MY mother’s agony started before October 7 and it embodies the enduring connection of a people to their land and each other. Her story defies the notion that Palestinians can be neatly categorised or divided. It is a testament to the power of heritage and the deep roots of family bonds that not even the most stri ngent of blockades can sever. For 12 yea rs, Israel denied her a permit to visit her family in the West Bank, even when her parents passed away in 2003 and 2008.
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Life is a Mela
Modern intellectuals are yet to appreciate the specialness of melas, a unique Indian cultural phenomenon
Shopping With God
What is lost through the glitz that Mecca has acquired is the subtlety of the spiritual experience
Religious Itinerary
In India, religious tourism is not a new thing, but the upsurge is unprecedented, leading to a very evident mixing of religion and politics, where temple reconstruction is one of its features.
No Brotherhood, This
India's foreign policy initiatives in recent years have shown signs of giving in to pressure from the United States
The Chak De! Gang
Unconditional love for the sport and systemic support have resulted in Jharkhand turning into a nursery of hockey players, especially for tribal girls
Piecemeal PEACE
Forget a ceasefire, the spat between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump at the White House has further complicated the situation, with Europe seeking to put a spanner in Trump's plans for a peace deal
The Lord's City Sits on Sand
As the underwater search continues for relics from the mythical Dwarka of Lord Krishna submerged under the Arabian Sea, are ecological threats to the still- inhabited city on the Gujarat shore getting less attention than they deserve?
In Baba-Land
The advent of social media changed life in the sleepy town of Gadha, where a 28-year-old Dhirendra Krishna Garg aka Bageshwar Baba, has amassed an unbelievable following who believe he has supernatural powers
Sitakund
With Sitamarhi in Bihar included in the central government’s Ramayan Circuit list, Sita’s birthplace may finally get the same stature as Ram’s in Ayodhya
Sacred Games
Pilgrims are being fast-tracked into 'spiritual tourists'. This places impossible demands on the vulnerable Himalayan region
