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Anam Zakaria
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Fact vs fiction: Pakistan must accept the uncomfortable truths about the 1971 war
Official discourse reveals and conceals selective aspects of the past, carefully crafting narratives that hide inconvenient histories.
Anam Zakaria
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What a West Pakistani in the former East Pakistan during the Liberation War of 1971 remembers
Bangladesh observes Victory Day on December 16. An excerpt from ‘1971: A People’s History of Bangladesh, Pakistan and India’, Anam Zakaria.
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The story of a Kashmiri who crossed the Line of Control and returned to India 11 years later
Anam Zakaria’s ‘Between The Great Divide’ is an exploration of the part of Kashmir that is administered by Pakistan.
Anam Zakaria
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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In Pakistan’s Ramzan Bill that aims to outlaw eating in public, a reflection of Gurgaon namaaz row
By enforcing respect for one religion, the Ehtram-e-Ramzan Amendment Bill discourages tolerance for other beliefs.
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How Pakistan is using language to deny the horrors of Partition
Through politicisation of language, countries try to reconstruct national identities.
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By rewriting history, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh are threatening the very identity of their people
India is going down a path its neighbours have walked decades ago.
Anam Zakaria
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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70 years of Partition: India, Pakistan have successfully demonised each other in popular imagination
We are on the brink of losing the generation that lived through Partition. With them, memories of a time when Indian and Pakistan were on may go too.
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‘We’ll never be at home here’: Bangladesh’s Urdu speakers still dream of being resettled in Pakistan
As Pakistan celebrates its 70th Independence Day, elderly ‘Biharis’ are waiting on a forgotten promise.
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Days of longing: Social media ban disconnects Kashmiri families divided by the LoC
Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype offered the only means of staying in touch for families divided by the conflict between India and Pakistan.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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From India to America, countries are adopting Pakistan's model of mixing religion with politics
The distinction between anti-national and anti-religion is increasingly blurred.
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By marking Genocide Day, Bangladesh seeks to remember what Pakistan wants to forget
March 25, the day before Bangladesh's Independence Day, will commemorate the genocide during the 1971 liberation war.
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‘I was sick of suitable girls and wanted to create an anti-heroine': Pakistani writer Sabyn Javeri
Everyone’s talking about her first novel ‘Nobody Killed Her’. Here, so is she.
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The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants