Bulleh Shah – a few poems

Bulleh Shah ‘s poetry addresses most maladies that we face in this day and age. Recently, I was asked to help a friend with…

West Bengal in turmoil – end of an era?

The gruesome Nandigram murders, the death of Rizwanul who married an upper caste Muslim girl and Taslima Nasreen’s expulsion from West Bengal are all…

Hijab and the truth behind it

Hindustan Times published this piece by Sadia Dehlvi yesterday. Two weeks ago, an Afghan woman carrying a baby in her arms and wearing a…

Ustad Bismillah Khan is no more

With the passing away of shehnai maestero Ustad Bismillah Khan, the subcontinent is a lesser place – a legend of our times has left…

The Suspect Paki – “May God give us many Schindlers”

I have been thinking about this all weekend. Read this post from an aptly titled blog, Suspect Paki on Friday and am still haunted…