Category: India

Veteran Singer Who Sang ‘Dil Dhoondta Hai’ Dies Aged 82

Veteran Indian singer Bhupinder Singh, best known for his songs such as ‘Do Deewane Shaher…

‘I Feel Free Here’: A Desert School in India (Video)

TROPIC OF CANCER SERIES REPORT: The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School in north-western India’s Rajasthan desert…

‘India Cannot Be of Hindus Only’: Nobel Laureate and Economist Amartya Sen

TWO respected authors who have written extensively on regional affairs share their comment on Nobel…

The Earthspinner by Anuradha Roy – love, loss and longing

The story of a potter’s love for a girl explores myth, memory and the act…

India: Demolition Squad

The rampaging bulldozer is the state thumbing its nose at the court — and the…

When Jawaharlal Nehru Read ‘Lolita’ to Decide Whether an ‘Obscene’ Book Should Be Allowed in India

After a consignment of Vladimir Nabokov’s famed book landed on Indian shores, a debate over…

The Invisible Citizen: Why the Absence of Muslim MPs and MLAs in India’s BJP Party is Disturbing

Mahua Moitra writes in The Indian Express: In about a month’s time, the BJP, the…

ISLAMOPHOBIA: ‘India’s Ruling Party Crossed the Red Line’

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his party BJP, and government face global censure over offensive…

Muslim Nations Condemn Modi Govt. Over Anti-Islam Remarks

BJP-led Indian government is attempting “damage control”. But critics say the actions are “too little,…

Global Warming Will Make Record-Breaking Temperatures in India and Pakistan Much More Frequent

Jude Coleman in Nature: Human-induced climate change made the deadly heatwave that gripped India and Pakistan…

Qawwali Has Changed (Video)

Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing, originating from the subcontinent, and notably…

‘Don’t Feel Guilty’ and the ‘Quit’ Narrative Over Rising Inflation

“Don’t Feel Guilty”, India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh told a gathering of BJP workers in…