Rakshabandhan is observed on the last day of the Hindu lunar calendar month of Shravan. It is deeply imbibed in Hindu mythology, folklore and…
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Wahabi Leader Syed Ahmad Barelvi Wanted Marathas to Rule In stead of the British
British writers and historians have portrayed the movement started by Syed Ahmed Barelvi of Rai Bareilly as an Islamic fanatic movement. The movement started…
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When Shah Omair warned Rajendra Prasad of Kisan Sabha’s anti-Congress activities
(This is a reproduction of a letter to Dr. Rajendra Prasad from Shah Omair, a Muslim Congress leader of Arwal in Bihar, on the…
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When Shamsher Bahadur wrote poem on Bloody Eid of Moradabad
13 August, 1980 – Muslim festival of Eid was being celebrated across India but in Moradabad these celebrations turned into mournings as Police in…
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Asrar Jaamayee: A Poet who stood up against Congress Government
Asrar Jaamayee, a well known Urdu Poet of satire and humour left for the heavenly abode on 4th April, 2020. In the times when…
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Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Holi for Communal Harmony
(Following is the text of the speech made by Mahatma Gandhi on 6th March, 1947, a day prior to Holi, in Patna. This…
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Horror of 1984 : Sikh ‘Kicked, Stoned & Set On Fire’
(Following is a reproduction of a story filed by the Reuters and published by Canberra Times on 3 November, 1984.) “The Sikh was…
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The Problem of Hindustani : Hindi and Urdu
(Following is the text of an address delivered by eminent historian Tara Chand at Allahabad in 1942. It was later compiled as an essay…
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Assam Problem : Who is the Citizen of India ? Who is an intruder? (An article from 1980)
INDIA’S Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, faces a grave challenge in the small north-eastern State of Assam, which is wedged between Bhutan and Bangladesh.…
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When Sarojini Naidu taught Ideals of Islam to Muslims
(Following is the text of a talk given to the Young Men’s Muslim Association, Madras, 1917 by Sarojini Naidu) Even at the risk of…
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‘The Hindu-Muslim Problem’ by Lala Lajpat Rai
(Following is a reproduction of an article written by Lala Lajpat Rai in 1924.) THE HINDU-MUSLIM PROBLEM is the problem of India. We…
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When Dr. Zakir Husain was almost killed in riots at Jalandhar in August, 1947
(Dr. Zakir Husain (1897-1969) got almost killed in August 1947 at Jalandhar — but for the help he got from two strangers, one a…
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Darul-Uloom, Deoband : A Historical & Social Study
Being born & brought up in a Muslim family in the Northern Indian city of Muzaffarnagar which is barely 25 kilometers from the town…
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‘Why & How Not To Identify Muslims With Clothes or Beards’ by K.A Abbas
(Following is a reproduction of an article originally titled, ‘Of Caps and Beards !’ by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The article was published in ‘The…
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Hari Singh Hijacked a Plane to Protest Babri Mosque and Communal Violence
Protesters, with time, have devised novel forms of protests, which at times can be weird as well as funny. On 27 March, 1993 an…
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“The Muslim Problem in India” by CM Naim
(The article was originally published in the ‘Quest’, a bimonthly journal published from Mumbai, in 1972. Author, CM Naim, is a Professor Emeritus at…
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1987 : Twin Massacres of Muslims at Meerut and Maliana by the Police
(Following is an excerpt from the book, Rivers of Blood: A Comparative Study of Government Massacres, by Brenda Uekert.) In mid-April 1987, widespread communal…
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1993: Bombay Bomb Blasts responsibility taken by Khalistan Militants
(Following is the report by Reuters published in the newspapers across the world on 16th March, 1993) A Sikh militant group that has set…
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Gujarat Riots – 1969 : When Congress Government Helped an anti-Muslim Massacre
(Following is an excerpt from Professor Ghanshyam Shah’s ‘Communal Riots in Gujarat : Report of a Preliminary Investigation’ published in Economic and Political Weekly,…
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1970 Maharashtra Riots : Read How ‘The Times’ covered It – A Reproduction
On Rashid’s first day at school the other boys took down his trousers to see if he was circumcised and ever since no one…
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1962 : When AMU teachers took on Nehru government after attack on the University
It was the year 1961, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh (UP) was holding Students’ Union elections. AMU, the…
