175 years after Parsis flocked to Karachi, glimpses of the community’s fading history

On April 22, 1847, Parsis from across India assembled in Karachi as the foundation for the city’s first Tower of Silence was laid.

Ammad Ali

· Sep 29, 2022 · 11:30 am

In images: Why did the Armenians leave Calcutta? A new book explores silences and departures

A decade-long project shows how the community’s history is intrinsically entwined with that of the city.

Alakananda Nag

· Jul 25, 2021 · 11:55 am

In photos: A fishing community in Bangladesh lives and dies on boats

The Sardar community in Bhola has only a tenuous relationship with people from the mainland.

Md Abdus Salam

· Mar 21, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In Kolkata, dragon dances and plates of biriyani on a quiet, Covid-struck Chinese New Year’s day

A portrait of a community in transition.

Sowmiya Ashok

· Feb 21, 2021 · 07:30 am

‘Sindhi Tapestry’: How an anthology of works by 60 Sindhi writers from around the world came to life

Editor Saaz Aggarwal explains how the collection went from impulse to fruition.

Saaz Aggarwal

· Jan 31, 2021 · 08:30 am

Cultural differences: Within Singapore’s Indian community, a clash between the old and the new

The expatriate Indian is often perceived as pushy and aggressive and coming in with a strong sense of entitlement.

Radhika Dhawan Puri

· Jul 27, 2020 · 07:45 am

The Bishnois of Rajasthan are now using education in their fight to protect the environment

Youngsters are pursuing higher studies to understand environment protection laws.

Azera Parveen Rahman

· Apr 10, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Muslim Law Board says women are free to pray in mosques – but most women have been told the opposite

The Law Board has admitted in the Supreme Court that Islam permits women to enter mosques. But the reality on the ground is starkly different.

Aarefa Johari

· Feb 01, 2020 · 09:00 am

Tracing their roots: How Singapore became home to an influential Pakistani community

They came as traders or soldiers of the British Empire or just ordinary people in search of employment, and many settled down on the island.

Abbas Khan, Dawn.com

· Aug 19, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Community radio stations in Odisha are making women’s issues heard – and people are listening

Programmes on gender inequality and against stigmas suffered by women has effected a positive change in rural communities.

Basudev Mahapatra

· Oct 23, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Paper trail: How the world’s first Armenian journal emerged in Madras in 1794

On Madras Day, retracing the origins of ‘Azdarar’ and the merchant community that supported it.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Aug 22, 2017 · 11:30 am

Photos: India’s incredible shrinking Bene Israel community, through an outsider’s lens

Photographing festivals, weddings and feasts, Bindi Sheth spent three years with the Jewish community of Ahmedabad.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Feb 15, 2017 · 03:30 pm