Tag: Culture

My First Roza was in a Durga Pooja Pandal: Amir Rizvi

First Published on: June 5, 2016I don't remember when I started praying and keeping my Rozas ( the fast during Ramzan). Every child starts aping their parents and I...

Art must mirror an urgent need, the personal and the political: Asmit Pathare

In this powerful essay of self-expression, theatre and film director, Asmit Pathare explores the challenging world of a young artist challenged by deep schisms in society, driven deeper by a politics that thrives on division and repression.

Lord Rama Anantatma & Anantaroopa: He who is the Infinite Soul & who has infinite forms

This article is a letter, the fourth of a series, addressed to Lord Rama. The author engages in a conversation with the Lord, discussing His infinite essence and what it means to the author to embrace the diversity of His stories and worshipping traditions.

Eid Mubarak: Mussalmans & a United Nation- India

First published on: 11 Nov 2016The Musalmans and a United...

A Malyalee festival that is not about killing, one that connects us to the earth: Vishu

Vishu, a festival of harvest, celebrated world over by Malyalees (Malyalis), is also the first day according to the Malyalam month, Medam, when the Sun reached the equator

Fireworks and Firearms: The Festival of Lights in the Mughal Court

"With the aroma of honey and almond wafting through the heavy air of decadence, the kufuri-shama casting silhouettes of a glorious past, and Nazeer Akbarabadi’s nazms resonating with a sense of coexistence, the last Mughal Diwalis were a curious confluence of tears and laughter."

Chhatt Puja: By the People, For the People

Year after year, people in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and...

Young Sindhi Artists re-trace their roots: Sindhustan, Sindhi Boondi

Artists like Gitanjali Kalro and Sapna Bhavnani are doing...

Remembering Kashmiriyat, One Month, Eight Days after a Clampdown

Poetry reflects the pain and sufferings of the ValleyThe...

O GANESHA! – Part 2

Communalism Combat published this two part cover story on...

Premchand Jayanti: Growing Up With Premchand’s Stories

31st July is the Premchand Jayanti. The greatest of...

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