Tanvir Fatima

Ever since my school days I had loved writing.Back then I would copy quotation from magazine and newspaper. For the past few days I have been rummaging through old cupboard I found this quotation of  Mother Teresa from my Old diary . "Yesterday is gone tomorrow has not yet come.We have only today let's begin."Her many quotes are a reflection of her amazing life. This August 26 worth a deep dive on her 115th birth anniversary . Mother Teresa was a person of many parts -a nun ,a saint,a humanitarian. Her selfless work earned her numerous accolades including  Ramon Magsaysay  award in 1962 ,, Nobel peace prize in 1979   and  Bharat Ratna a highest civilian award in 1980.She moved to India at the age of eighteen and dedicated her life working for destitute and  poor in Calcutta now Kolkata.In 1950 she established the missionaries of charity in Calcutta.Her life continues to be a source of inspiration. I remember these lines by George Eliot,, Ou...

Begging is one of the most serious social issues  now begging has become a significant industry in India . Bhikshuk, Bhikari,and Fakir have a very specific role in Indian culture both Hindu and Muslim families would think twice before turning them either way. Begging at traffic signals , religious, sites and tourist spots not only causes traffic disruption it damages India ,s global image too . Prime Minister Narendra Modi,s vision of India becoming a high income country by2047 is ambitious.It implies that Indians will become educated and skilled enough to merit high incomes by global standards .Is it possible where begging is not illegal and became a  profession . There should be complete ban on begging across all public places. Godi Media and Government is silent why ?

India is an agricultural country and large part of its population depend on agriculture. But I wonder if today's children have ever seen a tractor 🚜.I couldn't even grasp whether our children know the uses of a tractor . Mahatama Gandhi claimed India lives in her villages but now India lives in her town . India is the world's largest makers of tractor and manufacturing popular tractors but unfortunately young generations  are not aware of the function  and benefits  of Tractor.They know Porsche,land Rover , Mercedes Benz,Tesla but   ubiquitous tractor are considered a sign of grunt work it has become a symbol of farmer protest today in India .There are mushroom growth of private Engineering colleges but nobody knows about India,s Agriculture colleges.long ago all school had taught about trees and tought small scale urban gardening how to grow vegetables and herbs in pot on balconies . Everybody wants to be  a Engineer  not a agriculture scientist .In ...

Many upper -caste academics have worked on Dalit issues .But in modern time this wonderful poem of Heera Dom Achchut ki Shikayat is unnoticed,excluded and underappreciated . This poem is a significant example of Dalit literature.Heera Dom was a Bhojpuri poet .He was born in 1885 at Danapur in Bihar state. Very amazing thing about this poem is,it was published in the Hindi magazine Saraswati,,in 1914 and Editor was Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi . Really Dwivedi Ji was a great person he has given chance to a Dalit Bhojpuri poet in a Hindi magazine .Hira Dom belongs to a marginalized community Dom.The traditional occupation of their community is making household items of bamboo (Bamboo Vulgeries ) . The house hold items are  soop ,Dagra or big thali of bamboo and many more.They earn their livelihood by segregating the ashes after cremation.They search for a saleable items in it They are not allowed to do any other work due to.caste pollution . If you have  time must read this poem of He...

Hostel life is a beautiful experience . Hostel life is not just a phase it's a feeling that never really leaves you. We truly understand when we look back.Here I wish to share my memories of a festival . Actually I have written this for a Hindi magazine but it was not published. एक यादगार त्योहार,, "कुछ भारतीय त्योहार प्रकृति से जुड़े हैं जैसे महिलाओं का विशेष महत्वपूर्ण त्योहार वट सावित्री,।इसी प्रकार एक विशेष त्योहार  है  जिसका संबध विद्यार्थी जीवन से है।माघ मास की शुक्ल पक्ष की पंचमी तिथि को वसंत पंचमी के रूप में मनाते हैं। यह दिन ऋतु राज वसंत के आगमन की सुचना देता देता है । इस ‌दिन विद्या की देवी मां सरस्वती की पूजा करते हैं। यह देवी विद्या और बुद्धि दोनों प्रदान करतीं हैं। जब भी फरवरी का महीना आता है यह मुझे मेरी स्मृतियों को हौले से उत्सव वाले दिन में ले जाता है। वैसे तो त्योहारों का महत्व आज कल की पीढ़ी बहुत कम समझती है। मेरा विद्यार्थी जीवन तो ‌छात्रावास में ही गुजरा है। कुछ अनमोल बोल और कुछ ना भूलने वाली यादें। वसंत पंचमी को, सरस्वती पूजा के नाम से भी जानते ...