Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: The Man Who Knew The Future Of Pakistan Before Its Creation

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: The Man Who Knew The Future Of Pakistan Before Its Creation by Shorish Kashmiri,  Matbooat Chattan, Lahore Congress president Maulana Abul Kalam Azad gave the following interview to journalist Shorish Kashmiri for a Lahore based Urdu magazine, Chattan, in April 1946. It was a time when the Cabinet Mission was holding its proceedings in Delhi and Simla. Azad made some startling predictions during the course of the interview, saying that religious conflict would tear apart Pakistan and its eastern half would carve out its own future. He even said that Pakistan’s incompetent rulers might pave the way for military rule. According to Shorish Kashmiri, Azad had earmarked the early hours of the morning for him and the interview was conducted over a period...

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Thousands of Tibetans Crowd Town for Young Lama's Enthronement

Thousands of Tibetans Crowd Town for Young Lama's Enthronement Penor Rinpoche greets a senior monk in Palyul, July 28, 2014. Photo courtesy of an RFA listener More than 20,000 Tibetans and well-wishers from around the world gathered this week in China’s Sichuan province to mark the enthronement of the yangsi, or reincarnation, of the former head of the oldest school of Tibetan Buddhism.In a colorful ceremony, a three-year-old boy whose followers believe him to be the reincarnation of Penor Rinpoche, the head of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, was formally enthroned Thursday at Palyul monastery in Palyul (in Chinese,...

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