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Basant returns to Lahore, but why are Pakistanis reluctant to acknowledge the Hindu cultural roots of the festival?

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.

Was the ‘Dhurandhar’ qawwali ‘Na to Caravan ki talash hai’ written by a Pakistani? No, it was written by Bollywood’s Sahir Ludhianwi for film...

The history of the qawwali "Na to caravan ki talash hai, na to humsafar ki talash hai" from the Bollywood blockbuster film Dhurandhar is being debated. Its lyrics and music are similar to the qawwali featured in the 1960 Hindi film "Barsaat Ki Raat." It was sung by Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Sudha Malhotra, and SD Batish.

Islamist extremists in Bangladesh issue threat to demolish the Mausoleum of Sufi icon Lalon Fakir amid escalating attacks on Baul tradition

There is no end to escalation of religious extremism in Bangladesh under the interim government led by Muhammed Yunus. After harassment and arrest of...

‘Talibanic outlook, want to go back to times of Prophet’: Madras HC allows Sufi sect to observe Muharram with music after TN govt ‘caved...

Madras HC slammed Tamil Nadu admin, allowing Sufis to observe Muharram with music, against diktat of Thowheed Jamath

‘We can’t be mute spectators to communal tensions in the country’: NSA Ajit Doval at interfaith peace meeting with Sufi clerics

Ajit Doval asserted that mere condemning radical forces is not enough and that society needs to actually work against these radical forces.

NSA Ajit Doval to attend interfaith conference with Sufi clerics amid rising religious tensions; Blasphemy, hate slogans by Islamists on agenda

NSA Ajit Doval to attend interfaith conference on communal harmony organised by All Indi Sufi Sajjadanashin Council

Sufi Islamic Board says PFI operates on instructions of Al-Qaeda, instigating Indian Muslims to become radicals

Sufi Islamic Board had also alleged that the PFI is backed by terrorist organisations and is running 'schools' to radicalise Muslim youths to carry out jihad.

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