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The national question of Sri Lanka, which simply means the ethnic issue, is the most sensitive and controversial topic in the current political climate. Yet, it has to be confronted and resolved if there is to be a radical or fundamental change in the way the country is being run since in...
This article discusses some of the most influential poets, including: Shawqi of Egypt, Tagore of India, Rusafi of Iraq, Yeats of Ireland, Iqbal of Pakistan, Greenberg of pre-State Israel, and Kipling, the 'poet of empire'. In contrast with other empires, many poets were inspired by ...
1. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life: soldiers and nurses who were heroes in an unpopular war. 2. A person noted for special achievement in a particular field: the heroes of medicine. See Synonyms at ...
The Timeless Wisdom of Allama Iqbal: 10 Powerful Urdu Couplets September 23, 2024 International, Urdu 0 Allama Iqbal, the visionary poet-philosopher, is one of Urdu literature’s towering figures. His poetry is a profound exploration of selfhood, spirituality, freedom, and the potential of hu...
The idea that the great national hero of the hour had arrested a wrongdoer with his own hand doubtless had its weight with the police, who are not without elements of the journalist. View in context The Irish first of all were jealous, for they said that Ossian was an Irish poet, that...
She recalls the Pakistanis Calling her works the authentic Punjabi, whereas in Punjab the Punjabi of Pakistan is considered authentic. She says that sometimes we don’t find equivalents in English, but the opposite can also happen. Ashutosh Potdar says that it is not just about spoken text, ...
One particular legend associated with this festival deals with the famous 4th century Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. It is said that in his despair of getting dumped by his wife, he planned to end his life by jumping in a river. The Goddess Saraswati emerged from those waters before he could go ...
This dark but delightful parable about the foolishness of war is illustrated throughout in striking drawings by Grant Silverstein, and translated into rhyming verse by the award-winning poet and translator A.E. Stallings. [Despite the poem's humorous tone, there are some grisly bits of frog-...
Guatemala name: "Himno Nacional de Guatemala" (National Anthem of Guatemala)lyrics/music: Jose Joaquin PALMA/Rafael Alvarez OVALLEnote: adopted 1897, modified lyrics adopted 1934; Cuban poet Jose Joaquin PALMA anonymously submitted lyrics to a public contest calling for a national anthem; his author...