Tag: poet
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What is truth behind Javed Akhtar’s recent post?
Renowned scriptwriter, poet, and lyricist Javed Akhtar’s X (formerly Twitter) account was hacked, according to Indian media reports. Hackers took over Akhtar’s account and posted a message about the Indian team for the 2024 Olympics. The 79-year-old, who frequently shares his thoughts on X, informed his followers about the hack on Sunday night. Once he…
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Palestinian poet Dr. Refaat Alareer killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
Palestinian poet, writer, literature professor, and activist Dr. Refaat Alareer was killed in an Israeli airstrike, announced on Thursday evening. “My heart is broken, my friend and colleague Refaat Alareer was killed with his family a few minutes ago,” wrote his friend, the Gazan poet, Mosab Abu Toha. Breaking, my heart is broken, my friend…
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Poet Rupi Kaur rejects White House invitation for Diwali citing ‘genocide’ of Palestinians
Canadian poet and illustrator Rupi Kaur has released a statement on her X account, announcing that she rejected an invitation from the White House for Diwali. In her statement, the ‘Milk And Honey’ writer said she rejected the invite because of USA’s active participation in the genocide of Gaza. The Palestinian death toll has risen…
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120-year-old chocolate found in poet’s personal belongings
A 120-year-old box of chocolate has been found from the personal collection of the late poet and journalist A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson by the staff at the National Library of Australia (NLA). Conservators at the NLA unearthed the sweet treats in a souvenir chocolate tin that was given to soldiers by Queen Victoria during the Boer…