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How a Pune woman made death wait while she collected, translated Sufi Sindhi poetry
Pune-based researcher and author Charu Gidwani had been singularly captivated by Sarmast and the constellation of other Sufi ...
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OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why are the verses of Jalaluddin Rumi such a best-seller in materialistic US? | Farrukh Dhondy
The “translations” of Rumi that make it to the best-seller list are by various Americans, among them a gentleman called ...
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New book explores the misunderstood legacy of Persian poet Jalal-al-Din Rumi in the West
A New Collection' by Farrukh Dhondy will be released on 2 April on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching ...
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8 Rumi poems to uplift students with wisdom during testing times
8 Chanakya Sutras to lead students to su... 8 reasons why studying too hard is ruini ...
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How Shams and Rumi met—the union that sprung the poet’s ‘Diwan-e-Shams’
He seems to say that he had encountered Rumi in Damascus, after the death of his father Baha-al-din Valad and before Rumi ...
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‘The Beloved is my eternal sun’: A new translation of Rumi’s poetry and parables by Farrukh Dhondy
And danced to the melodies of desire. O Rabab, singing minstrel of the dunes, Before your melodies my poor heart swoons You are desire’s spy, whispering sands The secrets of the heart are in ...
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Delhi’s Sufi Heritage Festival Journeys Into Sufism’s Mystical Soul
Writer and poet Saumya Kulshrestha launched Delhi’s Sufi Heritage Festival by reciting ... by performers celebrating the works of Iqbal, Rumi, and Faiz in individual styles in innovative ...