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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...

Uniform Civil Code or Islamic Reform?

The ironical problem is that amidst all this debate,...

No, Bob Dylan isn’t the first lyricist to win the Nobel

There’s been a great deal of excitement over Bob...

Turning the Table: Beyond the Pork Dinner Performance

Ashley (extreme left) with friends at the Eat-what-you-like, multiple...

The Latest Victims of “Cultural Terrorism”: A Dalit Poet and a Dalit Scholar

Sangh parivar’s cultural vigilantes force exit of Dalit poet...

दुर्गा दुर्मतिनाशिनी

षष्ठी की सुबह यह लिख रहा हूँ .  आज...

Can Culture Exclude People, Even Our Neighbours?

Cultural practice does not recognise borders. Militarising it reduces...

M.F. Husain’s Brush with the Ramlila: In His Own Words

With the dominant public mood of the country, carefully...

A Muslim Kumbhakarna in Delhi’s Ramleela

Delhi’s Syncretism wins over Buldanha’s Sectarianism...for nowMuslim boy Mujibur...

एम एफ़ हुसेन की रामलीला

जब एक कमज़ोर सरकार कट्टरपंथियों के आगे घुटने टेक...

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