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Shared Muharram Heritage: Hindus lead Tazias, Sikhs serve water

Across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir, families and communities came together during Muharram through processions, acts of service and remembrance. Whether by preparing Tazias, organising processions, distributing water or joining commemorations, these local traditions continue to reflect mutual respect and peaceful coexistence among people from different communities.

Mallika’s changes inspires Kerala Kalamandalam to keep in step with times

“I told the girls that they are free to do anything. We will shed all kinds of discrimination in the name of gender or caste. But, we will go about it slowly,” she said as reported in The Indian Express

Now Kabir Is Also a Pariah to the Hindu India

A few years ago, a Muslim professor at a university in Uttar Pradesh, called Kabir, anti-Muslim. Now, Hindus are also calling him anti-Hindu.

Hindus, Muslims Play Holi at Sufi Shrine in UP

The only Sufi shrine in the country where Holi is played, Dewa Sharif is known for its Hindu-Muslim unity with the priests here wearing traditional Hindu yellow robes

Nazeer Banarasi: Muslim Urdu Poet From The 20th Century Who Celebrated Indian Festivals Like Holi

Festivals in India weren't events of a religious nature, but rather cultural celebrations. The divisive discourse concerning religious festivals was introduced by the colonial rulers

What Indian Media Didn’t Tell Us About Faiz Festival in Lahore

Javed Akhtar’s remarks at the event are significant, but not more than the progressive environment the fair provides.

Can Sanskrit ever be India’s national language?

What the Constituent Assembly debates on the Language Question tell us

Easy to Bulldoze—Fall of Patna’s Government Urdu Library and Legacy

As the noose of demolitions tightens over Patna city’s heritage, nobody seems to care.

When silence is eloquent

The tortuous course of the law

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