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Amita Kanekar
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Architectural history exposes the false claims about Goa’s mosques and temples
In a region where Muslims have lived since well before the 16th century, the real question is why the remains of more ancient mosques have not been found.
Amita Kanekar
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Read at home: Imagine a place run entirely by women. A man discovers it – and is appalled
An excerpt from the novel ‘Fear of Lions’, in which a group of women challenge Emperor Aurangzeb for his tax policy.
Amita Kanekar
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Women lead a rebellion of peasants against the Mughal Empire in this historical novel
Amita Kanekar’s ‘Fear of Lions’ is a fictional account of a revolt against taxes imposed by emperor Aurangzeb.
Amita Kanekar
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Mumbai Police give clean chit to Ajit Pawar, his wife, nephew in alleged money-laundering case
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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To save Goa's syncretic temple architecture, Bahujans must take over Brahmanical shrines
The struggle for the Navdurga temple in Marcaim is a step in the right direction.
Amita Kanekar
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‘The Buddha was a very wise man, but a man’
A monk is commissioned by Emperor Ashoka to write of the life of Buddha in 256 BCE, when “writing was considered a new fad, a jugglery with learning. An excerpt from 'Spoke In The Wheel'.
Amita Kanekar