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Zahir Janmohamed
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Why using the Om symbol to protest Modi's UK visit is offensive and counter-productive
'It is preposterous to take a symbol cherished by hundreds of millions and turn into a swastika, the epitome of hatred.'
Zahir Janmohamed
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India’s first halal cosmetics store is less religion and more style
The products at Iba in Juhapura locality of Ahmedabad are Islamically lawful and vegan. But this is just one of the draws.
Zahir Janmohamed
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The book the Gujarat police does not want released: author speaks about 11 years in jail in Akshardham case
The 44-year-old Madrasa teacher says the book is not banned, but there is pressure: 'We know what they are capable of and what they did in the past'.
Zahir Janmohamed
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This holiday season, who’s ‘Uninvited’ from Goa?
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When a spiritual guru put the Indian government in a fix with a request for dual citizenship
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How Kerala’s Kozhikode became India’s first UNESCO City of Literature
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‘No data’ and other tactics: How the government is dodging RTI queries on health pacts with Big Tech
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‘Did Ram say kick out the poor?’ The discontent of the displaced in new Ayodhya
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‘The idea that Narendra Modi has become a moderate is wishful thinking’
Ghanshyam Shah, a leading political scientist on Gujarat, explains Modi’s communal idea of India and rates Chief Minister Anandiben Patel's performance.
Zahir Janmohamed
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Mukul Sinha, self-effacing Modi opponent and labour organiser who disliked being called a leader
Don't work against a person, Sinha had urged – work to change ideas.
Zahir Janmohamed
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In Gujarat, the media only speaks to riot victims, not the perpetrators
The stories written by many journalists reflect their own anxieties, stereotypes and ideological leanings rather than what they have seen.
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Watch: Huge audience sings along to ‘Shauq’ with singer Swanand Kirkire in Delhi
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‘You cannot invoke martyrs to ask for votes,’ says TV anchor. Panelist plays PM’s speech in response
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Watch: Fashion show turns Manchester street into runway for models in the rain
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‘Incredibly rare’: Florida park celebrates first-ever recorded birth of white alligator
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Watch: Men try to frighten elephant with slippers, run away when it charges at them
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Some young Gujaratis want to know: what really happened in 2002?
Some young people in Gujarat who were not even in their teens in 2002 want to know what really happened. But they have no one to ask.
Zahir Janmohamed
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Why Fatima Sheikh gave Arvind Kejriwal a letter
An encounter during Kejriwal's Gujarat trip underlines the hopes and risks of the new supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party.
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