Religious Identity
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While many Kashmiri Muslims claim to be "Brahmin converts", this is almost certainly not true for the vast majority. It was very easy to adopt a fake caste name in Kashmir. The ex...
Unless an author is Muslim, I don’t think they should be writing Muslim characters. The media has villainized Muslims for so long that we deserve good representation now. We have b...
Important: Did a man named Vikas "fake" or "lie" about his religion and pretended to be Muslim while making a comment on Aaftab-Shraddha murder? No. Vikas Jaatav gave his name as...
Ganeshji statue in the drain of Quwwatul Islam mosque in Delhi. Murtis were smashed and placed in dirty places. Any Indian, no matter what religion they follow, should not gloss ov...
participated in a discussion organized by SC/ST cell of clg on BRA book "annihilation of caste" (all women btw) 1. Hinduism doesn't exist, Hindu is a made up identity by outsiders...
In WB, tomorrow is our Poila Boisakh as per Hindu Bengali calendar. This “pohela boisakh” is a term coined by the Bangladeshis. Wish people would notice & understand these subtle c...
1/n #SadarPranam to Ishvara within you @_sabanaqvi ji! Amir Khusrow’s “Chap Tilak” literally means “erasing Hindu identity (bindi) of Hindu women.” This is not syncretic but high...
The lost Hinduness of Eelam : What if LTTE had claimed their Hindu identity? A very powerful image from a scene in Mani Ratnam's Kannathil Muthamital. A Hindu Eelam priest chooses...
Snare the fundamentalists but spare the fundamentals. Selective Submission And The Quest For A Muslim Identity. My essay in @SwarajyaMag. [Long-read.] https://t.co/kfszYxEsbi
