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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...
How Kashmiri youth is bringing Rabab music back to the valley
With support from Kashmir Tourism board, youngsters are bringing...
How my Nana read the Ramayana in Urdu
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Nazar Nasir: Breaking gender stereotypes in Kashmir through crochet
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The graves unseen by History: The Malabar Struggle and the history of the silent
This is the second in the two-part series on...
Delaying Marriage By A Year Can Empower Women Against Domestic Violence
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Aruna Sairam, Don’t Lend Your Voice to Apartheid
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After ABVP protests, Historian Ramachandra Guha to not teach at Ahmedabad Uni
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‘His God is very different from mine’
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