‘Literature Has to Retrieve Spirituality from the Clutches of Religion’
The Hindi poet and public intellectual has been a fearless critic of all tyrannies, whether of ideologies, markets, or fundamentalists.
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I Become the Earth
A poem.
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Remembering Pakistani Poet Fahmida Riaz, Who Feared Fanaticism Everywhere
Fahmida Riaz died three years ago. All those who still cherish the values of liberty, freedom, equality, secularism and justice need her. They must read her.
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Charlie Chaplin’s Enduring Legacy – Part 1
Director Martin Brest shares his thoughts on the ingenuity and lasting impact of Charlie Chaplin’s transformative career in cinema. Part 1 of a 2-part interview.
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Culture | India | Online Blog
History of Luv-Kush; Sita’s Three Sons
On the many stories about Sita’s sons. Two Articles.
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Culture | India | Online Blog
Diwali for Ram, Krishna, Lakshmi, Yama, Asuras and Ancestors
In north India, Diwali commemorates the return of Ram, while south India celebrates the defeat of Narakasura. Western Diwali involves a business-related renewal and in eastern India, the focus shifts to ancestor worship. These varying traditions underscore the diversity of Hinduism across different regions.
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Culture | India | Online Blog
Ghazal
A four-line ghazal that came to the attention of people in Calcutta when he recited it during the Eid celebrations in May this year.
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‘We Love Life If We Find a Way to It’: Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish’s Enduring Absences
The path to enduring peace is through remembering the humanity of others, especially those who may be on the other end of our political beliefs.
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Headscarf Issue Should be Evaluated in Context of Basic Human Rights and Not Justified from Theological Perspective
Seyma Akin, who teaches at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the Necmettin Erbakan University in Konya, Türkiye, speaks on the history and politics of women’s clothing in Türkiye.
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Ravana’s Women: How Warrior Women are Forgotten in Hindutva’s Version of Ramayan
The Ramayana is projected as a battle between men—Ram and Ravana. Women here play a subordinate role; the victim is Sita. In doing so, we forget the other warrior-women we encounter in the epic, of whom at least four are on Ravana’s side, defending him.
