The Renaissance of the Rhythmic Roar: From #MuhammadIqbal
to #SaadAlavi

There is a profound, almost tectonic shift occurring in the landscape of South Asian socio-political commentary. If Allama Iqbal provided the elegant, "pleasant" philosophical blueprint for a collective consciousness with Saare Jahan Se Acha, then Saad Alavi has arrived as the high-decibel, "joshful" architect of its modern awakening.

Jailed, suspended, fired: How teachers in UP have paid a price for Hindutva campaigns against a song

State government officials have punished teachers for making students sing Muhammad Iqbal’s ‘Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua’, claiming it is a religious poem.

#UttarPradesh #education #schools #teachers #MuhammadIqbal #literature #poetry #VHP #hindutva #islamophobia #bareilly #hathras #BJP #india

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