Rounak Bhat
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Rounak Bhat
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Editing books for Penguin Southeast Asia. Bun dad [in mourning]. Trying to translate. Previously, The Indian Express; Newslaundry. He/him. http://seedisclaimer.com
At last, at last—convinced partner sahab's father to gift me these from his collection. 😋
December 2, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Obsessed with this 1962 poem by Dina Nath 'Nadim' from his poetry collection, 'Me Cham Aash Paghich'.
November 26, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Kashmir's very own cherry blossom party. From 'Many Faces of Kashmiri Nationalism' by Nandita Haksar.
November 25, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Badamwaer by Dina Nath Wali. Purportedly from 1970.
November 25, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Front page of The Indian Express today.

Story link: indianexpress.com/article/indi...
November 25, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Samad Mir and Dina Nath Nadim kinda weekend.
November 23, 2024 at 5:06 PM
For Edward Said, by Agha Shahid Ali. 1992.
November 22, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Losing my mind over this contributor list from the 1973 edition of Sahitya Akademi's journal 'Indian Literature' (Jan to June edition)

Dina Nath Nadim, Prem Nath Bazaz, Ghulam Rasool Santosh, Hari Krishan Koul, A.K. Rahbar, Ali Mohd. Lone—and the list goes on!

All of them, in just one edition!
November 21, 2024 at 11:50 AM
I dare to commit the blasphemy of tweaking Nadim saeb's line:

The Sun rose like a goblet of nun chai

(A slide from 'Nun Chai and the Goblet in a Dream', a little series on my Instagram) 🔽
November 20, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Kashmiri translations of Tagore's Nobel-winning poetry collection, Gitanjali (1910).

Left: by Sarvanand Koul 'Premi' (1971)
Right: by Moti Lal 'Naz' (1979)
November 20, 2024 at 8:46 AM
"Bozov subhas taam kus rozyi baki,
Halas chu rotul; halas chu prarun"

— Dina Nath Nadim

(From Halas Chu Rotul, 1985, by Hari Krishan Koul)
November 19, 2024 at 11:50 AM