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Supreme Court brokers interim peace at bhoj shala, allows basant panchami pujas and Friday namaz under strict safeguards

Directing separate enclosures, regulated access, and administrative oversight, the top court appeals for mutual respect while keeping the core dispute over the Dhar complex’s religious character open before the Madhya Pradesh High Court

Untouchable God

The hotel was an old mix of florid Mughal...

No dialogue between sheep and wolves

  I had my first close encounter with Mr. Narendra...

No to Hindutva, Yes to Hindustaniyat

Image Courtesy: V. Sreenivasa Murthy / The HinduCourtesy: www.indianculturalforum.inLet...

Swami Vivekananda, theirs or ours?

  A close look at the Swami on his 153rd...

Shakespeare and Islam

This article appeared http://blog.oup.com/2015/12/shakespeare-and-islam/ on December 27, 2015   Without Islam...

Indian Policy victim of Upper Caste Bias, Unreason – Dilip Mandal

  Dilip C Mandal Speech At Bamcef Convention 2016 AWAAZ INDIA...

Muslims and I – Vijay Tendulkar

Illustration: Amili SetalvadNoted playwright, VIJAY TENDULKAR, recounts the story...

Indian Nationhood after Weathering Partition

  Composite and Diverse: The first presidential address at the...

When a Bengali Novel became a threat to the British Empire

  Excerpts from the English Translation of Pather Dabi The...

Christmas and Year End, a time for some civility

Image Courtesy: wikipedia.orgYears ago when my daughter was...

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