Shared Culture
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How Muharram travelled from India to Trinidad and became uniquely Caribbean
The occasion is commemorated every year by Trinidadian Muslims as Hosay.
Ken Chitwood, The Conversation
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Chai, Islam and Bollywood: How Singaporean-Pakistanis have maintained ties with their home country
While Singaporeans of Pakistani descent firmly see themselves as Singaporeans, Pakistan holds a special place in their hearts.
Abbas Khan, Dawn.com
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How an American countess became a Buddhist nun and helped spread feminism in Sri Lanka
Miranda Maria Banta later adopted the Bahaii faith, and died a Hindu.
Vinod Moonesinghe
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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From Kashmir to Telangana, environmental degradation is destroying Indian craft traditions
An exhibition at the Piramal Museum of Art in Mumbai examines the deep connection between the two.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Punjabi aunties to gypsies: London’s Migration Museum challenges the idea of Britishness
It tells the ‘under-represented story’ of migrants and how they have shaped the British identity.
Anam Rizvi
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The hermit's smile: How celibacy, non-violence and purity work to establish patriarchy in India
Of these, purity is the most lethal as it is here where we find the seed of the inhuman practice of untouchability.
Devdutt Pattanaik
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes