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UP’s syncretic warrior cults facing Hindutva challenge
Be it the attack on the Gogamedi shrine in the Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan or the Neja Mela in the Sambhal district of western Uttar Pradesh, Hindutva’s systemic attack on India’s syncretic traditions, past and present, reveals its rigid and Brahmanical ideological orientation: imposition of a strictly hierarchical, exclusionary and structured notion of faith and practice
Remembering Kazi Nazrul Islam: Syncretic secularism in face of a communal divide
In memory of beloved Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul, artists and intellectuals from India and Bangladesh come together to celebrate cultural unity
Tamil Nadu’s NGOs respond to Covid anxiety, bury abandoned bodies in state
SabrangIndia talks to NGOs carrying out funeral rituals for abandoned bodies during India’s Covid-crisis.
We want to serve humanity: Rohingya refugees offer help amidst Covid
Having suffered at the hands of a violent regime in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees offer to help the sick in their new home
EXCLUSIVE: The secular philosophy of Mysore librarian Syed Isaaq
In an exclusive interview to SabrangIndia's Vallari Sanzgiri Isaaq explains why he is refusing to relocate or accept donations, and why he wants to rebuild his humble establishment that was recently allegedly burnt down by miscreants
Do not let Hindutva rulers destroy heritage of communal unity of Jallianwala Bagh martyrs
Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs fought and died together for India’s independence
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi: Saviour of 1931 Meston road riot survivors
A great supporter of India’s oppressed, Shankar was an unconventional journalist who entered a riot-ridden Kanpur to help people, instead of reporting the incident.
Is Secularism a threat to traditions of India?
India is inherently plural with rich diversity in religious traditions, languages, ethnicities, etc.
Guj HC orders police protection to inter-faith couple wishing to solemnize marriage
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