‘Gujarati Muslim Communities in Colonial Mumbai’ event explored the contribution of prominent families in the early 20th century, and their business interests from glassware, opium to silk to shipping.
Six essays in the book 'Dalit Journeys for Dignity' explore the distinct trajectories of Dalit communities in their search for religious alternatives — Christian conversions in colonial Tamil Nadu to Buddhist renunciations in Maharashtra.
During the lecture, architect Rajesh Luthra said the British built cantonments, hill stations, and clubs that did not reflect Indian sensibilities. But that changed after the 1857 revolt.
At Gurugram's Prego restaurant, Juan Cristobal Del Bravo of Antarctica 21 transported a group of curious travellers to 12,000 km away to Antarctica — a land with no cities and no citizens.
‘When we speak of museums, we are speaking of power, of narratives curated not just through display but through silence,’ said Shyam Bhatia in his talk at IIC, New Delhi.
The book, Desi Queers, also examines the role of queer artists in the UK who have roots in the Indian subcontinent — from filmmakers like Hanif Kureishi to visual artists Sunil Gupta and Pratibha Parmar.
At the National Museum's monthly public lecture, Identification of Nishka, archaeologist BR Mani shed light on his study which pushes back the origin of Indian gold coinage back to the 3rd millennium BCE.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
Gujarati Muslims also wholeheartedly supported the Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement. MA Jinnah was a Gujarati after all.
Unfortunately, once Partition happened, most Gujarati Muslims did not migrate to Pakistan and preferred to stay back in India. Which is very surprising given that Pakistan was only a few kilometers away.
So, they campaigned for a separate Muslim homeland and got it but did not relocate there. And now, they claim to be patriotic Indians.
Gujarati Muslims also wholeheartedly supported the Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement. MA Jinnah was a Gujarati after all.
Unfortunately, once Partition happened, most Gujarati Muslims did not migrate to Pakistan and preferred to stay back in India. Which is very surprising given that Pakistan was only a few kilometers away.
So, they campaigned for a separate Muslim homeland and got it but did not relocate there. And now, they claim to be patriotic Indians.