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mughal

My Travels to Delhi

by Raza Rumi

Delhi’s present day chaos cannot belittle its grand past, which created a civilisation and shaped the contours of Indo-Muslim identity

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Death Of A Patriot

by Rupa Abdi

In 1947 while other princes of Junagarh were opting for Pakistan, Imamuddin Khan Babi chose India.

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Holi’s Muslim History

by Yousuf Saeed

Though Holi may be a Hindu festival it has a Muslim history too.

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Protests Against Jodhaa Akbar – History And Community Honor

by Ram Puniyani

What are the reasons behind recent protests against the movie Jodhaa Akbar?

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Derasar And Dargah Coexist In Gandhi’s Gujarat

by Rupa Abdi

At the face of it Jainism and Islam seem to share hardly anything in common – but is it so?

India’s Muslim Kings Implemented Enlightened Sharia Laws

by Kaleem Kawaja

Muslim rulers of India took good care of cultural and religious practices of their non-Muslim subjects.

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The Problem of Caste among Indian Muslims

by Ayub Khan

The book explores the tradition of un-Islamic practice of caste in the Indian Muslim society

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India’s Islam

by Guest Post

India needs to reassert its Islamic heritage and reclaim the ownership of subcontinental Islam to solve the communal problem

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Laal Deewarein

by Sadia Raval

A poem inspired by Mughal Architecture in Delhi and Agra. Also a Photo Feature with 40 photographs of the various monuments are included as a slideshow down in this post
Maazi ka madham taraana koi
Bhoola bisra zamaana koi
Kaheen parchhaiyee, kahee.n sargoshi
Kuch izhaar, kuch khamoshi
Dard, khalish, bam, dhamaake
Raqs, teohar, khushi, patakhe
Buland Minaro.n ki zubaani
Khule darwaazo.n ki band [...]

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Humayun’s Tomb

by Mirza Faisal

During a recent visit to Delhi I managed to find some time to visit Humayun’s Tomb. I had heard about the renovation work that had happened there and though during my earlier visits to Delhi I had visited most of the other landmarks I never happened to visit the Tomb.
I was in for a surprise. [...]

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