Badaun’s rich cultural history and Sufi past, as also its proximity to the power centre in Delhi, has been relegated to the ash-heap of history, rendered obsolete by the bugbear of electoral politics
Rakhshanda Jalil
Editor
Muslim poets have waxed eloquent not only on Hindu festivals but also on Hindu deities like Shiva, as their poetry is about communal harmony and co-mingling of cultures, writes Rakhshanda Jalil
Forget the stereotype, Saudis now look up to India as a key anti-West ally
Gulzar’s anthology of poems from across the sub-continent is a masterclass of translation as extension of exquisite sensibility
Torn between being a traditional Muslim woman and a modern one in the US, Daisy Khan tackles stereotypes post 9/11 in a journey of self-discovery
The congeries of evil attributed to Indian Muslims is hurtful and untrue. S/he awaits that Hindu cousin to speak up against the targeted violence.
Not only is this excellent collection a roster of the greats, it’s also a diachronic run through the Urdu short story from its earliest years
A Pakistani immigrant family returns to Karachi from Chicago. For the children, it’s a bewildering can of worms, as well as a sentimental education.
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