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Hagia Sophia

Religion in politics – Decisive. Divisive. Destructive

Hagia Sophia is a masterpiece of human endurance, architectural excellence, craftsmanship, and unparalleled beauty of an edifice in stone with calligraphy and graphics depicting many events. It was a treasured gift from the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, a mesmerizing sight to behold, which sees millions of visitors annually.

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Pinjra Tod: A contemporary feminist movement

Pinjra Tod (Break the cage) is a feminist collective run by female college students all over the country. This collective challenges rules and regulations, which tend to tie down women’s freedom and try to provide a counter-narrative to the age-old brahminical patriarchal rules which fail to give space to women’s rights, religious diversity, class diversity and to those who do not fall under the gender binary.

Remembering Munshi Premchand at 140

Remembering Munshi Premchand at 140

[responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Male” buttontext=”Read out this Theel for me”] If we speak in the Indian context, the name that echoes inside the walls of our minds is Dhanpat Rai Shrivastav, popularly known as Munshi Premchand. Few writers have been loved in public and literary circles alike. July 31, 2020 marks his 140th birth anniversary. …