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Music: A complete package!

Music: A complete package!

Music is the medicine of the mind. Music is something that is becoming very important part of life. It is around us everywhere; what we need is an open mind to hear it. From the regular honking done by the automobiles to the falling of leaves from the trees in autumn season; there is music; in fact everywhere. Physics, Chemistry and Math, this is what most of the students are asked to put their efforts. They … Read entire article »

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M.F. Hussain: Qatar’s Win Is India’s Loss.

M.F. Hussain: Qatar’s Win Is India’s Loss.

After becoming the target of Hindu Nationalist, M.F. Hussain, the wealthiest and famous painter of India, went on exile to Dubai. He was accused for portraying Hindu goddess in nude form. The Hindu nationalist accused him in court of “promoting enmity” among faiths, and offered a reward for his murder. M.F. Hussain had no other option other than to leave India. M.F. Hussain who has been called as “Picasso of India” has contributed a lot to … Read entire article »

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Sufi Fever Grips Bollywood

Sufi Fever Grips Bollywood

Sufism in the words of the renowned Darqawi Sufi teacher Ahmad ibn Ajiba, “a science through which one can know how to travel into the presence of the Divine, purify one’s inner self from filth, and beautify it with a variety of praiseworthy traits.” As the history of Islamic religious sciences tells us, religious commandments were not written down during the early days of Islam; rather, the practice and oral circulation of commandments related to belief, … Read entire article »

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