have looked inappropriate if I had asked for her number today. If I see her again and when, I will. Also, I was quite shaken today to respond.
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@aswritingsaves
I wanted to ask her whereabouts but it would have seemed inappropriate. As a male, I couldn't have. Also, I saw she wasn't wearing a mask. I am still shaken to the core.
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"I Can't Breathe", a poem, by Roomy Naqvy, May 17, 2021.
@ranjithoskote
@PriyaChabria
@tabish_khair
@shreedaisy
@saliltripathi
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"The Rising", a poem of mine, published in 2017 in Sahitya Akademi's journal, Indian Literature. A poem I had written a year earlier on Easter. Though, of course, it can resonate universally.
@ranjithoskote
@tabish_khair
@PriyaChabria
@MehulDevkala
@saliltripathi
@Aakar__Patel
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The news is that I have submitted my PhD, "Imaging Self, Community and Nation: A Study of Parsi Writings of the 20th Century" under the guidance of Professor Mukesh Ranjan at the Dept of English.
It was a long project. 20+ years in the making.
@mjsharafi
@DinyarPatel
@MeherM
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Delhi is due for complete desertification by 2050 or so, with the Aravalli natural cover depleting completely by then and the Thar Desert extending into Delhi. The Aravalli natural cover has been depleting due to construction as well as illegal mining for a good 25 years.
As Delhi burns under a historic heat wave whatever little is left of our green lung the Delhi ridge is being systematically turned in to illegal slum clusters under the benign eye of
@AmitShah4BJP
Delhi Police. AAP Sarkar &
@LtGovDelhi
. A survey of the ridge from the Lutyens
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Smartphones have damaged an entire generation and I might add, Instagram too. I was teaching a Modern Fiction paper to my BA Hons students in the recent past and they were just too slow with reading the texts. So, one day, I had a heart to heart chat with them. They said, we have
“...people born in and after 1996 were different, psychologically, from those who had been born just a few years earlier.”
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@RaisinaSeries
Arvind Kejriwal just played one-up smartly. Ex IRS Officer. Been CM as well. I would suspect the overdose of "sir" was also to create effect.
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For those who missed Amitav Ghosh's "The Lecture" organized today by HarperCollins at India International Centre in New Delhi due to the rains here or because they weren't in the city, you can watch it below.
I am very happy Amitav Ghosh thanked
@Udayanmitra65
Udayan Mitra and
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Excellent article on "India's lost Persian History" by
@syedshahinda
Specially tagging
@ajaydiv
@JrRezvani
@MeherM
@avtansa
@ranjithoskote
@asanyfuleknow
@mayamatchstick
@sukhadatatke
@netshrink
@sushiljadu
@ashindia
@ProsaicView
@patralekha2011
@ranjona
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Please read this article about
@theliverdr
, who is a real star. Connect with him too.
---
@ajaydiv
@yashoazad
@feryalahmed_
@avtansa
--
ThePrint: Who is challenging Ayurveda in today's India? Meet Kerala doctor, Cyriac Abby Philips.
via
@GoogleNews
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Excellent, Sayema. Very meaningful and much needed in society. Please retweet widely.
A 15yrs old exchanged a semi-nude pic on WhatsApp and is now, distraught! Let’s be the friend n guide to our young friends! A hearty chat with them.
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The gentleman is brilliant. What is his name?
Show me one bjp leader who can talk like him forget thinking the way he does. That’s the TN for you 💪🏾
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I gave these two poems by Agha Shahid Ali to my PG Diploma in Translation Proficiency students to try their hand at translation (into Hindi/Urdu) as a classroom exercise. And to get a first draft, then get a better version.
Today, we discussed both poems threadbare and the
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However, Mukul Kesavan lived (work) life on his terms, not once bothering about the fact that he did not possess a PhD or that there were others higher in hierarchy than him, on campus. So many lessons to learn from him. My deep respects to him always. /Ends
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9.10 am. Campus. New session /semester begins. I'm in quite early, punctual as ever.
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Excellent essay to read. Thanks to Amitav Ghosh for pointing me to it.
"The Great Uprooting: Migration and Displacement in an Age of Planetary Crisis" by Amitav Ghosh
@GhoshAmitav
on
#migration
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Rajdeep Sardesai Sahab is sharing an enchanting song sung by Kishore Kumar. Rajdeep ji, "zindagi ka safar", lyrics by Indeevar. Pls credit lyricists!
@varungrover
Another night of Kishore magic.. zindagi ka safar.. another life anthem, slightly more melancholic but super! good night, shubhratri..
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@ProsaicView
A thorough gentleman. His daughter, author, Daman Singh too, very self effacing, no show off.
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If I requested a national Indian poetry publisher and suppose they like my manuscript, how many of you would be interested in reading a book of my poems? In Print. I might seriously think of it next year.
Please retweet, please take out time to reply.
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Urvashi Butalia, founder Zubaan Books, speaking on "Changing the Narrative: The Journey of Feminist Publishing" at the Dept of English. Right now.
@seagullbooks
@ZubaanBooks
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Where I teach. Dept of English, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.
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Amitava Kumar (author, journalist, Professor, Vassar College, New York)
@amitavakumar
at the Dept of English today.
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This would be called an honour and it is certainly so. In my MPhil in 1994-95, I studied
@GhoshAmitav
's In an Antique Land as a student. I guess, at 51, we can still have our "fan boy" moments in life.
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My personal thanks to Amitav Ghosh for writing Smoke and Ashes and for his Q&A with Shekhar Gupta at the book launch in New Delhi. Amitav Ghosh's inputs helped me as I gave answers to Qs asked by the audience in my PhD defence on Parsi identity, on Parsiness.
@GhoshAmitav
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Roomying Around, column 2: Stories of Human Resilience.
Please do read.
@tabish_khair
@sebdoubinsky
@SumanaSiliguri
@rupagulab
@kmacts
@PoMoGandhi
@somyalakhani
@DeepalTrevedie
@JanviSonaiya
@ardent_geroy
@avtansa
@UweMuegge
@ajaydiv
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*Roomy updates*
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I had six days in all to prepare my PhD Viva /defence presentation. My guide, said I could discuss things. I said, Sir, I can't discuss. I need to write down stuff in a Word document and take a printout and read. I can read in an interesting manner
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"There is no real direction here, neither lines of power nor cooperation. Decisions are never really made – at best they manage to emerge, from a chaos of peeves, whims, hallucinations and all around assholery." -- Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
#quoteoftheday
#quotes
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.
@KothariRita
's article on translation and women writing. Talks in the context of
#GeetanjaliShree
and
@shreedaisy
winning the International Booker Prize. Well worth reading.
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I had a nice little chat with Jeet Thayil as we walked to the venue. He asked me if I had done a book. I said, "No, I didn't get a voice inside me tell me, it's the right time." He said, "That's a self destructive voice. If you have about a hundred pages, do a book." He was so
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Excellent write-up about Milan Kundera and the Nobel Prize
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Please read. Please read. Ekdumjaldi. Pronto pronto.
@SalmanRushdie
@saliltripathi
I interview
@salmanrushdie
about his new collection of essays, The Languages of Truth, in
@Mint_Lounge
. (Will provide link once the URL is available).
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It's raining here in New Delhi. After such unending heatwaves. We believe in Parsis that rains herald good luck. The heavens are happy. It's a good omen.
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I had the honour of teaching Pratyush Dixit as my student many years ago. This was Compulsory (General) English class if I remember correctly. This is the exchange on (public) Facebook Wall. This is what makes a person happy and gives unspeakable joy. It's his magnanimity.
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Painting by my mother, Roda Naqvy (nee Bharucha) painted in 1968. My mother is an amateur painter.
At 'Yazad', Wadia Road, Porbandar.
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We had Muzaffar Ali, the filmmaker, (Umrao Jaan, Gaman etc) at the Dept of English yesterday, Nov 16th. He flew in from Lucknow. Thanks to our ever dynamic Chair, Simi Malhotra and to Saba Bashir who got him over. He spoke about his autobiography, Zikr (Penguin books).
It was
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I completed my MA in English in 1994. Mukul taught my friend, Pankaj Srivastava, who completed his MA in History. There were quite a few lessons for living one could pick from Mukul Kesavan, which I did. He insisted you call him, 'Mukul', else, he wouldn't speak with you. /1
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This is the "fravashi", Zoroastrian symbol, pre Islamic Iran. Considered the symbol of God in Man. Clicked at my parents house. Today. It shows how much a human can attain. To what unlimited heights.
@JrRezvani
@SumanaSiliguri
@ranjithoskote
@ajaydiv
@AQAnsari1962
@johnstonglenn
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Discussing DH Lawrence and his novel The Rainbow outside the classroom, on campus. Circa today. Just around the Dept of English.
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"Gratitude", a poem by Roomy Naqvy, 25 Nov 2021.
@ranjithoskote
@KhairTabish
@PriyaChabria
@sarabjeetgarcha
@ashindia
@poetrywala
@SumanaSiliguri
@sebdoubinsky
@vinita65
@doctorpoco
@ajaydiv
@GhimireAnuja
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On April 1, 2002, I joined full-time tenure as Assistant Professor after over six years of adjunct positions. So, 1st April holds a special significance for me.
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I'll be leaving New Delhi for Porbandar, Gujarat, on 8th (Mahatma Gandhi's native place), from where my maternal Parsi family hails. I will be back in Delhi on 14th. It's a personal visit but a kind gentleman has asked me to deliver a lecture to his BA and MA students on the area
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There was no way, Mukul Kesavan would pay anyone undue deference nor would be insolent or haughty. I suspect Mukul would deal with any Heads of State the same way he talked with VC or the lowest official hierarchy person. Not many people do so in the world. /3
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There was no way, you could 'Sir' him, much senior on campus. He would communicate with you on equal terms. As Mukul Kesavan did with everyone else, including the toughest VC we ever had, Najeeb Jung, and with Bahadur, the office peon in the Dept of History. /2
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Just reached home from campus and James Joyce's Ulysses was waiting for me. 💖.
@johnstonglenn
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Vaccinated. Covishield. Sitting under observation for thirty minutes.
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In the Covid ward, outside father's room, waiting for the doctor to come on the rounds and tell me his condition. Waiting. Waiting. Reminds of Samuel Beckett.
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Sahitya Akademi
@sahityaakademi
is organising India's biggest literary festival. I'll be there in the company of
@ranjithoskote
@MehulDevkala
Gulzar sahab
#GeetanjaliShree
and many others too.
#Unmesha
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I learnt Annie Ernaux would be in Delhi. I wrote to the French embassy if we could have her at the Dept. That wasn't possible. They sent this invite to us and we attended.
Excellent event indeed
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"Jewellery", a poem, by Roomy Naqvy, October 13, 2022.
@GhoshAmitav
@Qazelbash
-- I, actually, see a debt to Shahid here...
@sushiljadu
@ranjithoskote
@yashoazad
@flawsaphor
@KhairTabish
@andrewfrisardi
@ForgottenGPoems
@barnalirays
@PriyaChabria
@ShireenQuadri
@theabhayk
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.
@patralekha2011
Largely, faculty members in universities and colleges should talk to young people about reading books, introduce authors. Etc. This is outside the classroom activity. I don't see most faculty members do so.
I do this and I have done this for years, ever since
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#covid
#thanks
#gratitude
I would like to thank each one of you for your leads and different inputs, for amplifying and for all your efforts. So, my 78 year old father could get in better shape. I'm personally thankful to each one of you.
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I wrote a poem after the gap of a year. "Rebirth: The Beauty of Life". Hope it's worth reading.
@ankit_raj01
@barnalirays
@ajaydiv
@SumanaSiliguri
@ranjithoskote
@vaishnaroy
@aditya_mani_jha
@yashoazad
@austereseeker
@anniezaidi
@anniefinchpoet
@shreedaisy
@kalyanasc
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Discussing literary stuff with students outside classroom. Sharing discussion where
@MargaretAtwood
's tweet on "Ancient literature" had
@typingvanara
's replies about emotion as important part of Sanskrit poetics and
@Eeepaa
's reply about common heritage. Today evening.
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