Rare manuscripts bring alive India's wide historical connect across Asia
A recent exhibition in New Delhi showcased South Asian manuscripts, highlighting their journey across Asia over two millennia. The exhibition, featuring ancient birch-bark scrolls and illustrated ...
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‘Autocrats’ by Rajiv Dogra: The nature of absolute political power
Rajiv Dogra, who was an accomplished professional diplomat, has after his retirement become a successful author focusing on ...
On Delhi’s food trail with Pushpesh Pant’s ‘From the King’s Table to Street Food’
HISTORIAN and food critic Pushpesh Pant, in ‘From the King’s Table to Street Food’, embarks on an appetising voyage through ...
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Amir Abdur-Rahim remembered by JU, UNF basketball coaches with fondness, sadness
College basketball and the University of South Florida lost one of America’s brightest up-and-coming young coaches when Amir Abdur-Rahim passed away on Oct. 24. Jacksonville University coach ...
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Learning how to use it 'Heeramandi' singer Barnali Chattopadhyay on social media
After spending a large portion of career in Hindustani classical music, Chattopadhyay gravitated towards Sufism and Sufi singer-poet Amir Khusrau in her 40s. "It is only after 40 that you start ...
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Heeramandi's Musical Maestro: Barnali Chattopadhyay's Viral Journey
She has since transitioned from Hindustani classical music to Sufi chants, greatly influenced by Amir Khusrau's teachings. Chattopadhyay recognizes social media's power in expanding her reach and ...
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Amir Abdur-Rahim remembered as 'everything that was good with college basketball'
This particular anecdote was about Amir Abdur-Rahim’s first home game during his first season as the men’s basketball coach at Kennesaw State in 2019. Crean was there with his wife in a crowd ...
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Learning how to use it: 'Heeramandi' singer Barnali Chattopadhyay on social media
After spending a large portion of career in Hindustani classical music, Chattopadhyay gravitated towards Sufism and Sufi singer-poet Amir Khusrau in her 40s. "It is only after 40 that you start ...
Deep-fried triangles of spicy goodness: Where did samosa come from?
Around AD 1300, Indo-Persian scholar Amir Khusrau noted samosas made with meat, ghee, and onions, while the 14th-century traveller Ibn Batuta described the samusak “minced meat cooked with almonds, ...