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Mian Maqdoom Shah shrine, Mumbai’s Mahim Durgah & the December Urs
I saw quite a few processions going towards the Mahim dargah in Mumbai for the annual Urs celebration of the Muslim saint last evening. A lot of colour, not...
The Supremacy Myth
The bogus arguments and "proofs" on the basis of which the better half of God’s finest creation is kept under subjugation and servility is both shameful and sinful
Quran and Liberation
The Quran teaches us a radically egalitarian view of the equal worth and dignity of women that remains unparalleled, even in modern thought
Veteran Urdu publisher and writer Shahid Ali Khan dies
Khan’s bookstore was a treasure trove of valuable Urdu literature that is greatly appreciated by lovers of Urdu language.
Har Shaks, Khuda Baksh: Campaign to protect iconic library gathers steam
Bihar Viplavi Parishad released a poster on social media, appealing to citizens to protest the Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation's suggestion to destroy a part of India’s heritage
Battleground Bengal: For the Matuas, This is Utsav time
If I can’t dance, I don’t want to part...
Restore Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy: Rahman Abbas’ appeal to CM Thackeray
One of India’s well-known fiction writers writes an open letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister to request the resumption of the Urdu Academy free of any political or religious influence.
Festivals: Occasions for spreading communal harmony in India
India's Tryst With Destiny has been overwrought with the legacy of violent bloodshed and communal disharmony of Partition, leaving behind scars which we have neither been able to completely comprehend, nor heal, to this day.
Delhi’s pre-Mughal mosques wallow in neglect
Like the other structures, the mosques of the pre-Mughal era lie forlorn and in benign neglect with little to no upkeep
Hindi literature and journalism will always remember the rich contributions of Manglesh Dabral
A poet and editor who was the voice of the marginalised
The preservation of a pandemic: Art under quarantine
Museums, zoos and galleries around the world are calling on people to document their Covid-19 lockdown experience
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