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  1. Majnun (or A Wandering Dervish).
    c1630 CE #Mughal #Art by Goverdhan, son of artist Bhawani Das & active 1596-1645 in ateliers of #Akbar, #Jahangir & #ShahJahan at #Agra & #Allahabad

    Borders were added in 1764 by Safavid artist Muhammad Baqir.

    Later, this folio formed part of a #Qajar Album but got dispersed at a #Paris sale in 1982.

    On Sotheby's sale of 25 Oct 2023 for £60,000-80,000

    Inscribed 'We & Majnun were fellow travellers in the pain of madness'

    For #Israel & #Palestine war victims.

  2. 'Mystic & Devotees at a Campfire'.

    This 17th century #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting by artist Payag is on the forthcoming Sotheby's sale of 25th October, 2023, estimated price £30,000-35,000.

    Payag, who was active from 1591 to 1658 CE, was the brother of the celebrated artist Balchand and worked in the royal ateliers of the #Mughal rulers #Akbar, rebel Prince Salim (at #Allahabad #India) who later became Emperor Jahangir and, Emperor #ShahJahan.

    #Art #IndianHistory #Painting #History

  3. Why Aren't Hindutva Leaders Irked by the Use of 'Jai Shri Ram' by Atiq's Killers?

    There are some of them who feel that the shouting of slogans of 'Jai Shri Ram' by the criminals was a conspiracy to defame Hinduism and yet it is actually the Hindu right that is glorifying the murder.

    #UttarPradesh #AtiqAhmed #AshrafAhmed #allahabad #prayagraj #hindutva #hinduism #BJP #BajrangDal #india

    thewire.in/communalism/atiq-ah

  4. Killing on Live TV Renews Alarm About India’s Slide Toward Extrajudicial Violence

    The victim was a former politician, a notorious criminal and a Muslim. Afterward, two government officials described the killing as akin to divine justice.

    #UttarPradesh #prayagraj #allahabad #AtiqAhmed #AtiqAhmedKilling #UPpolice #BJP #AjayBisht #YogiAdiyanath #crime #law #police #muslims #hindutva #india

    nytimes.com/2023/04/16/world/a

  5. Former Indian politician and brother shot dead live on TV

    Atiq Ahmed, a former Indian politician convicted of kidnapping has been shot dead live on TV along with his brother. Ahmed, who was under police escort, was talking to reporters when a gun was pulled close to his head in Prayagraj, also known as Allahabad.

    #UttarPradesh #prayagraj #crime #AtiqAhmed #SP #allahabad #EncounterKillings #law #UPpolice #AjayBisht #YogiAdityanath #BJP #india

    bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-

  6. Hi folks! 👋

    I am Ranjith (he/him), a #CognitiveScience #researcher 🧠

    Currently designing #experiments based on #behavioral #GameTheory at the #DataScience and #AI Lab, Department of #ComputerScience, New York University AbuDhabi #NYUAbuDhabi #NYUAD #UAE (remote contract).

    Previously worked as a #Research Associate at the Department of #Neurology, National Institute of #MentalHealth and Neurosciences, #Neuroscience #NIMHANS #Bengaluru, where I investigated the role of #Bilingualism and #Education in delaying the onset of #dementia.

    Prior to that, I was in the #Language and #Cognition Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, #IITKanpur #IITK #UttarPradesh, where I worked in the areas of #VisualPerception #Psycholinguistics (Visual Word Recognition).

    I hold a Master's degree in Cognitive Science from the Centre of #Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences #CBCS, University of #Allahabad, #Prayagraj and a Bachelor's degree in #Electronics and #Communication #Engineering from Anna #University, Chennai, India.

    Before receiving my master's degree, I was in the third cohort of International #Fellowship in #Health #Technology #Assessment #HTA at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, #IITMadras #IITM #Chennai.

    I love #data, #theory, and bringing both together. I am interested in raising awareness of dementia. I also like to engage in #SystemsThinking and #DesignThinking to better understand #WickedProblems.

    I am passionate about #equity, #diversity, #inclusion, and #SocialJustice.

    I am #Indian 🇮🇳 by nationality, my family is from #TamilNadu, #India and I grew up speaking #Tamil at home. I am comfortable speaking in 🗣️ #Malayalam and #Hindi.

    Excited to be here! ❤️
    Nice to e-meet you everyone 👋

    #Introduction

  7. 16th century mosque bulldozed in UP to widen road

    Shahi Masjid, a 16th century mosuqe situated at GT Road in Uttar Pradesh‘s Saidabad, Prayagraj was demolished by the authorities for widening of highway.

    The historic mosque was demolished two days before the lower court was set to hear the matter, mosque imam said.

    #ShahiMasjid #UttarPradesh #saidabad #muslims #MinorityRights #bulldozer #prayagraj #allahabad #UPGovt #hindutva #india

    maktoobmedia.com/2023/01/16/16

  8. Bogi Adityanath and Riot Party is losing Ulta Pradesh....
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    RT @the_hindu
    Just in: #Allahabad HC has requested PM #Modi and ECI to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties and consider postponing 2022 UP election by 1-2 months owing to rising cases of #Omicron variant of COVID-19. | reports @omar7rashid
    twitter.com/the_hindu/status/1

  9. A gorgeous birdie came visiting @ my cousin's terrace this morning. Enjoy. #Allahabad #india

  10. This fundamental right provides lungs to the edifice of our entire constitutional system.

    A slightest injury to it is impermissible as that may be fatal for our values designed and depicted in the preamble of the constitution: #Allahabad HC

  11. The #privacy underpins human dignity and key values of a democracy. Nearly every country in the world recognizes a right of privacy explicitly in their constitution: #Allahabad HC

  12. #Privacy is a fundamental human right recognized in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, the international convenant on civil and political rights and many other international and regional treaties: #Allahabad HC

  13. As a matter of fact, the placement of personal data of selected persons reflects colorable exercise of powers by the Executive: #Allahabad HC

  14. From the Order of the #Allahabad HC

    So far as legality part is concerned, suffice to state that no law is in existence permitting the State to place the banners with personal data of the accused from whom compensation is to be charged

  15. HC has reserved its order on the matter, to be pronounced on Monday at 2pm

    During hearing, AG disputed the jurisdiction of the court; Hoardings have been put up in Lucknow which is beyond the jurisdiction of the principal bench, he submitted

    #Allahabad #nameandshame #CAA

  16. A Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde has issued notice on a plea challenging the decision of Uttar Pradesh Government to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj.
    Read more: bit.ly/2sESYJl
    #SupremeCourt #Allahabad #prayagraj #UttarPradesh

  17. Petition challenging the changing the name of #Allahabad as #Prayagraj:
    SC Issues Notice to @[email protected]

  18. Petition challenging the challenging the name of #Allahabad as #Prayagraj:
    SC Issues Notice to @[email protected]

  19. Justice Ashok Bhushan on Tuesday recused from hearing a plea challenging the decision of Uttar Pradesh Government to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj.
    Read Order & Petition: bit.ly/35xW4fB
    #SupremeCourt #Allahabad #Prayagraj