What is the similarity between British retribution after recapturing Delhi from mutineers in 1857 and the Israeli state’s raging military operation in Gaza today? The two incidents may be separated by 165 years of history, but there are some very visible parallels. The revolt, in which sepoys temporarily freed Delhi from British rule in May … Read more
Advertisement Shaho ke bhee jo hoga na aya zuhoor me Saaman aish ka hai wo hazir huzoor me Is roshni ka jalwa toh milta hai toor me Kudrat khuda kee ayi nazar Rampur me This couplet by Rampuri court poet Mir Yar Ali Jan Saheb, from his illustrated manuscript, “Musaddas-Tahniyat-Jashn-e-Benazir,” describes that Rampur once boasted a lavish culture … Read more
Magazine Hindutva may have proclaimed the supremacy of all things traditional, but it makes no room for diversity, dynamism, dilemmas, and doubt. Such has never been the only Indian way. Local musicians blow horns as a Hindu priest, face smeared with color and sacrificial blood, performs rituals during the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya Hindu … Read more