Open Diary

Swapan Dasgupta

The legacy of Swami Vivekananda and the decline of Allahabad University

In his hometown, Nehru is an outsider who has little relevance beyond the arcana of history

Allahabad shaped the man who shaped so many others

Why a stampede does not register in India

Hindu tradition has long resisted the presence of women at funerals. But in a village near Allahabad, female professionals conduct the last rites.

200 Muslim families of two UP villages make the kalainara, the holy thread of Hindus.

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