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Ishmeet Nagpal Delhi has historically been a prime example of the Ganga–Jamuna or Ganga–Jamuni Tehzeeb; with its iconic Khariboli language (a mixture of local dialects), being home to the literary and music traditions of the North India region, and being the birthplace of Qawwali and the Delhi Gharana. Today, Delhi is the epicentre of…
Sandeep Pandey, Rajendran Narayanan After being detained illegally at their respective residences for six months now, the Public Safety Act has been invoked against Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and even Shah Faesal, in order to continue their detention. Omar Abdullah has been accused for his capacity to influence people to the extent that they…
Farah Naqvi I am woman, every Indian woman I am here; for I am the need of this time now I am here, for I am citizen of my land I am the guardian of my world now. I am on every crossroads. To every ground I lay claim, for it is my Hindustan….
Sukanya Shantha A young woman, in a moss green burqa, enters a barricaded space inside Morland road in South Mumbai. A policewoman, in plain clothes, rushes behind her and insists on seeing her identity proof. An argument ensues. The woman, refusing to divulge any information says, “Protester likho (mention me as a protester).” “Yeh…
N.D. Pancholi In defending the Citizens Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA), the ruling party’s main argument is that the amendment does not deprive Indian citizens of any of their rights. The government argues that it confers rights on members of the persecuted minorities belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian, Parsi and Jain religions (except Muslims) who…
Humra Quraishi A strange sort of partitioning is unfolding in India. The usual apparatus of lies, fears and misconceptions about Muslims are being propagated by right-wing lobbies. Foremost among them is the myth that Indian Muslims did not suffer during the partition of India. The stark truth is that both Hindus and Muslims suffered…
Bharat S. Tiwari The very idea of a festival marking the onset of spring is uplifting, but when it also brings with it the fragrance of a syncretic culture, it becomes incomparable. Such is the annual celebration of Basant Panchami at the dargah, in Delhi, of Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya (1238–1325 C.E), of the…
Sandeep Pandey Personal Experience In 27 years of working as an activist, I’ve experienced unprecedented curbs on the fundamental rights of freedom of expression, to assemble peaceably and to move about anywhere within India over the past 6 months. I was put under house arrest in Lucknow, the capital of the north Indian…
Harish Khare As is their wont, our new rulers can be relied upon to convert Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th anniversary into an event on a staggering scale; but it is important not to be taken in by this grand lip-service. Rather, it is imperative for every Indian to remember that the greatest Indian of…
Debasish Bhattacharjee Recently, much awaited migration data has been released by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. While demographers are presumably busy analysing the data, certain preliminary observations are noteworthy, especially in the context of Assam where strong allegation of large-scale illegal migration from Bangladesh has assumed greater significance post NRC….
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