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The Mamata Banerjee Government has led itself into a fresh controversy by postponing an Urdu literary meet featuring “atheist” lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar. The Trinamool Congress allegedly ...

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The programme, organised by the West Bengal Urdu Academy, was called off after some Islamic groups objected to Akhtar’s participation, accusing him of insulting religion ...

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Kolkata, once the nerve centre of liberal thought, fearless debate, and a natural haven for literature, now buckles under the ...

The West Bengal Urdu Academy has postponed a four-day mushaira in Kolkata featuring lyricist Javed Akhtar after protests from some Muslim groups. Organisers cited “compelling reasons” for the delay, ...

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Kolkata: With an eye on the Assembly polls due next year, the West Bengal government run by Mamata Banerjee has postponed a literary festival following protests by Islamist groups against the presence ...

I believe as long as both [Hindu and Muslim fundamentalists] are abusing me, I am doing something right. My name, Javed Akhtar, has nothing to do with Islam, says the poet.

The author continued explaining, “But Khilji is shown as Ranveer Singh speaking Urdu, which makes him seem relatable and ...