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karbala

  • From Premchand’s play ‘Karbala’, to BR Ambedkar: What the idea of the ‘non-Hindu’ Hindu offers us

    From Premchand’s play ‘Karbala’, to BR Ambedkar: What the idea of the ‘non-Hindu’ Hindu offers us

    Ajay Gandhi
    · Jul 14, 2024 · 11:30 am
  • Iraq: At least 31 killed and hundreds injured in stampede at Shia shrine in Karbala

    Iraq: At least 31 killed and hundreds injured in stampede at Shia shrine in Karbala

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 10, 2019 · 09:26 pm
  • How the shadow of the battle of Karbala has shaped Urdu literature

    How the shadow of the battle of Karbala has shaped Urdu literature

    Asif Farrukhi
    · Oct 23, 2017 · 10:30 pm
  • How Karbala has influenced writers and poets in South Asia for centuries

    How Karbala has influenced writers and poets in South Asia for centuries

    Suleman Akhtar
    · Oct 01, 2017 · 07:30 pm
  • As we mark the end of three battles, it is time to remember why we need to give peace another chance

    As we mark the end of three battles, it is time to remember why we need to give peace another chance

    Girish Shahane
    · Oct 12, 2016 · 05:30 pm
  • From Karbala to Dev Anand: The story of the much-travelled ‘Allah Megh De’

    From Karbala to Dev Anand: The story of the much-travelled ‘Allah Megh De’

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Nov 28, 2015 · 10:00 am