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FeaturesCommerce papers over the cracks between Hindus and Muslims
Mercantile relationships between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat are gradually being restored by exigencies of trade. But it's a tenuous relationship. Cheliya Muslims, who saw 147 of their restaurants burnt in the post-Godhra riots, are taking in Hindu partners in order to stay afloat More... Aliens in the House of FlowersPhoolbari in southwest Bengal is located in the 150-metre strip of no man's land between India's electric fences and the actual international border with Bangladesh. Entry into 'mainland' India is restricted to a few hours a day, and villagers must hurry back before curfew at 6 pm or be shut out of their own homes. This is a photo-feature on the lives of Phoolbari's borderland people More... Five pledges for dalit shaktiMartin Macwan's Dalit Shakti Kendra in Gujarat provides vocational training to dalit youth. More importantly, it gives them a sense of identity More... Zagor, the Goan festival of communal amity, under threatWill the centuries-old zagor tradition, in which Hindus and Christians jointly celebrate the harvest, be destroyed by commercialisation and communal forces? More... The Haji Malang shrine: Whose God is it anyway?The popular shrine of Haji Abdur Rehman Shah Malang near Mumbai, where Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and other communities have worshipped together for generations, is being contested by fundamentalist Hindus and Muslims More... Shirdi is losing its Sufi traditionsIn the temple town of Shirdi, Moharrum is no longer celebrated alongside Ram Navami, a practice begun by the Sufi saint Sai Baba. The cracks in the town's legendary amity between Hindus and Muslims are beginning to show More... Consent cannot be manufactured by gunsProtestors have gathered on the road to the Kalinganagar industrial area in Orissa. The bodies of four of those killed in police firing on January 2, are laid out here. This on-the-spot report records the seething anger against the industries that are usurping the lands, livelihoods and basic rights of adivasi farmers More... Penalising clients of sex workers: Pros and consWill the amendments to the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act proposed by the government protect sex workers from exploitation at the hand of clients and police, or will it end up making them more vulnerable? More... Barbers continue their fight for dignity in OrissaOn October 4, human rights activist Baghambar Patnaik was arrested by the Orissa government for leading over 300 lower caste Bariks (barbers) in a silent protest against inhuman treatment by the upper castes More... |
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