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Time of India
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
A poet who epitomises SC's order on ‘Urdu as tehzeeb'
It took the Supreme Court to expose a lie. Rejecting a plea by a former councillor of Patur town in Akola against the use of an Urdu signboard on the municipal council building, the top court succinctly pronounced: "Urdu is the finest specimen of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb or the Hindustani Tehzeeb." Perhaps, nobody in the city conforms more to the top court's definition of Urdu than former IRS officer-poet Vinod Kumar Tripathi . Tripathi, 68, whose pen name is ' Bashar ', embodies the language's basic character. It is boundary and religion neutral. The former bureaucrat-poet recently received a new feather in his cap when legendary former Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas brought a beautiful gift for him. It was a copy of an MPhil thesis that Pakistani scholar Nadeem Ilahi completed on Tripathi from Multan-based Bahauddin Zakariya University. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai Titled "Vinod Kumar Tripathi: Adbi Khidmaat" (Vinod Kumar Tripathi: Literary Contributions), the research pays tribute to Tripathi's dogged determination to know Urdu, especially its script, the craft of penning poetry, and his refusal to accept the obnoxious view that Urdu belongs to Muslims alone. "Since my second collection of Urdu poetry 'Meri Zameen Ki Dhoop' also got published in Pakistan, scholar Nadeem Ilahi decided to do an MPhil on me and my work. I am overwhelmed as it reaffirms my faith that poetry knows no boundaries," says Tripathi, seated at the poolside coffee shop of a South Mumbai elite club. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Co-Founder of Google Brain, Andrew Ng, Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo Growing up in the multilingual, multicultural milieu of Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Tripathi honed his skills in poetry writing quite early. Initially using the pen name Tathagat, he edited the college magazine Campus, became a leftist, and briefly drifted to atheism before he mastered political science, taught it briefly at a college, and subsequently entered Civil Services. "Poets are sensitive by nature. They want to change situations, bring change by words. I too would get sad at the people's sorrow and wanted to express my feelings through poetry," he says. Though he has three collections to his credit (two more are in the pipeline), it was his first collection 'Meri Zameen Ke Log' that became the reason for his learning the Urdu script. He brought this collection in Hindustani in Devnagri script. Posted in Mumbai as a senior Income Tax officer, he befriended many connoisseurs of poetry in the city. Growing up on Sahir Ludhinavi's shairi and ghazal gaiki of the likes of Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, and Begum Akhtar, he found himself drawn to soirees featuring singers from India and Pakistan. Once at a concert in Bandra, he met Pakistani singer Shafaqat Hussain and wanted to gift him a copy of his first book. "Mujhe Hindi nahin aati (I do not know Hindi)," said the singer, sending Tripathi into a tizzy. "That day, I realised I cannot do justice till I learn the Urdu script. I briefly hired a tutor, but soon began self-teaching. With the help of books, a dictionary, and an online course, I learnt its script," says the poet, who gets invited to mushairas but refuses to take remunerations. "Poetry writing is not my source of income. I believe in the tradition that those poets who depend solely on writing and reciting poetry deserve the remunerations," he says. Did he ever face any criticism from family or friends for learning Urdu? "On the contrary, many ask me how I learnt it. I remember one person on Facebook asking me why I write in Urdu and another suggesting I should not write in the language if I do not know it properly. I suitably answered them and nobody has asked me such stupid questions since," he laughs. While researcher Nadeem Ilahi admits that he found Tripathi's poetry humanist and compassionate, he also quotes, for validation, testimonies of many eminent scholars, including General Secretary of Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind) Athar Farooqui. "The humility Vinod Kumar Tripathi shows in his personality also punctuates his poetry. He learnt Urdu to do poetry in this language and worked very hard on prosody," says Farooqui, who has closely read Tripathi's poetry collections.
News18
23-04-2025
- Sport
- News18
Watch: Ubaid Shah Gets Too Wild Amidst Celebration, Strikes Down His Own Teammate During PSL Match
Last Updated: Ubaid Shah went a little too crazy with his celebration during the PSL 2025 match where he smacked his own teammate on the head. Celebrations went out of hand in the Pakistan Super League 2025 match between the Multan Sultans and the Lahore Qalandars on Wednesday, with Ubaid Shah taking the spotlight for the wrong reasons. The Multan Sultans pacer, Ubaid Shah, who is also the brother of the Pakistan international star, Naseem Shah, played the starring role with the ball as he finished as the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets whilst conceding 37 runs in his four overs. He managed to get rid of the likes of Fakhar Zaman, Daryl Mitchell and Sam Billings. After getting Billings' wicket, Shah got a little too excited as he accidentally smacked his teammate and wicket-keeper, Usman Khan, amid celebrations. The keeper was down for a moment, and the blow he copped did not cost them much in the end. The celebration looked similar to the WWE superstar, Roman Reigns' signature move, the Superman Punch. Even the Multan team members were seen laughing at the hilarious turn of events while Ubaid was shocked by what went down as he eventually ended up apologising to his teammate. Their win was set up by Yasir Khan, who scored a blistering 87 in 44 balls laced with six boundaries and as many maximums, along with a quickfire 40 by Iftikhar Ahmed to power the Multan-based franchise to 228 runs in the first innings. For the Lahore Qalandars, it was Sikandar Raza who proved to be the shining light as the side struggled to find partnerships in the top order. Sam Billings was able to score 43 in 23 balls, but the Shaheen Afridi-led side ended up falling short in the end. Advertisement top videos View All The Mohammad Rizwan-led side managed to get the win by 33 runs to give them their first win of the ongoing season after playing a total of four games. Multan will be back in action today as they gear up for their fifth game of the season, which is against the undefeated table-toppers Islamabad United under the leadership of Shadab Khan at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, April 22, at 8:30 PM (IST) Stay updated with all the latest news on IPL 2025, including the schedule, Points Table, IPL Orange Cap, and IPL Purple Cap. Get latest Cricket news, live score and match results on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! tags : Multan Sultans pakistan cricket PSL 2025 Location : Pakistan First Published: April 23, 2025, 16:02 IST News cricket Watch: Ubaid Shah Gets Too Wild Amidst Celebration, Strikes Down His Own Teammate During PSL Match
