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Tag Archives: UP
Invitation: Performance Traditions Among The Indian Muslims
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Cordially invites you to an eight day event Continue reading
Jamiat in Jeopardy: Uncle-Nephew Strife Splits Leading Indian Ulema Body
The power grabbing politics, contrary to the ‘Islamic’ lip-service, leading to Jamiat split Continue reading
Starving in Bundelkhand: The tragedy of rural India
In rural Bundelkhand poor are trying to survive on grass while urban India is busy with Sensex Continue reading
Muharram in India: The Paigis of Kanpur
Muharram commomeration by the Paigis of Kanpur who keep running for three days without resting. Continue reading
Whose India Is This, Anyway? – Part II
In the first part of this article I argued why I consider Hindu militant nationalism practiced by RSS/ VHP brand of politics the greatest threat being faced by Indian nation. Expectedly my observation raised objections – most of them well … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, India
Tagged bjp, Communalism, Gujarat, hindus, India, minorities, muslim, Pakistan, riots, UP, vhp
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Remembering Babri Masjid
Who had even heard of it? A nondescript little used mosque somewhere in the city of Ayodhya in central India. On 6 Dec 1992, Babri Masjid became the mosque that no one in India would ever forget, a national wound … Continue reading
Posted in Fanatics, India, Politics
Tagged Ayodhya, Babri-Masjid, bjp, Communalism, Fundamentalism, Hindutva, History, India, mosque, mumbai, muslim, personal, UP
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Lessons for the BJP
I cannot express my emotions after I read the BJP directed drama script. The protagonist, Master Jee, is an ideal representative of BJP wala who tries to exhort people to vote for his party. He bases his opinion of the … Continue reading
Musharrafee Imam Bukhari
Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmad Shah Bukhari said “We will approach the apex court challenging the Allahabad High Court decision that denies minority status to Muslims in Uttar Pradesh”. Stating that the court’s decision would send a negative … Continue reading
The SICKular parties
My grandfather once remarked, “Mulayam Singh Yadav is the best person for the job of PM of this country because of Muslim appeasement and the wonderful job he has done in UP”. That was during the time of Babri Masjid … Continue reading