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The Hindu devotees of Imam Hussain: A case of cross-veneration
The case of Hussaini Brahmins and a unique historical context where being both Hindu and Muslim was possible.
Yoginder SikandFrom Himal Archives EXPLORE
The madrassa and the state of Pakistan
Religion, poverty and the potential for violence in Pakistan.
Tariq Rahman | Oct 13, 2016Natural allies of Hindutva
The ascendancy of the Hindu Right is likely to push India closer to Israel.
Urvashi Sarkar | May 29, 2014The relentless tragedy of Ritwik
Nearly quarter of a century after his death, Ritwik Ghatak's films show the power of creativity of a people's artist who authored an Indian/South Asian language of cinema. If only we knew...
Partha Chatterjee | Nov 01, 2003Political maps and cultural territories
The earliest boundary between India and Bangladesh separated peoples of the hills and plains.
David LuddenSubsumed by history and nation
Where does Faiz the poet and pan-Southasian Marxist end and Faiz the Pakistani begin? This is a question to which Bangladeshis, among others, still seek an answer.
Afsan Chowdhury