The writer is chancellor, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
March 13, 2003 00:00 IST
In India, Muharram has been revered by all communities, especially the Hindu communities dwelling in Varanasi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Allahabad, ...
February 13, 2003 00:00 IST
Once the Prophet Mohammed received a Christian guest from Najran in his house. There was no meal at night except the milk of a she-goat. The...
December 05, 2002 00:00 IST
The Capital’s iftar parties have a life of their own. True, this year the scene was somewhat muted, with the president, the prime minis...
November 28, 2002 00:00 IST
Eid-Ul-Fitr is an occasion when the joys of reconciliation and eating are shared by one and all. After the long month of fasting, the Eid fe...
December 25, 1997 00:00 IST
The demolition of the Babri masjid, however barbaric, was not without its blessings as it initiated in Muslims a silent process of stock-ta...
