Category: India

Lucknow: Metaphor Lucknow Literature Festival hosted two captivating sessions celebrating literary translation and the city’s enduring cultural heritage. The first session, “Pustak Lokarpan: Main Tumse Kuch Kehna Chahti Hoon,” marked the release of the Hindi translation of select short stories by Nobel Laureate Alice Munro. Translator Anand Yashpal discussed the challenges of preserving Munro’s nuanced portrayal of human relationships and emotional depth while adapting her work for Hindi readers. He highlighted how literary translation bridges cultures, offering insights into the delicate craft of conveying narrative rhythms, cultural contexts, and emotional…

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 Lucknow: Metaphor Lucknow Literature Festival hosted an evocative evening celebrating two distinct yet deeply resonant literary journeys—honouring the timeless genius of Mirza Ghalib and exploring modern narrative complexities through Milan Vohra’s writing. In The Essential Ghalib session, literary critic, translator, and bilingual poet Anisur Rahman discussed the enduring relevance of Ghalib’s poetry with poet and performer Amitabh Singh Baghel. Prof Rahman, whose latest book The Essential Ghalib is a HarperCollins bestseller in Asian Literary category, explored the process of translating Ghalib’s Urdu Rekhta into English, highlighting the poet’s philosophical depth,…

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Lucknow: Metaphor LitFest hosted an illuminating session titled “Munshi Naval Kishore: A Legacy Reignited”, featuring Nita Dube, Himanshu Bajpai, Chander Prakash, Amina Hasan, and Gaurav Vatsa. The panel traced the remarkable journey of Munshi Naval Kishore—publisher, nationalist, entrepreneur, and one of India’s foremost custodians of knowledge. Chander Prakash opened the session, reflecting on the honour of revisiting a legacy he grew up with. Nita Dube narrated Munshi ji’s early life: born in a small village, educated by a learned grandfather, and trained in Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, and Persian. At 15,…

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Lucknow: Metaphor LitFest’s Lawn session titled “Crime Ka Paatal Lok” offered a riveting exploration of organised crime in India, featuring renowned crime writer and filmmaker Manoj Rajan Tripathi in conversation with journalist Zeenat Siddiqui. Tripathi, known for his work on films such as Mulk and Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge, shared decades of investigative insight into the dark corridors of India’s criminal underworld. Tripathi recounted how a story he was covering shifted from Banaras to Kashmir, only to be overshadowed by the live televised murder of politician Atiq Ahmed. He detailed…

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Lucknow: Reacting to the appointment of Pankaj Chaudhary as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttar Pradesh state president, Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi  alleged that the BJP’s “anti-backward class character” has repeatedly come to the fore. Awasthi said that issues such as caste census and social justice, raised by the Congress and Rahul Gandhi to ensure the welfare, empowerment and proper representation of backward communities, have been met with silence by the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He claimed that despite these issues directly impacting the lives of backward classes, the…

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Hyderabad: Samajwadi Party National President and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has said that India needs politics of “vision” rather than “division”, asserting that his party believes in development-oriented and progressive politics. Addressing a press conference after the Vision India AI Summit in Hyderabad, Yadav alleged that the BJP was indulging in divisive politics and said such tendencies must be stopped to safeguard national unity. Yadav said rapid technological changes are taking place across the world and the benefits of technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), should reach everyone…

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Jaipur: Rajasthan once again asserted its strong presence on India’s national innovation map with the launch of the Rajasthan DigiFest and TiE Global Hackathon. The hackathon was organised at Vivekananda Global University (VGU), Jaipur, as part of Rajasthan DigiFest 2025 and the 10th TiE Global Summit, bringing together young innovators, startups and technology enthusiasts from across the country. The initiative is being driven under the visionary leadership of Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, reflecting the state’s firm commitment to promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and a future-ready startup ecosystem. As part of…

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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC), one of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s most ambitious projects, is rapidly taking concrete shape and positioning the state as a major hub for defence manufacturing. So far, land has been allotted to 62 companies across the corridor, paving the way for nearly ₹12,000 crore in investment and the creation of over 14,000 direct jobs. Launched with the vision of making India self-reliant in defence and aerospace manufacturing, the corridor has witnessed steady progress. A total of 977.54 hectares of land has already…

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~ Limited-period offers and credit card EMI benefits up to ₹20,000 across India India: Ather Energy, one of India’s leading electric two-wheeler manufacturers, announced the third edition of its month-long initiative, a program offering attractive cash discounts, EMI offers, and extended battery warranty options. Ather Electric December will be applicable for select Ather scooters. Now in its third year, the initiative focuses on solving a common year-end concern in the auto industry: buyers delaying purchases due to perceived value loss at the turn of the calendar year. Ather counters this by…

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Lucknow: The third session of the Metaphor Literature Festival, titled “Baaten Ghazlon-Nazmon Ki”, brought together eminent poets Amitabh Singh Baghel, Chandra Shekhar Verma, and Anisur Rahman for a captivating discussion on the traditions, history, and spiritual depth of Urdu poetry. Opening the session, Anisur Rahman remarked, “Just as in the previous session we spoke about healing diseases, poetry too can heal a patient.” He highlighted the importance of distinguishing between the two primary forms of Urdu poetry—nazm and ghazal—noting that while difficult, understanding this distinction is essential. Rahman also referenced…

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