A powerful voice, an extraordinary actor and an unmistakable presence in Indian cinema is gone. #NanaPatekar brought raw intensity, honesty and humanity to every role. His performances will remain etched in the memories of generations. A great artist has left us. Rest in peace, Nana Patekar. You will be deeply missed. 🙏

देश के हर नागरिक में यही जज़्बा होना चाहिए। बहुत ख़ूब गुरमेहर साहिबा। 🇮🇳🇮🇳

سیاست نے ہمیں بانٹ دیا، مگر ہماری دُھنیں آج بھی ایک ہیں۔ ’نظر کے سامنے، جگر کے پاس‘ کی یہ دُھن یاد دلاتی ہے کہ مشترکہ تہذیب کسی سرحد کی محتاج نہیں۔ نفرت کی سیاست جتنا چاہے زور لگا لے، صدیوں کے سانجھے ورثے کو مٹانا اُس کے بس کی بات نہیں۔ 🇵🇰🤝🇮🇳❤️❤️

ایک پاکستانی بیٹی کی سرائیکی آواز میں وہی دھن سنائی دی جو سرحد پار ہندی میں بھی گونجتی ہے۔ صدیوں کی مٹی، دریاؤں کی روانی اور لوک گیتوں کی خوشبو کو کون مٹا سکتا ہے؟ سیاست سرحدیں کھینچ سکتی ہے، مگر ہزاروں برس کی مشترکہ تہذیب دلوں سے نہیں مٹا سکتی۔ 🇵🇰🤝🇮🇳❤️❤️

कितनी अजीब विडंबना है कि सांप्रदायिकता के दलदल में डूबे हुए राजनेता भी आज भगत सिंह को याद कर रहे हैं, जबकि भगत सिंह की सोच ही सांप्रदायिकता के खिलाफ थी।

رنجش ہی سہی دل ہی دکھانے کے لیے آ آ پھر سے مجھے چھوڑ کے جانے کے لیے آ۔ रंजिश ही सही दिल ही दुखाने के लिए आ आ फिर से मुझे छोड़ के जाने के लिए आ #mehdihassan

Thanks for the clarification brother. 🙏

Dear @theRealYLH you’re right about it. Jinnah sahib never made this statement. Instead these were his words “The division of India was agreed upon with a solemn and sacred undertaking that minorities will be protected by the two Dominion Governments and that the minorities had nothing to fear as long as they remained loyal to the State. If this is still the policy of the Government of India—and I am sure it is—they should put a stop to the process of victimization of Muslims, which, if persisted in, would mean ruin for both the States. My advice to my Muslim brethren in India is to give unflinching loyalty to the State in which they happen to be. At the same time, they should reorganize themselves and create the right leadership which should give them the correct lead in these perilous times.”

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Culture and religious beliefs are never monolithic. What people eat is shaped by geography, climate, agriculture and centuries of local traditions. Fish naturally becomes a staple in many coastal regions where it is abundant. Bengal’s fish eating culture is no less Hindu than vegetarian traditions in parts of North India. No religion can survive by imposing one cultural template on millions of people.

Thanks @qaiseraraja Sahib for setting the record straight. Just imagine how you would feel if I were sitting on a Space with individuals targeting you, listening silently while they levelled serious and malicious allegations against you. I am sure you would expect me to speak up. I have every right to expect the same basic decency and fairness in return. I hope we can now put this controversy to rest and move forward with mutual respect. 🙏

The real question is whether you believe that I have committed blasphemy? If Yes, what’s the basis for your allegation?

Religious superstition and fanaticism are great obstacles to our progress. They have proved to be obstacles in our path and we should get rid of them at all costs. — Bhagat Singh

Cultural bonds are far stronger than religious bonds because culture is rooted in thousands of years of shared history and heritage. 🇮🇳🤝🇵🇰❤️❤️

Please watch this discussion. 🙏

A lively debate on the two-nation theory hosted by Shakil Chaudhary, featuring Qaiser Raja and Arvind Saharan. youtu.be/T_cl1bB27Is @MalikRamzanIsra @shahid_siddiqui, @ShashiTharoor , @INCIndia, @ArvindSaharan84, @rishiisreal

Four days ago, this Pakistani was posting, “Shame on Delhi Police for violence against students.” Fair enough. State violence deserves criticism wherever it happens. Now the people of so called Azad Jammu and Kashmir are protesting. Videos show police crackdowns, arrests and reports of protesters being fired upon. Where is the outrage now? If your principles stop at the border, they are not principles. They are propaganda. The real test of integrity is whether you speak up when it is your own state that stands accused. If you can condemn Delhi, you should have the courage to condemn Islamabad too. Otherwise, spare us the lectures on human rights.

Pakistan’s biggest export was never supposed to be irony. For decades, the world was told that so called “Azad” Jammu and Kashmir was the showcase of freedom and the launch pad for “liberating” Indian Kashmir. Now the people of so called “Azad” Kashmir are demanding their own rights and the response is the same old recipe of batons, bullets, arrests and suppression. It turns out “Azad” is only a slogan until people actually try to exercise their freedoms. Perhaps the first freedom Pakistan should deliver is the one it has been advertising for decades.