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By Aftab Alam For some time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is generally viewed by Muslims with skepticism because of its stridently anti-Muslim politics, has suddenly started projecting itself as savior of

By Ramin Jahanbegloo As the world prepares to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary in 2019, opinions and views about his person and his non-violent technique of struggle remain deeply divided. For

By Prof. K. N. Dhar Physical exuberance of Kashmir is as inebriating as its mental excellence. Herein, we find a happy compromise between the prowess of body and ingenuity of mind; to

By Asif Farrukhi The stinking water in a flower vase begins to swelter and bubble with fermentation as chemical processes unleash a life-giving change. A new form is born. Is it possible,

By Adil Bhat The discourse on religious ‘reform’ in Muslim societies has largely centred on the figure of the Muslim woman. This has been an ongoing process, evolving throughout the periods of

By Sanjay Srivastava In the three-day RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh conclave in Delhi that started on September 17, its chief Mohan Bhagwat suggested that its critics should stop worrying and learn to love the RSS.

By Gul Bukhari Pakistan has long been considered one of the most dangerous countries to do journalism in, but matters have now attained ludicrous proportions with the arrest warrant against journalist Cyril

By Devangshu Datta. The great Jadugar K Lal once told me that stage magic just involved using imagination, followed by careful scripting and practice. He said the really difficult thing was learning

By Yogendra Yadav The recent outreach by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi seems to have succeeded in its principal objective: an image makeover for a niche audience.

By Mohan Guruswamy The now down-on-its-heels Modi regime is getting ready to celebrate the “surgical strike” as one of its high points. It may well be so given the government’s threadbare record.