Mohammad Asim Siddiqui
Professor
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
18/08/2025
https://m.rediff.com/movies/column/sholay-still-speaks-to-indias-soul/20250818.htm
Sholay Still Speaks to India's Soul 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
Stories of India’s freedom struggle through Tagore, Premchand and Manto 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
Ye Jung hai Jung-e Azadi: lyrical echoes of India’s freedom struggle 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
Unpacking Hindi Cinemas Muslim Representation - The Wire 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
Bastille Day: How literary writings see the French Revolution 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
What early feminist movement tells us about today’s gender inequality 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
How the Russia-Ukraine conflict also became a cultural war 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
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
Sarojini Naidu: A lyrical voice of women’s empowerment and nationalism 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
‘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
Vijay Diwas: India’s historic role in the 1971 war and Bangladesh’s liberation 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?