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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...
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Poems of Our Times: Roque Dalton
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Roque Dalton, was a Salvadoran poet, essayist, journalist, political...
Baroda artist’s pursuit of art has a message for society
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