The 85th death anniversary of great philosopher, thinker and Poet of East, Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal is being observed today to acknowledge his struggle and services for a separate homeland for the ...

Arun Jaitley’s Budget speeches were peppered with motivational lines that reflected the government’s aspirations. His 2017-18 ...

The first two led me into the ‘inside’ of things; the third and fourth taught me how to remain oriental in spirit and expression after having assimilated foreign ideals of poetry, and the last ...

While Manmohan Singh could speak Hindi and English fluently, his speeches were written in Urdu due to his proficiency ... to criticism by citing Allama Iqbal's couplet, “Maana ki teri diid ...

Former PM Manmohan Singh and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj's urdu poetry battles made for ... Instead, he chose to pull out Allama Iqbal's disarming lines to water the fire."Mana ki teri deed ke ...

Beyond economics, Singh had a deep interest in 'shayari' (Urdu poetry), often using it ... Manmohan Singh responded with Allama Iqbal’s couplet: "Mana ki teri deed ke kaabil nahin hoon main ...

A leader of reserve and quiet dignity, former prime minister Manmohan Singh had a keen taste for Urdu verses, and his poetic banters ... Singh — in his very own unassuming way — invoked Allama Iqbal's ...

One such notable instance occurred in March 2011, during a heated discussion on a Wikileaks cable that alleged Congress had bribed MPs during the 2008 trust vote. Sushma Swaraj recited Shahab Jafari's ...

His mastery over Urdu poetry often came to the fore during ... Responding to Swaraj's criticism, Singh quoted Allama Iqbal's lines: "Mana ki teri deed ke kaabil nahi hoon main, tu mera shauq ...