JAMMU, March 28 -- Gulam Ali, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, on Friday 28th March, 2025, raised an important issue during the Special Mention session, urging the Government of India and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to revive the Arabic magazine Thaqafatul Hind, which was discontinued in 2017.
Addressing the House, Gulam Ali highlighted that Thaqafatul Hind, launched in 1950 by the ICCR, played a key role in promoting Indian culture, literature, and heritage in the Arab world. The magazine featured Arabic translations of Indian short stories, poetry, and scholarly articles, making it an essential reference for researchers and academics in Arab countries. Distributed through Indian embassies, the magazine was widely r...