Shared Culture
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How Muharram travelled from India to Trinidad and became uniquely Caribbean
The occasion is commemorated every year by Trinidadian Muslims as Hosay.
Ken Chitwood, The Conversation
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Chai, Islam and Bollywood: How Singaporean-Pakistanis have maintained ties with their home country
While Singaporeans of Pakistani descent firmly see themselves as Singaporeans, Pakistan holds a special place in their hearts.
Abbas Khan, Dawn.com
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How an American countess became a Buddhist nun and helped spread feminism in Sri Lanka
Miranda Maria Banta later adopted the Bahaii faith, and died a Hindu.
Vinod Moonesinghe
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In heated Maharashtra poll battle, Uddhav Thackeray emerges as Opposition alliance’s strike weapon
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Why there should be no place for a ‘Brahmin conference’ at Indian universities
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Panchayat’ season 3 is out
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‘iParent’: An eye-opening, sobering read for parents raising an always-online generation of children
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From Kashmir to Telangana, environmental degradation is destroying Indian craft traditions
An exhibition at the Piramal Museum of Art in Mumbai examines the deep connection between the two.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Punjabi aunties to gypsies: London’s Migration Museum challenges the idea of Britishness
It tells the ‘under-represented story’ of migrants and how they have shaped the British identity.
Anam Rizvi
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The hermit's smile: How celibacy, non-violence and purity work to establish patriarchy in India
Of these, purity is the most lethal as it is here where we find the seed of the inhuman practice of untouchability.
Devdutt Pattanaik
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Video: How free and fair are Indian elections today?
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Watch: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walks the Cannes red carpet with an injured arm
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival