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Writer Manorajan Byapari

Manoranjan Byapari: ‘My journey has just begun’

Interview with Manoranjan Byapari, rickshaw wallah-turned-writer-turned Trinamool Congress MLA.

Stranded madrasa students on board a special train going to Purnia in Bihar, at Lalgarh Junction in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on May 25, 2020.

Zero year in madrasas

Education came to a standstill for more than a year in almost all the madrasas as a majority of students could not afford smartphones for online learn

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh submits his resignation to Governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh on September 18, 2021.

‘Humiliated’ Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab Chief Minister

Amarinder Singh’s resignation comes with less than a year left for the Vidhan Sabha elections.

Shafey Kidwai. His book on Syed Ahmad Khan gives a fresh perspective on the Aligarh Muslim University’s founder.

Syed Ahmad Khan: The 'shaper of India’s collective consciousness’

Interview with Shafey Kidwai, the author of 'Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Reason, Religion and Nation'.

Dr Aleemullah Khan and Manisha Bhalla, the authors of Ba-Izzat Bari?

New book sheds light on struggle of Muslim victims of false terror after acquittal

Several Muslims framed under bogus terrorism charges struggle to lead a normal life after their acquittal and release. A new book in Hindi, a product

William Dalrymple in conversation with former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 26, 2018.

William Dalrymple: ‘Prestige of America heavily dented’

Interview with William Dalrymple, writer and historian.

A katib (calligrapher) at work at ‘The Musalman’. A 2007 picture. The newspaper continues to rely on the talent of its experienced katibs against all odds.

Plural imprint: Chennai-based Urdu daily 'The Musalman' continues its strong show

The Musalman, a handwritten newspaper in Urdu published from Chennai since 1927, is driven by a secular ideology and a commitment to pluralism.

Jagjit Kaur with her husband veteran music composer Khayyam.

Veteran playback singer Jagjit Kaur passes away

There was an inescapable beauty to her singing. The way she combined a little lilt with a faint shade of pathos was uniquely her own. Little w

Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh with Navjot Singh Sidhu, the newly appointed State Congress president, in Chandigarh on July 23.

Uneasy truce between Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu in Punjab

The crisis in the Punjab Congress passes with the high command working out a formula for peace: Navjot Singh Sidhu is made Pradesh Congress Committee

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath. He has said a uniform civil code will be achieved just as the Ram temple in Ayodhya has been accomplished.

Politics around the uniform civil code

As always, the issue of the uniform civil code serves as a polarising weapon at the hands of the Hindu right wing.

Near the historic Charminar in Hyderabad, Telangana, ahead of Ramzan on May 11. Experts feel that the new policy is based on the myth of Muslim population explosion.

The propaganda in India that Muslims will outnumber Hindus by 2035 is governed by prejudice, not facts

The propaganda by Hindutva groups that Muslims will outnumber Hindus is just another attempt at polarisation with an eye on the elections. Facts show

Dilip Kumar after receiving the Lifetime Achievement award at the 54th National Film Award ceremony in New Delhi on September 2, 2008.

Dilip Kumar: Nehru’s Hero

Dilip Kumar (1922-2021) was to some a tragedy king and to others a romantic hero who with his acting skills created a new era in Hindi cinema. But per

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