Conservative clerics warned Muslims against garba as impermissible; now Hindu right-wing groups call their presence provocative—different reasons, same outcome.
From Purana Quila hosting the first-ever dandiya at any monument in Delhi to the Global Garba Festival at Sunder Nursery, Delhi residents are spoilt for choice.
In Surat, Bajrang Dal asked organisers to ensure those performing are not scantily clad. It said those attending should also refrain from wearing ‘backless’, ‘deep neck’ outfits.
The CR Park video taps into a growing tension: how far should personal habits, dietary or otherwise, be shaped by the dominant religious mood of the day?
DCP (Central Noida) Shakti Mohan Avasthy says police have taken suo motu cognisance of the matter. So far, no FIR has been lodged, and the woman hasn’t given a statement.
VHP has written to Jind district administration to demand closure of meat shops during the nine-day festival. Beginning of Navratri coincides with the end of Ramazan.
VHP and Bajrang Dal have been passing diktats against Muslims' entry at Garba venues. But things didn't change much on the ground—until police and politics got involved this year.
Several Marathi artistes to perform at five-day celebration. Thackeray's Sena calls it attempt to get back Marathi voter base, BJP says 'not everything is for politics'.
BJP govt in state had defended the GST on tickets, saying it's been prevalent since 2017. While some organisers are passing on the tax to patrons, others are finding ways to dodge it.
Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
Dear Ms. Amana, This is the 2 nation theory at work. It is bunkum but you can believe it and claim that Hindus and Muslims are different.
The conservative elements and todays hardline politics will always separate people of different communities. It is for us, the common people to keep building bridges and build lives and communities together. I believe that there will always be common ground and secularism is a way of life because people are inherently heterogenous.
Dear Ms. Amana, This is the 2 nation theory at work. It is bunkum but you can believe it and claim that Hindus and Muslims are different.
The conservative elements and todays hardline politics will always separate people of different communities. It is for us, the common people to keep building bridges and build lives and communities together. I believe that there will always be common ground and secularism is a way of life because people are inherently heterogenous.