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Tum bilkul hum jaisey nikley – Fahmida Riaz
Guest Post by Raza Rumi After reading some of the recent posts and comments on the communal politics and the [ab]use of religion, I recalled an interesting article (published in the Hindustan Times...
View ArticleThe Politics of Intolerance
Guest Post by Raza Rumi Sadia Dehlivi sent me her recently published article that raises some pointed questions. Her approach is direct and expresses unflinching support for tolerance. I thought this...
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Journeying Into Mysticism
Guest Post by Raza Rumi I turn my face towards the monsoon breeze and lament that I’m in Delhi for work. How will I manage the sightseeing agenda? The faint scent of champa flowers seems...
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My Travels to Delhi
When travels come, they come in battalions. Such has been the trajectory of my recent sojourns to Delhi. Travel to India can be, at best, random and left to a game of chance, given how the officialdom...
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Review: Jodha Akbar
The challenge of translating a historical era into a cinematic endeavour is daunting, especially when it concerns historically contested subjects such as the fabled love between 16th century Mughal...
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Beyond Borders – With Shubha Mudgal And Tina Sani
Days after the recent skirmishes at the Line of Control, when the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan was threatened, an alternative reconciliation was underway in Lahore. Music became the...
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Ghalib: Ode to Benaras
The cancer of communalism and bigotry in South Asia continues to haunt us. These days, the Muslims are once again a subject of intense, though not always fair, scrutiny in India: their loyalties are...
View ArticleSufism: The Heart of Islam (New Book by Sadia Dehlvi)
Getting a visa to India is a nightmare for ordinary mortals. My application was not very politely returned last month with technical objections. It was only when a letter from Harper Collins arrived...
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Indo-Pak Dosti
1947 was not just about India’s Independence, it was an initiator of identities imposed from ‘above’. The new postcolonial states ventured to redefine their status through a mix of...
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Folklore Sans Frontiers
As we crossed the blood lined Waagah, after three hours of soul-destroying bureaucratic tangles and multiple forms filled in by the guardians of our borders, nothing changed. It was an eerie reminder...
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