Controversial columnist and author Tarek Fatah passes away at 73
Canada: Controversial columnist and author Tarek Fatah has passed away after battling cancer, as confirmed by his daughter Natasha Fatah on Monday. She paid tribute to her father in a tweet, describing him as the "Lion of Punjab" and a "voice of the down-trodden, underdogs, and the oppressed".
Taking to twitter, Tarek’s daughter Natasha wrote, "Lion of Punjab. Son of Hindustan. Lover of Canada. Speaker of truth. Fighter for justice. Voice of the down-trodden, underdogs, and the oppressed. @TarekFatah has passed the baton on… his revolution will continue with all who knew and loved him. Will you join us? 1949-2023."
Fatah was known for his advocacy of LGBT rights and his opposition to sharia law. He called himself an "Indian born in Pakistan" and a "Punjabi born into Islam". He was a vocal critic of the Pakistani religious and political establishment, and even criticized the partition of India. Fatah started his career in journalism as a reporter for the Karachi Sun in 1970 but was later charged with sedition and barred from journalism by the Zia-ul-Haq regime in 1977. He moved to Canada in 1987 after spending some time in Saudi Arabia. It should be noted that on April 21, false reports of Fatah's death had surfaced.
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Mamata Banerjee pays homage to Rabindranath Tagore on 164th birthday anniversary
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday paid tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on his 164th birth anniversary, and said the Nobel laureate’s creations have been illuminating the whole world.
Banerjee, in a post on X, also quoted a few lines from Tagore’s famous collection of poems ‘Gitanjali’ (Song Offerings).
“On the birth anniversary of poet Rabindranath Tagore, we pay our heartfelt respects and bow to him. We remember him not only on 25th Baishakh, but every day. He is in our direction, in our language, in our hope - in everything! The whole world is illuminated by the light of his creation,” the chief minister said.
Tagore’s birth anniversary is celebrated as ‘Rabindra Jayanti’ on 25th Baishakh, according to the Bengali calendar.
