Popularly known as Frontier Gandhi, Badshah Khan, Bacha Khan and Fakhr-e-Afghan, his indomitable political spirit has found a place in all of his names.
Khan Market’s paler ‘brother’ Ghaffar Market takes its name from Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a leading light of the freedom movement known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’ and ‘Bacha Khan’.
What began as a local tragedy spiralled into a national debate about Korean content, its growing popularity among young people in India, and whether it had pushed the sisters over the edge.
By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.
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