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Despite ASI’s warning protesters in Bharuch march to collector to ‘preserve original identity’ of Bharuch mosque

The foot march happened just days after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which protects the mosque, wrote to the district administration to not allow any “large gathering” on June 10

My mind went mad for a day

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Bias on record

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Where is your Allah now?

  The police force in Bombay, in Maharashtra and all...

Isn’t it awful how we refuse to learn from our mistakes?

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The myth of the Gupta Empire as the ‘Golden Age’ for India

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