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Topic: Sufism

How Shams and Rumi met—the union that sprung the poet’s ‘Diwan-e-Shams’

Farrukh Dhondy -
In 'Rumi: A New Selection', Farrukh Dhondy offers a fresh, insightful collection of the poet’s most profound works.

New book explores the misunderstood legacy of Persian poet Jalal-al-Din Rumi in the West

ThePrint Team -
Published by HarperCollins India, 'Rumi: A New Selection' by Farrukh Dhondy will be released on 2 April on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

Modi’s praise for Sufism has made both his critics and supporters uneasy

Amana Begam -
PM Modi described the Jahan-e-Khusrau annual Sufi music festival, which honoured Amir Khusrau, as carrying the “fragrance of the soil of Hindustan”.

Shirdi’s Sai Baba practised wrestling. Then he lost a match and gave it up forever

Chandra Bhanu Satpathy -
In 'Shirdi Sai Baba', Chandra Bhanu Satpathy explores the fusion of Sufi and Bhakti traditions in Sai Baba's teachings.

Sufi saints and Sultans in Delhi—a delicate balance of asceticism and politics

Kashshaf Ghani -
In his book 'Sufi Rituals and Practices', Kashshaf Ghani traces the origin, spread, and influence of the Chishti and Suhrawardi orders of Sufism.

Yoga, Sanskrit inspired Sufi epics—Chakras became ‘mystical stations’, gods turned ‘angels’

+TFP Anirudh Kanisetti -
Maulana Daud’s ‘Chandayan’ originated in a cultural context we can think of as Hindu, above which Sufism had become a major strand of elite devotion.

Month after Ram temple, BJP reinforces Muslim outreach bid through Hazratbal shrine project

Sanya Dhingra -
Hazratbal shrine is an outcome of a very particular kind of Islam that emerged in India, so its invocation has to be seen in that context of a preference for an 'Indian Islam'.

Beema Bivi’s dargah—The most famous in Kerala, where Muslims, Christians, Hindus come to pray

Rana Safvi -
In her book ‘In Search of the Divine,’ Rana Safvi writes about how Sufism developed a distinct character in India, and harmoniously embraced Bhakti traditions.

You know British spy Noor Inayat Khan who Hitler executed. Her father has a story too

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Inayat impressed royalty with his recitation of a Sanskrit poem at 9, wrote his first book at 14, becoming the global icon we know so little about.

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Opinion

Army wives fight a silent battle. Don’t abuse them for seeking small joys

ThePrint Subscriber -
The next time you see a post featuring a sari-clad woman at a party or a travel reel from an unknown location, ask yourself — how does her joy threaten yours?

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

Superman Modi to superpower meeting — Indian TV anchors script a Tianjin blockbuster

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

National Interest

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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