This year, since we are in a lockdown, all prayers must be performed at home. Since many people are going hungry, we should refrain from unnecessary spending and use that money for charity instead.
In these discordant times, we need to sing of the kindness of Emperor Akbar: master rationalist, believer in one universal god and creator of a great syncretic nation
Once rich and influential, tawaifs now peck at society’s margins. Dewan’s evocative, de-romanticised account looks into their glory and pain.
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