Cross Connections

Children are cruel. And those whose school tiffins would be filled with all kinds of meat would snigger close to the time of Bakri Eid. We n...

Eid Mubarak... The term 'Kun Faya Kun' is not so much religious as mystical. It is about being and becoming... I read this bit...

How sorry are the attempts at communal harmony. This picture is an example. The Times of India used this caption: "A sadhu prays whil...

Never seen the Taj Mahal like this. Pic Hindustan Times Of the first time I am supposed to have heard the azaan, there is no recollectio...

I sacrificed the moon last night. A pale moon tethered to the sky. I drew the curtains. But as my eyes were preparing to adjust to the dark...

Now that we know Muslims can just do it, courtesy Junoon ’s Salman Ahmad, how are believers to manage abstinence? You forsake food, water an...

Irony could not get more amusing. Today is Eid al-adha . Pricey animals are just another means to flash money. Muslims sacrifice a goat (or ...

Now,now. Mehndi is an important part of Eid. And it is sweet of The Times of India to remember that. As much as they have their ghazal/qaw...