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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...

Zulm Tumhara JNU Hamara: Women Bag leadership Positions, JNUSU

“For us women leaders, the win is exhilarating. As...

“We will not put our pens down…” Writers Respond to Threat from Hindu Aikya Vedi

“We will not put our pens down…”Writers Respond to...

They Sang through the Dark Times: Nakul Singh Sawhney’s Latest Documentary Savitri’s Sisters

With Savitri’s Sisters, filmmaker Nakul Singh Sawhney takes the...

It was Bangla Mata, not Bharat Mata in Bankim Chandra’s Original: Netaji Grand Nephew

In actual fact, Bankim's Vande Mataram originally referred to...

Music Against Sleaze and Corruption in Goa, Video goes Viral

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Vijay Nambisan 1963-2017 Dirge The poets die like flies but I am...

The Syncretic History of Music in India

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