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Amroha Newsmakers Keeping the Tradition Alive

Amroha’s Muslim family in Amroha upholds generations-old tradition of crafting Holi caps

8th Mar, 2025

A Muslim family in Amroha's Batwal has been keeping a unique tradition alive for generations — crafting vibrant caps for the Hindu festival of Holi. Their handcrafted creations, adorned with bright colours and festive inscriptions, are an integral part of Holi celebrations across multiple cities.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/amrohas-muslim-family-in-amroha-upholds-generations-old-tradition-of-crafting-holi-caps/articleshow/118808612.cms

Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi Awarded Vigyan Shri Award

22nd Aug, 2024

The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu presented the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar-2024 at an award ceremony at Gantantra Mandap, Rashtrapati Bhavan. In the first edition of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, 33 awards were presented to distinguished scientists in four categories - Vigyan Ratna, Vigyan Shri, Vigyan Yuva, and Vigyan Team.

Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi, National Science Chair, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow: Prof. Naqvi is an outstanding Biogeochemical Oceanographer with national and international recognition. His pioneering research work had an enduring disruptive impact on oceanography. He was awarded Vigyan Shri.

On Ghulam Mohammed's Death Anniversary Tajdar Amrohi Unveils His Musical Legacy beyond Pakeezah

17th Mar, 2024

In and exclusive interview with Zoom, Tajdar Amrohi, son of Pakeezah director Kamal Amrohi discusses the enduring impact of Ghulam Mohammed's compositions and his father visionary impact on preserving his legacy...

https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/on-ghulam-mohammeds-death-anniversary-tajdar-amrohi-unveils-his-musical-legacy-beyond-pakeezah-exclusive-article-108561950

Zubair Rizvi Lived and Died Glorifying Urdu Language

21st Dec, 2023

It was February 21, 2016. A seminar on Urdu was in progress in the Qamar Rais Hall of Delhi Urdu Academy of Delhi. The president of the Urdu Academy Zubair Rizvi rose to speak. He apologized for becoming emotional and said it was difficult for him to speak. Zubair Rizvi had been heading the Academy for 30 years and the audiences too it as the idiosyncrasy of a reputed poet. He left his speech midway and walked slowly to his chair and sat down in it. Rakim Numan, the chief guest, who was seated close to him found him feeling uneasy. He rose and rushed towards Zubair’s seat. Before he could pour water from his bottle to the doyen of Urdu litterateur, he had collapsed...

https://www.awazthevoice.in/culture-news/zubair-rizvi-lived-and-died-glorifying-urdu-language-25962.html

ISRO’s Khushbu Mirza Does UP Proud

25th Aug, 2023

Uttar Pradesh (UP) is over the moon for more reasons than one. A citizen of the state Khushbu Mirza is part of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Chandrayan mission that landed softly on the moon last Wednesday.

Mirza comes from a humble family in Amroha, in western UP. She grew up in Mohalla Chagauri under conservative circumstances, having lost her father at the age of seven years. However her mother made sure that her three children received the best possible education...

https://www.thecitizen.in/india/isros-khushbu-mirza-does-up-proud-957236

Urdu poet, philosopher, lexicographer Nasim Amrohvi remembered

24th Aug, 2023

Urdu poet, philosopher and lexicographer Nasim Amrohvi was remembered on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Thursday.

Born on August 24, 1908 in Amroha,  his birth name was  Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi. In 1950, he migrated to Pakistan and settled to Karachi in 1961. Nasim Amrohvi was a member of Urdu Lughat Board...

https://www.app.com.pk/national/urdu-poet-philosopher-lexicographer-nasim-amrohvi-remembered/

Some have tasted Amroha, but everyone's heard it

30th Jul, 2023

Pick up a South African djembe or the bhangra dhol of Punjab, the mridangam of Carnatic music or a tiny, colourful damru, chances are they came out of Amroha, a town best known for and named after its 'aam' or mangoes.

Set near the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, about 160km from Delhi, Amroha has been making percussion instruments for centuries, thanks mainly to the abundance of mango wood from the thousands of orchards there...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/102242164.cms?from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Akhilendra Mishra: Javed Khan Amrohi didn’t get what he deserved from the film industry

15th Feb, 2023

Actor Akhilendra Mishra is surprised at how everyone has started talking about actor Javed Khan Amrohi after his demise when there was conversation since the past one year when he was bed-ridden at his home. In fact, he feels Bollywood failed to give him the right due...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/akhilendra-mishra-javed-khan-amrohi-didn-t-get-what-he-deserved-from-the-film-industry-101676452437358.html

Printmaker Jai Krishna Agarwal’s works to be displayed in Chennai

22nd Sep, 2019

A retrospective exhibition of the works of Lucknow-based printmaker Jai Krishna Agarwal will begin at DakshinaChitra museum gallery on September 28.

More than 50 “etchings and aquatint” and “archival pigment prints” done by the artist over a period of five decades will be displayed at the gallery as part of the exhibition, said a release from DakshinaChitra.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/printmaker-jai-krishna-agarwals-works-to-be-displayed-in-chennai/articleshow/71247603.cms