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HDFC Bank employee Aastha Singh has clarified that a viral video of her invoking her caste was a reaction to harassment by a colleague’s relative. She alleges the clip was selectively edited and has since faced severe online threats and rape threats.

Held at the foothills of Girnar, the centuries-old Bhavnath Fair, often called a “Mini Kumbh”, brings together sadhus and devotees from across India for sacred rituals, the Mrigi Kund bath, and Shivratri processions in devotion to Lord Shiva.

Pakistan’s relationship with its pre-Islamic past has always been uneasy. Hindu temples are neglected, Indian history is marginalised in textbooks, and ancient cultural continuities are treated as ideological liabilities. Yet Basant poses a problem: it is too deeply embedded in Punjabi social life to be discarded altogether.