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Zehra Kazmi

Zehra Kazmi

Zehra Kazmi works for the Hindustan Times’ website. She writes on gender, literature and art, history and popular culture.

Articles by Zehra Kazmi

Kathua rape, murder exposes ‘India’s religious friction’, says foreign media

Activists of the National Panthers Party burn tyres and shout slogans during a protest demanding, among other things, a federal probe into the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua.

Updated on Apr 13, 2018 08:04 IST

Delhi weekend: Exhibition on Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

The exhibition is being conducted by Delhi Craft Council.

Updated on Apr 7, 2018 03:44 IST

Old Hindi songs are embedded in my soul, says pianist Brian Silas

Brian Silas at his home in Delhi. ‘If even one person is listening, he will play happily,’ says wife Ravinder Kaur.

Updated on Mar 27, 2018 11:57 IST

This weekend in Delhi: Actor Pankaj Kapur’s dramatic reading of a poignant tale

Dopehri began as an experiment, but Theatron, the theatre company Kapur founded with wife and thespian actor Supriya Pathak, has already done 43 shows.

Updated on Mar 10, 2018 03:14 IST

Imperial Delhi: How the British built a ‘New Delhi’ at the cost of the old

Raisina Hill, which lies to the south of Shahjahanabad, was chosen as the site for the Viceroy’s Lodge and Secretariat buildings.

Updated on Jan 30, 2018 16:03 IST

Feroze Shah Kotla: A Tughlaq king’s citadel now ruled by djinns

In 1354 AD, Firoz Shah abandoned Tughlaqabad and Jahanpanah in Mehrauli, and founded a new city, Firuzabad, on the banks of the Yamuna. The move was necessitated by an acute water shortage in the old city.

Updated on Jan 25, 2018 09:34 IST

No cub reporter: Meet the 11-year-old US journalist who runs her own newspaper

Eleven-year-old Hilde Lysiak is a reporter and brings out her own paper called Orange Street News, in Pennsylvania, United States.

Updated on Dec 5, 2017 09:18 IST

#MeToo: Does it take a Twitter trend to know women are harassed every day?

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the 89th Academy Awards in Hollywood on February 26, 2017. Weinstein is accused of molesting and harassing several women in his career as a Hollywood mogul,.

Updated on Oct 17, 2017 12:33 IST

It was molestation at BHU and not ‘eve-teasing’: Mind your language, Mr vice chancellor

A protest on Saturday by the students of Banaras Hindu University against the molestation of a student inside the campus, in Varanasi.

Updated on Sep 26, 2017 13:29 IST

Delhi weekend: The Delhi International Jazz fest is here

Canadian saxophonist P.J. Perry at an earlier edition of the Delhi jazz festival.

Updated on Sep 23, 2017 07:37 IST

Aunty ki Ghanti: How a Quint reporter was targeted by online mobs for calling out song’s misogyny

Omprakash Mishra, the rapper behind ‘Aunty ki Ghanti’.

Updated on Sep 17, 2017 17:01 IST

Who are the Rohingya, why are they called ‘security threat’ and ‘nowhere people’

Rohingya refugees shelter from the rain in a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 17, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

Updated on Sep 18, 2017 10:05 IST

No cover for Trump: Time, Economist, New Yorker open fire over white supremacy defence

Updated on Aug 18, 2017 14:50 IST

Delhi accident victim: Why don’t people step forward to help? It’s the ‘bystander effect’

Narendra Kumar, who lay on the road for 12 hours after his accident, before a PCR van found him. Not a single passerby helped him, instead, people stopped to steal his phone and money.

Updated on Aug 18, 2017 14:57 IST

Review: Jasmine and Jinns by Sadia Dehlvi

Author Sadia Dehlvi at a market in Delhi.

Updated on Aug 19, 2017 06:16 IST

Hollow tokenism or Dalit empowerment: How media reported Ram Nath Kovind’s path to presidency

Ram Nath Kovind

Updated on Apr 25, 2018 09:16 IST

Humour is the weapon of mystery man behind Facebook’s Humans of Hindutva page

A screenshot of Humans of Hindutva , a parody Facebook page that targets the extreme right through satire and humour.

Updated on Jul 17, 2017 05:57 IST

Indian Muslim woman: She is looking within and stepping out

Factors contributing to low enrolment and high incidence of drop outs among Muslim girls were poverty, absence of separate girls schools, conservative attitudes and early marriages.

Updated on Apr 25, 2018 07:48 IST

‘India didn’t win’: How Pakistan media reacted to ICJ order on Kulbhushan Jadhav

File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who is on death row in Pakistan on charges of espionage.

Updated on May 19, 2017 11:05 IST

Ek Mulaqat: The unfinished love story of Amrita Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi

Deepti Naval and Shekhar Suman essay the roles of poets Amrita Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi in this play that explores their relationship through the lens of one fateful meeting.

Updated on Apr 29, 2017 11:12 IST

Remember Mile Sur Mera Tumhara? Here’s why it is trending on Twitter

A still from Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, Doordarshan’s short film celebrating India’s diversity.

Updated on Apr 18, 2017 07:56 IST

India to fix portion sizes in hotels, here’s how the world curbs food wastage

Countries across the world are adopting different measures to tackle food wastage.

Updated on Apr 11, 2017 14:35 IST

‘What’s your salary?’ Why New York banned employers from asking this question

Updated on Apr 7, 2017 12:45 IST

‘Yes, Muslims condemn terror’: This woman proves it with 712-page Google doc

Heraa Hashmi, 19, is behind Muslimscondemn.com, a database that records Muslims denouncing terror.

Updated on Apr 1, 2017 12:54 IST

‘Why him’ vs ‘Why not’: Foreign media on Adityanath’s selection as UP CM

BJP leader Yogi Adityanath is known for his controversial speeches and Hindutva rhetoric.

Updated on Mar 20, 2017 07:55 IST

Endorsement of Modi, currency ban: How foreign media reacted to Modi’s win

International news outlets interpret the BJP’s sweeping win as a whole-hearted endorsement of Modi and his policies.

Updated on Mar 12, 2017 16:45 IST

Delhi Metro will soon play music on Airport Line: Here is our wishlist

Delhi Metro is planning to play ambient music at its Airport Line stations, after a survey of its commuters revealed that 80% would prefer light music.

Updated on Mar 3, 2017 11:09 IST

The Oscar for the best tweet goes to: 11 funny takes on Academy Awards goof-up

Updated on Feb 27, 2017 10:05 IST

In 10 days, Pakistan has seen 7 terror attacks, death toll at 126

A man mourns the death of a relative who was killed in a suicide blast at the shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, on February 18, in Sehwan Sharif, Pakistan's southern Sindh province.

Updated on Feb 23, 2017 09:10 IST

Trump as ‘insurgent’, ‘dubious’: US president imagined on magazine covers

US President Donald Trump found himself on the cover of many a magazine this month, but some may not please him.

Updated on Feb 10, 2017 13:12 IST

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