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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicBhakti movement

Topic: Bhakti movement

Where Warkaris see devotion, politicians see ‘marketing’ — following annual ‘Wari’ pilgrimage

Warkaris belonging to apolitical, caste-less sect, see political parties warming up to them — from BRS chief KCR to Shinde govt which announced health insurance for pilgrims.

Padharpur Wari honours Tukaram, Dyaneswar. But don’t forget Dalit poets Janabai, Soyarabai

Sant Soyarabai and Sant Janabai wrote devotional poetry for Lord Vitthal whose temple they could not enter because of their caste.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.