In this episode of Karvaan India Spotlight, we unpack the meaning behind a court-ordered pause that is being widely mischaracterised as a ban. What does a judicial stay actually signify? How does it differ from censorship? And why does that distinction matter in today’s charged media climate? We examine the legal reasoning, the institutional process, and the larger political economy around grievance cinema. Beyond the headlines, this conversation situates the court’s intervention within a broader debate on freedom of expression, due process, and the monetisation of controversy. This is not outrage. It is analysis. One issue. No noise. Just clarity. Support independent journalism. Support Karvaan India. https://www.karvaanindia.com/support-us #KarvaanIndia #JudicialPause #FreedomOfExpression #MediaEthics #GrievanceCinema #Spotlight #IndependentJournalism #DueProcess

Description: Gaza is facing unprecedented devastation. Tens of thousands have been reported killed. Millions displaced. Civilian infrastructure shattered. Legal scrutiny at The Hague. Emergency sessions at the United Nations. At the same time, India has deepened and consolidated its strategic partnership with Israel. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent outreach signals not hesitation, but alignment. How did India move from consistent solidarity with Palestinian statehood to calibrated abstentions and now strategic caution? What does this shift mean for India’s global positioning, its ties with the Global South, and its own diplomatic doctrine? This video examines the humanitarian context, the legal developments, and the geopolitical calculations shaping India’s stance today. If you believe journalism must slow down to see clearly, support independent work. Support Karvaan India: https://www.karvaanindia.com/support #Gaza #IndiaIsrael #NarendraModi #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #GlobalSouth #KarvaanIndia

A tribute to one of Urdu poetry’s most beloved voices, Qateel Shifai, the poet who bridged two worlds, romance and realism, pain and grace, cinema and classical verse. From deeply personal ghazals to immortal film lyrics, his words travelled across generations, carrying the fragrance of longing, memory and quiet rebellion. His poetry was not merely written, it was felt, lived and sung. This video revisits the journey of a poet who belonged to both do jahan, the intimate world of emotion and the vast world of collective experience. If you believe in preserving and celebrating literature, culture and meaningful storytelling, support Karvaan, a platform committed to thoughtful narratives and creative expression. Support Karvaan here: https://www.karvaanindia.com/support-us #QateelShifai #UrduPoetry #DoJahanonKeShayar #Ghazal #UrduAdab #PoetryLovers #Literature #Karvaan #Shayari #SouthAsianLiterature #CulturalLegacy #PoetryTribute

On the night of 23 February 1991, in the twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora in Kupwara district of Kashmir, a counter-insurgency operation turned into one of the most contested and painful human rights allegations in the history of the conflict. Villagers alleged that mass sexual violence was carried out during the cordon-and-search operation. What followed was denial, silence, intimidation, and a long struggle for justice. In this episode, we revisit Kunan Poshpora not as a slogan, but as lived memory. We examine the official response, the legal battle led by survivors, the role of civil society, and the way this incident continues to shape conversations around accountability, gendered violence, and impunity in conflict zones. This is an attempt to listen carefully, report responsibly, and remember truthfully. If you value independent journalism that asks difficult questions and gives space to unheard voices, support our work and subscribe to the channel. Support Karvaan : https://www.karvaanindia.com/support-us #KunanPoshpora #Kashmir #HumanRights #IndependentJournalism

Syed Nasir Raza Kazmi was born on 8 December 1925 in Ambala, in undivided India, into a family that cherished education and literature. Steeped early in the richness of Persian and Urdu classics, he developed a sensibility that would later redefine the modern ghazal. But it was the upheaval of 1947 that marked him most profoundly. Partition tore him away from his birthplace and brought him to Lahore, a city that became both sanctuary and symbol in his poetry. The wound of migration, the memory of what was lost, and the fragile hope of rebuilding life in an unfamiliar landscape echo through his verses. In this video, we explore how displacement shaped Nasir Kazmi’s poetic voice and how solitude, longing, and quiet resilience became the defining textures of his ghazal. Subscribe to Karvaan India for more literary reflections and in-depth explorations of South Asian writers and their worlds. #nasirkazmi #urdupoetry #india #pakistan #education #partition

Iran has warned the United States that it is prepared to fight even as diplomatic efforts continue in Geneva. What began as nuclear negotiations is now shadowed by military signalling, regional anxiety, and rising economic risk. In this episode of Karvaan India’s Spotlight, we break down: • What happened during the Geneva talks • Why tensions between Iran and the U.S. are escalating • The role of Israel and regional powers • How oil markets and the global economy could be affected • What this means for South Asia and India As diplomacy struggles to hold ground, the world watches whether dialogue can prevent a larger conflict. Watch till the end for a clear, grounded analysis without noise. Support independent journalism: https://www.karvaanindia.com/support-us #Iran #UnitedStates #IranUS #GenevaTalks #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #Israel #NuclearDeal #OilPrices #GlobalEconomy #India #WorldNews #KarvaanIndia

The Supreme Court of India has intervened in a series of alleged forcible exhumations involving tribal Christians in southern Chhattisgarh, passing an interim order that restrains any further disturbance of graves until the matter is fully heard. #chattisgarh #christian #christianity #grave #graveyard #funeral #hindutva #

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have revised provisions in the national penal framework that define the threshold for prosecutable domestic violence. According to reporting from Kabul and assessments by international human rights organisations, the revised wording specifies that certain forms of domestic “discipline” do not constitute a criminal offence if they do not result in “broken bones or open wounds.” #taliban #afghanistan #domesticviolenceawareness #genderequality #women #southasia

Topic: Do Liberals Moralize the Oppressed? Speaker: Rahul Sonpimple, Former Student Leader at JNU In conversation with: Asad Ashraf (Founder, Karvaan India) Hosted by: Karvaan India Date/Time: November 08, 2020 | 08:00 PM Type: Zoom Conversation Video: Sarim Ashrafi For more stories visit https://www.karvaanindia.com Follow us on Social Media https://www.faceboook.com/thekarvaanindia https://www.instagram.com/karvaanindia https://www.twitter.com/karvaanindia

Topic: Delhi February 2020: Riot or Pogrom? Speaker: MR Shamshad In conversation with: Asad Ashraf (Founder, Karvaan India) Hosted by: Karvaan India Date/Time: July 25, 2020 | 08:30 PM Type: Zoom Conversation Video: Sarim Ashrafi For more stories visit https://www.karvaanindia.com Follow us on Social Media https://www.faceboook.com/thekarvaanindia https://www.instagram.com/karvaanindia https://www.twitter.com/karvaanindia #DelhiViolence #AntiCAAProtests

About the Books -------------------------------- A young District Collector is posted to one of the furthest outposts of rural Rajasthan and finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into the lives and troubles of the common people there. Then one day, with the help of a mysterious musician, the Sarangiya, he has an encounter with beauty in its purest, most absolute form – an encounter that precipitates a dangerous descent. The pages from the journal he keeps are combined with the narratives of various people around him to create a compelling account of his slide away from reality Can too much love be a dangerous thing? Bhaunri is married, as is the custom in her tribe of nomadic blacksmiths, when she is still a child. When she is finally sent away to her husband’s home as a young woman, she finds herself drawn deeply and powerfully towards the gruff and handsome Bheema. Bheema, however, is far from the ideal husband, and when he strays one time too many, Bhaunri’s love for him begins to fester and grow into something dark and fearsome. This is a story of obsessive love and the destructive power of desire. -------------------------------- About the Author -------------------------------- Anukrti Upadhyay has post-graduate degrees in Management and Literature, and a graduate degree in Law. She writes in both English and Hindi; Daura and Bhaunri are her first publications in English. In her other life, she worked in a global investment bank as a Compliance and Risk Officer. She divides her time between Mumbai and Singapore. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organized by --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karvaan India in collaboration with Harper Collins India At Karvaan Open Studio, Abdul Rab Apartment, Ghaffar Manzil Colony, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi, 110025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit and follow us at --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Webiste: https://www.karvaanindia.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarvaanIndia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karvaanindia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarvaninIndia/

URDU HAI JISKA NAAM is a six weekend course that helps you to learn read and write the celebrated language of Urdu using a blend of Technology Literature and Cinema. Batch Size: 25 Each Program Coordinator: Tanzil Rahman Tanzil Rahman is a poet and an entrepreneur based in New Delhi. He is the co-founder of Karvaan and facilitates an Urdu learning program at Karvaan. Professionally he runs a consulting firm named Stepping Cloud and is an alumnus of AMU and IIM Bangalore. Learning Plan Session Topic 1 A brief history of Urdu Understanding the Alphabet • Urdu- The historical perspective • Key Stages in the development of Urdu • Introduction to Urdu Alphabets and Phonetics • Joining alphabets to form words 2 Build your vocabulary – Tools and Tips Writing Urdu – Tools and Tips • Introduction to Urdu Dictionary • Tips on building vocabulary • Writing using pen and paper • Technology aids for writing – virtual keyboards / dictaton • Assignment - Writing Practice 3 Understanding the Urdu Grammar Urdu Reading – Tools and Tips • Key elements of Urdu Grammar • Singular / Plural • Masculine / Feminine • Introduction to Reading • Tips for reading • Technology aids for writing – virtual keyboards - Transliteration / Audio • Assignment - Reading Practice 4 Assessment 1- Quiz Time / Basics of the language • Team based Quiz Competition on learnings from prior 3 sessions 5 Reading Comprehension – Pieces from Urdu Literature • Reading selected pieces from short stories / poems / satire • Reviewing Common pronunciation issues • Write what you read 6 Reading Comprehension – Pieces from Urdu Literature • Reading selected pieces from short stories / poems / satire • Understanding the meaning and theme • Write what you read 7 Write and recite your own song Recommended Readings – For future • Situational Song Writing • Recite what you wrote • Recommended Readings 8 Assessment 2- Final Performance • This will be in the form of a performance where each individual has to write / read / perform either solo or group. It can be a Short play / Skit, Daastan-goi / Talk / Mushaira etc Workshop details https://www.karvaanindia.com/urdu-workshop-registration/

Aaghaz - e- Nau- is a Poem dedicated to the times we are living in written by Tanzil Rahman. आग़ाज़-ए-नौ चलो ख़्वाबों की फिर से कश्तियाँ खोलें चलो फिर बादबाँ खोलें बहुत दिन ख़ौफ़ की आग़ोश में रहते रहे हैं हम ज़मीनें तंग होने की सज़ा सहते रहे हैं हम चलो फिर से नया कोई आसमाँ खोलें उम्मीदों का जहाँ खोलें वही क़िस्से पुराने सुनके हम बेज़ार हैं इस बार हमारी रूह प्यासी और दिल बीमार हैं इस बार चलो रंगीँ नयी एक दास्ताँ खोलें नया कहने को कुछ अपनी ज़बाँ खोलें कोई कब तक रहेगा क़ैद अपनी कम-ख़याली में करेगा तोहमतें बर्दाश्त कब तक ख़स्ता-हाली में चलो फिर ज़ात के ज़िंदाँ से कोई आस्ताँ खोलें जमा कर सारे अशकों को नया एक गुलिस्ताँ खोलें हवाएँ तेज़ हैं तूफ़ान घर तक आ गया शायद सरा-सीमा है अक़्ल , हेजान सर तक आ गया शायद नया बरग-ओ-गया ढूँढें जहां एक आशियाँ खोलें लगा कर इश्क़ के पर ला-मकाँ खोलें آغازِ نو چلو خوابوں کی پھر سے کشتیاں کھولیں چلو پھر باد باں کھولیں بہت دن خوف کی آغوش میں رہتے رہے ہیں ہم زمینیں تنگ ہونے کی سزا سہتے رہے ہیں ہم چلو پھر سے نیا کوئ آسماں کھولیں امیدوں کا جہاں کھولیں وہی قصے پرانے سن کے ہم بیزار ہیں اس بار ہماری روح پیاسی اور دل بیمار ہیں اس بار چلو رنگییں نئی اک داستاں کھولیں نیا کہنے کو کچھ اپنی زباں کھولیں کوئ کب تک رہے گا قید اپنی کم خیالی میں کرے گا تہمتیں برداشت کب تک خستہ حالی میں چلو پھر ذات کے زنداں سے کوئ آستاں کھولیں جمع کر سارے اشکوں کو نیا اک گلستاں کھولیں ہوائیں تیز ہیں طوفان گھر تک آگیا شائد سراسیمہ ہے عقل ، ہیجان سر تک آگیا شاید نیا برگ و گیا ڈھونڈیں جہاں کوئ آشیاں کھولیں لگا کر عشق کے پر لامکاں کھولیں

Vishnu Gupta of the Hindu Sena talks to Asad Ashraf about his dreams of a Hindu Nation, love for Donald Trump and why the organization paid tributes to Queen Victoria. He has recently also submitted a memorandum to the Government of India seeking a ban on the Holy Book Quran.

Reminiscent of the ‘City of Djinns’ (William Dalrymple), a site filled with the spirituality of wandering saints and fakirs, the fortress is one of the few unexplored, non-conventional places of ritual worship. A curious paradox of believers and non-believers flood this site on a regular basis, perhaps due to a reason that goes beyond the boundaries of logic or maybe it’s just for the uncertainty and thrill of a mystic place belonging to a more fantastical universe. The believers write letters to the resident djinns with the hope of appeasing their wants and gaining miraculous wishes in return. Offerings of milk, sweets, fruits, and meats are made on a regular basis as you walk along, dark old walls stuck with coins, which reflect the desires of their devout hearts. It stands witness to the countless deepest, darkest secrets that believers divulge in their pursuit of faith. Some even stand by their stories of being miraculously cured from physical ailments and recovering from cases written off by most of the well-reputed doctors the city has to offer. Hence, it’s no surprise that the place is also a house to regular exorcist practices. It is a space where rationality and science find themselves bowing their heads in defeat.

About the Book --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forty-years have passed since the Jyoti Basu-led Left Front government in West Bengal resorted to savage means to evict Hindu refugees from an island – known as Marichjhapi in the Sundarbans, situated 75 kilometres east of Kolkata. According to survivors’ estimation, the operation might have led to as many as 10,000 deaths. The massacre that took place in 1979 is a horrifying instance of human rights violations. Journalist Deep Halder’s book Blood Island: An Oral History of the Marichjhapi Massacre serves as a reminder of the tragedy, which has practically disappeared from public memory. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organized by --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karvaan India At K-Café, Abdul Rab Apartment, Ghaffar Manzil Colony, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi, 110025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit and follow us at --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Webiste: https://www.karvaanindia.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarvaanIndia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karvaanindia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarvaninIndia/

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Book --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But You don’t Look like a Muslim is a collection of essays by writer, critic and literary historian, Rakhshanda Jalil. Through these essays, Jalil interrogates religious identity and tries to understand how the interplay of culture, traditions and most importantly faith moulds an individual, as well as their perceived identity by the society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Author --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Rakhshanda Jalil (born 21 July 1963) is a well known Indian writer, critic and literary historian. She is best known for much-acclaimed book on Delhi's lesser-known monuments called Invisible City: The hidden Monuments of India and a well-received collection of short stories, called Release & Other Stories (Harper Collins, 2011). Her PhD. on the Progressive Writers' Movement as Reflected in Urdu Literature has been published by Oxford University Press as Liking Progress, Loving Change (2014).Rakhshanda Jalil runs an organization called Hindustani Awaaz, devoted to the popularization of Hindi-Urdu literature and culture. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organized by --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karvaan India At K-Café, Abdul Rab Apartment, Ghaffar Manzil Colony, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi, 110025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit and follow us at --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Webiste: https://www.karvaanindia.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarvaanIndia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karvaanindia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarvaninIndia/