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- October 25, 2026
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Rang Adda 51: Little Thespian Brings Hindi and Urdu Storytelling to Life in Kolkata

Rang Adda 51

Rang Adda 51 in Kolkata brought Hindi and Urdu storytelling to life as Little Thespian and Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad presented dramatic adaptations of stories by Kusum Khemani and Fay Seen Ejaz.     By Qalam Times News Network Kolkata,  October 25, 2026 Rang Adda 51 brought literature and theatre together in a memorable celebration of […]

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- October 4, 2026
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Urdu Movement in India: From Dr. Zakir Husain to Shamim Ahmed and the Continuing Struggle for Urdu in Bengal | Series 3

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Urdu Movement in India traces Dr. Zakir Husain’s 1952 Urdu campaign and connects its legacy with Shamim Ahmed and the continuing Urdu Movement in Bengal. By Qalam Times News Network Kolkata | October 4, 2026 The Urdu Movement in India has never been the story of one individual, one organisation or one particular decade. It […]

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- September 27, 2026
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Urdu Movement in India: From Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi to Shamim Ahmed and the Continuing Struggle for Urdu in Bengal | Series 2

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Urdu Movement Series 2 traces Maulana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi’s struggle for Urdu rights and connects his legacy with Shamim Ahmed and the continuing Bengal Urdu Movement.   By Qalam Times News Network Kolkata | September 27, 2026 The Urdu Movement in India has never been confined to a single region, generation or political platform. From […]

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- September 20, 2026
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Kiran Rijiju Highlights the Sweetness of Urdu

Kiran Rijiju

Urdu Journalism takes centre stage at the Bharat Express Conclave in New Delhi as Kiran Rijiju highlights Urdu’s sweetness, Indian origins and cultural significance.   By Qalam Times News Network New Delhi | September 20, 2026 Urdu Journalism and the cultural importance of the Urdu language came under the spotlight at a special conclave organised […]

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- September 15, 2026
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Urdu Movement in West Bengal: Shamim Ahmed and the Struggle That Led to Official Recognition

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Urdu Movement in West Bengal, led by Shamim Ahmed, grew from grassroots protests into a historic campaign that helped secure official recognition for Urdu in 2012.     Qalam Times News Network Kolkata, September 14, 2026 From Decades of Neglect to the West Bengal Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2012 The Urdu Movement in West Bengal […]

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- September 9, 2026
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Afsancha Nishast: Little Thespian’s 48th Rang Adda Celebrates Urdu Mini-Fiction

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Afsancha Nishast, Little Thespian’s 48th Rang Adda in Kolkata, celebrated Urdu mini-fiction with prominent writers, critics and theatre personalities. Qalam Times News Network Kolkata | September 9, 2026 Afsancha Nishast, the 48th edition of Little Thespian’s celebrated Rang Adda series, brought the delicate and powerful tradition of Urdu mini-fiction to the centre of Kolkata’s literary […]

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