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Mohammad Asim Siddiqui
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Department of English
AMU, aligarh Mohammad Asim Siddiqui worked on American novelist Mark Twain for his doctoral thesis. R.

His current areas of interest include literary theory particularly structuralism and feminism, Indian and Pakistani Writing in English, Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Research Methodology, and Academic Writing. He was a Fulbright Fellow at New York University in 2007. As NYU scholar(and as part of the academic requirements of the programme)he interacted with the students/faculty and administrator

s in different educational and cultural institutions in many states of the United States particularly Massachusetts(Boston), New Hampshire, New Mexico(Taos, Santa Fe) and Washington D.C. Siddiqui has been on the editorial board of many literary/cultural journals. He also works as a referee for some. His articles have appeared in The Guardian, Asiatic, Social Scientist, Third Frame: Literature, Culture and Society (Cambridge University Press), Journal of English Language and Literature, Journal of Children?s Literature, Re-markings, Women and Society and The Aligarh Journal of English Studies. He is a reviewer for The Book Review. One of his essays titled ?Vegetarian or Non-Vegetarian, Tradition or Modern: Food as a Marker of Identity?in The Writer?s Feast:Food and the Cultures of Representation.(Orient BlackSwan, 2011) is on the recommended reading list of a course on 'Food in the Islamic Middle East: History, Memory, Identity' of University of Pennsylvania. Asim Siddiqui writes regular columns on arts and culture in The Hindu, NDTV.com and Rediff.com. His articles have also appeared in Hindustan Times, The Statesman, The Indian Express and The Pioneer. Presently Mohammad Asim Siddiqui is the Managing Editor of the project of the Urdu translation of Complete Works of Dr. B. Ambedkar(CWBA), a project of Dr Ambedkar Foundation, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

18/08/2025

https://m.rediff.com/movies/column/sholay-still-speaks-to-indias-soul/20250818.htm

Even after 50 years, Sholay remains a lasting reminder of unity, shared memories and the joy of cinema, notes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.

14/08/2025

https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/stories-of-indias-freedom-struggle-through-tagore-premchand-and-manto-10187283/

On 79th Independence Day, we explore how fiction offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of India’s freedom struggle - from Rabindranath Tagore’s Ghare Baire to Munshi Premchand’s Karmabhumi to Saadat Hasan Manto’s Tamasha and 1919 ki ek Baat and more.

14/08/2025

https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/ye-jung-hai-jung-e-azadi-lyrical-echoes-of-indias-freedom-struggle-10185011/

From Inquilab Zindabad to Ye Jung hai Jung-e Azadi, Indian poets amplified the patriotic war cry of revolutionaries during the freedom movement. On the 79th Independence Day, we listen to the poetic musings of freedom struggle.

14/08/2025

https://m.thewire.in/article/books/unpacking-hindi-cinemas-muslim-representation

Mohammad Asim Siddiquis Muslim Identity in Hindi Cinema: Poetics and Politics of Genre and Representation is an excellent, passionately argued monograph on a tricky subject.

14/08/2025

https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/bastille-day-how-literary-writings-see-the-french-revolution-10126123/

The storming of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789, is seen as a defining event in the French Revolution. But how does the revolution affect writers, poets, painters and other creative minds?

14/08/2025

https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/what-early-feminist-movement-tells-us-about-todays-gender-inequality-10038921/

The Supreme Court recently ruled that maternity leave is a constitutional right, even in the case of a third child. But how do such developments relate to the persistent structural inequalities? And how do these relate to Mary Wollstonecraft’s early advocacy for women’s rights?

14/08/2025

https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/how-the-russia-ukraine-conflict-also-became-a-cultural-war-10005340/

Russian and Ukrainian writers have long explored the themes of Victory Day and World War II. But how does literature reflect the differing commemorations of Victory Day — on May 9 in Russia and May 8 in Ukraine?

14/08/2025

https://thewire.in/communalism/beef-or-buff-using-the-wrong-word-can-be-dangerous

Development of language takes place through a word’s history and roots, its use by established authorities, but above all its usage.

14/08/2025

https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/sarojini-naidu-a-lyrical-voice-of-womens-empowerment-and-nationalism-9832548/

Through her poetry, Sarojini Naidu celebrated the beauty of her homeland and vividly reflected on themes such as patriotism, womanhood, and gender equality. On her birth anniversary, let’s explore how she integrated her poetic talent into her role as a freedom fighter and advocate for women’s ri...

14/08/2025

https://scroll.in/article/1076949/modernity-print-and-sahitya-a-well-researched-book-about-how-odia-literature-shaped-its-culture

Author Sumanyu Satpathy also studies how the modern literary culture of Odisha gave rise to the ‘Utkalabhasi’ sentiments and Odia nationalism.

14/08/2025

https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/vijay-diwas-indias-historic-role-in-the-1971-war-and-bangladeshs-liberation-9728144/

The decisive victory of India in the 1971 War marked a transformative moment in South Asian geopolitics and significantly enhanced its status as a regional power. But what are the key political and historical factors that led to the war and compelled India to intervene?

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