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Why fasts are a political weapon that becomes less and less effective with repetition

Attitudes of Identity

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A Tambrahm between tradition and modernity

The Days of Durga

Bibek Debroy

The genesis of Bengal’s biggest festival

A Mosque in Paris

Stephen Fein and Krishnan Srinivasan

What the history of the city’s first Muslim place of worship says about an issue that continues to cause controversy

Still Romancing Jejuri

Lhendup G Bhutia

In Arun Kolatkar’s footsteps, 50 years later

‘I like poetry because I can write about the essence of things,’ says Ali Cobby Eckermann

Tishani Doshi

Aboriginal poet and author Ali Cobby Eckermann records the importance of ritual and recognition

A River Runs through It

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Coursing along India’s riparian culture

Genital Mutilation: A Painful Tradition

Amita Shah

Is it genital mutilation? A debate rages on a controversial Bohra practice

How to Conduct a Same-Sex Wedding Based on Indian Rituals

Devdutt Pattnaik

Customised rituals for a same-sex wedding

The Fatal Charm of Death

Lakshmi Bayi

Like a perfect lover, death will continue to fascinate the living

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rituals

Hunger Games

Attitudes of Identity

The Days of Durga

A Mosque in Paris

Still Romancing Jejuri

‘I like poetry because I can write about the essence of things,’ says Ali Cobby Eckermann

A River Runs through It

Genital Mutilation: A Painful Tradition

How to Conduct a Same-Sex Wedding Based on Indian Rituals

The Fatal Charm of Death

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