भारत का संविधान बनाने का पहला प्रयास 1928 में हुआ लेकिन इसे आम जनता और मुस्लिम लीग का समर्थन नहीं मिला। अगर संविधान के इस मसौदे को मंज़ूरी मिल जाती तो शायद आज़ादी और बंटवारे की कहानी कुछ और होती।

संविधान से पहले संविधान

A handsome prince falls in love with a magical doe and loses her. In the process of finding his lost love, he finds something even more meaningful. One might wonder, what is more, meaningful than love? Qutban Suhravardi believes that the answer to this burning question lies in the story of Mirigavati itself.

The Magic Doe and the Prince of Chandragiri

खिलजी वंश के सबसे महत्वाकांक्षी, सफल और चर्चित सुल्तान अलाउद्दीन ख़िलजी ने गद्दी हासिल करने के लिए उन्हीं से दग़ा कर दी जिन्होंने उस पर सबसे ज़्यादा विश्वास किया था।

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The barrister who returned from a foreign land with dreams of fighting against colonialism was loved by the entire country. So much so that most considered him a father figure. The Maha Atma was today formally given the title of Father of the Nation.

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Sarla Thakral, the first woman in India to receive an "A" licence in piloting an aircraft solo for 1000 hours, passed away today in 2008. She could not pursue her career as a commercial pilot due to the Second World War. 

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Whether it is Baby Boomers, Millennials, or Gen Z, it is never the fertility rates or life expectancy stats that were counted but the ever-increasing world population, that sets the bar high for many such generations to survive on this planet.

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Would you consider the All India Muslim League a communal party? Of course, you would as it is the prevailing notion. However, looking at the history of the league there seems to be more than religion at play here. 

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The second wave of Covid-19 wreaked havoc in India, from a shortage of oxygen to the unavailability of hospital beds. It was one of the darkest times in the history of the country, with chaos and calamity running amok. In today's stories, we’ll see the heart-wrenching struggles that the people of India went through during the second wave and how India persevered through these dark times and what we lost!

Horrors of the Second Wave 

Death, first of 59, then of thousands and finally of 11! The game of gore is beguiling but it always raises a question on our morals and humanity. Which one of these deaths is justified is a never-ending debate!

Degrading Humanity

The year was 1954, and India needed an organisation to promote its languages. India’s vast tradition of dozens of languages and thousands of dialects needed to be preserved, and so far there was not any central institution with the power or responsibility to do so.

The concern was that despite being ostensibly separate from the Union government of India, it still needed to rely on the government to be able to draw that many authors, poets and playwrights to its doorstep. Thus, autonomy was emphasised.

The name Sahitya Akademi was chosen to christen this Academy of Letters, as S. Radhakrishnan noted in his speech on the foundation, that, “Sahitya” was from Sanskrit, and “Academy” from Greek, and the venture they were trying to establish was thus universal in its aspirations. It would not be restrictive, but rather an assembly of all those interested in literature - creative and critical kinds.

The goals of the Akademi were set out to be the recognition of people with achievement in literature, encouraging the ones who show more promise and to improve standards of literature and its critique.

It publishes bibliographies, critical editions of works, compilations of an author’s work, and translations of works to the 24 languages it is supposed to, under the Indian Constitution. Furthermore, it holds seminars, national and international, for discussion on Indian literature, an annual festival to hand out the Sahitya Akademi Award, the highest in Indian literature, and also organises public interactions with published Indian authors.

Various novelists, playwrights, poets and budding authors visit the doors of the Akademi for either inspiration, interactions, or a challenge. With a long and diverse tradition of works, The Sahitya Akademi has its work cut out for itself, and it remains to be seen how they succeed in it.

The only Akademi Awards that matter in India; Source: Wikipedia

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Literature

The Sahitya Akademi, for preserving, translating, publishing and circulating literature in 24 Indian languages, was formed today in 1954. It remains the premier literature Institution in India.

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