Calcutta Diary: Each summer, when we reached Calcutta, we would be greeted with two thick tomes, the annual publications of Desh and Anandabazar Patrika, the…
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Category: Culture
Under a Banyan tree, celebrate this aesthetic dialogue
The ‘Tribute to Bat-Tala 2024’ show held in Delhi celebrates the life and times of print-makers, who used bright prints and inventive forms, highlighting the…
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Islam is culture-agnostic, embraces diversity as will of God
(Dr Shujaat Ali Quadri) Islam is culture-agnostic. There is no one monolithic culture within Islam that Muslims should be practicing. Diversity is the will of…
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Haji Waris Ali Shah: Bridging Faiths Through Love and Harmony
Haji Waris Ali Shah was a popular Sufi saint in the 19th century. Preaching love and peace, he used to advocate Hindu-Muslim unity. His dargah…
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Mir Syed Hussain Simnani: The Sufi Saint Who Changed the Spiritual Landscape of Kashmir
An 8th-century Sufi saint, from Simnan in Iran, Mir Syed Hussain Simnani has deeply impacted the spiritual landscape of Kashmir. He is known for spreading…
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‘The evening has departed, wearing a thin veil on the pleading face…’
Loneliness in the lap of nature has its own unique pleasure. The companion of this solitude is the rainbow twinkling in the form of a…
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The Time Weaver’s Secret
The story reaches its peak when Ananya faces a catastrophic temporal anomaly — a ripple in time that threatens to collapse the entire continuum. To avert disaster,…
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No regrets. She is ready for the next fight in the ring
“Sorry guys. It was a learning experience for me. I had not faced her before. She was faster.” This was ace woman boxer, Nikhat Zareeen,…
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Song Sung Hate
Intro: An analysis of the new phenomena of online, hate-filled Hindutva pop By Megha Bajaj Music is one of the purest forms of art, potentially…
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Seerat Tariq: Kashmir’s Art whiz Making Waves with Every Brushstroke
By Rashi Goyal Seerat Tariq, a 19-year-old artist from Bandipora in North Kashmir, has made a remarkable entry in the world of art by achieving…
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