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Time to get creative for wedding favours

Weekend Plus Desk :Kunal Rai, Head-Events and Weddings, Tamarind Global, and Innayat Khubchandani, Innaz Communique, have some ideas:* Scarf: Items that keep your guests warm...

Jewellery guide for winter

Weekend Plus Desk :Skip the chokers, and go for small diamond studs and big rings to give a fashionable twist to the look in winter,...

The Tao of Travel

Stephen Alter :Climbing the steep, winding trail to Kala Pathar before dawn, my path is lit by a waning moon, three-quarters full. The high snow...

Nazm for the Messiah

Rakhshanda Jalil :Ibn-e Maryam, the son of the Virgin Mary, is a recurring figure in Urdu poetry. Sometimes appearing as an icon of fortitude, sometimes...

Kazi Kader Newaj

Shipra Dastider :Newaj, Kazi Kader (1909-1983) teacher and poet, born in Talibpur in the district of Murshidabad. His ancestors came from Mangalkot, a village in...

Mystic poet Hason Raja

Tasiqul Islam :Hason Raja (1854-1922) was a zamindar, mystic devotee and composer of songs. His full name is Dewan Hason Raja Chowdhury. Hason Raja was...