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Jawhar Sircar August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 0 Comments # Raksha, #Abhimanyu, #AdamRizvi, #BhagavataPurana, #Bharatri, #Chittor, #Draupadi, #FlyingKites, #Gujarat, #HinduFestival, #Humayun, #mahabhartha, #Raakhi, #RabindranathTagore, #Rakhi, #Raksha Purnima, #Rakshabandhan, #RaniKarnavati, #Sari, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #VishnuPurana, #WilliamCrooke, #world

WHY WE CELEBRATE RAKHI PURNIMA

Millions of Hindu, Jain and Sikh sisters will tie colorful Rakhi threads on the wrists of their own brothers,

Bansuri Swaraj performing last rites of her mother, Sushma Swaraj

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The India Observer August 7, 2019September 9, 2019 0 Comments #AdamRizvi, #BansuriKaushal, #Bansuriperformslastrights, #BansuriSwaraj, #Basuri, #BJP, #BJPgovt., #MinisterSushmaswaraj, #Modigovt., #Sushma'sdaughter, #sushmaswaraj, #sushmaswarajLastRights, #Sushmaswarajremains, #SwarajKaushal, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO

Sushma Swaraj’s daughter, Bansuri breaks taboo, performs last rites

New Delhi, August 7, 2019, TIO: Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, on Wednesday performed her last

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Jawhar Sircar August 4, 2019August 4, 2019 0 Comments #AdamRizvi, #Aurangzeb, #autochthonous, #Ayodhya, #Bengalis, #Benoy Ghose, #Brahmans, #Chand Saudagar, #Dashnami, #Dharmaraj, #Elokeshi, #Ganga, #HinduDeities, #HinduFestivals, #Hinduism, #Jawhar Sircar, #Kalighat, #KolkataHighcourt, #Manasa, #Mangal Kavyas, #Murshidabad, #MurshidQuliKhan, #Nityananda, #PuranicDevatas, #RajaKrishna, #Sagar, #Satyagraha, #Siva, #SnakeGod, #Sravan, #SubhasChandraBose, #Tarakeshwar, #Taraknath, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO

Siva, Sravan and Tarakeshwar

By Jawhar Sircar, IAS Millions all over India brave the lashing rains of the month of Sravan to reach the

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The India Observer June 2, 2019June 4, 2019 0 Comments #AIIMS, #Allah, #breaking of fast, #Eid, #Fasting, #Feasting, #Firni, #Holy Month Of Ramazan, #Iftar, #Jama Masjid, #JamaMasjid, #Kabobs, #matia mahal, #month of ramazan, #Muslim, #Ramadan, #Ramzan, #Rooh Afza, #roza, #Rozedar, #Shahi kheer

Ramzan – fasting, family, food and much more

New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI) Two cannon shots ring out across the vast courtyard of the Jama Masjid and the

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The India Observer May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 0 Comments #AdamRizvi, #AKHLAQLYNCHING, #Budhists, #cowslaughter, #Dalits, #HinduVedas, #Kenan, #Lynching, #Mahabharat, #meatban, #MeatEating, #meatshop, #moblynching, #Ramayana, #scroll, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #YogiAQdityanath

India has a long history of Meat Eating From Ramayana to the scriptures, it’s clear

The Vedas refer to about 50 animals deemed fit for sacrifice and, by inference, for eating. Folks with infantile minds

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Jawhar Sircar April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 0 Comments # Chattisgarh, #Akbar, #Amritsar, #baisakh, #Baisakhi, #Bangladesh, #Celebration, #Coco, #Gujarat, #Guru Gobind Ji, #HappyNewYear, #HinduFestival, #Indo-Aryan, #islamic, #Jalianwala Bagh, #JHARKHAND, #Nowroz, #The India Observer, #TIO, Assam, Holi

There are Many New Years in Baisakh — Not Poila Baisakh Only.

The finest evidence of India’s splendid diversity becomes evident when we see the celebration of so many calendars and ‘new

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The India Observer April 9, 2019 0 Comments #Bengaluru, #Hindu-Muslimunity, #Idols, #LordRam, #RamMandir, #Ramnavami

Saddam Hussein keeps this Ram temple clean and running in Bengaluru

Hussein, who has studied till Class II, does odd jobs, helps people in the area with shifting houses, works at a

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The India Observer March 25, 2019March 29, 2019 0 Comments #amankiasha, #Amarnath temple, #AmarnathTemple, #CommonHeritage, #Dera Baba, #Gurdaspur, #GuruNanak, #Hindu-pakistan, #hindus, #Imran Khan, #Islamabad, #JammuandKashmir, #Kartapur, #Kartarpur Sahib, #kashmiriPandits, #KhalsaAid, #MartandSunTemple, #National Assembly, #occupied Kashmir, #Pakistan, #PakistanoccupiedKashmir, #Sharada Peeth, #Shardaeeth, #Sun Temple, #Tehreek-e-Insaf, #The India Observer, #TIO, Adam Rizvi, PTI

Pak approves plan to open Hindu temple corridor in PoK: Media report

Islamabad, March 25, 2019: The Pakistan government on Monday approved a proposal to establish a corridor that will allow Hindu pilgrims

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Rana Siddiqui Zaman March 23, 2019March 25, 2019 0 Comments #Abida Parveen, #Angloa, #crafts, #Damadum, #Ghalib, #Gurgaon, #Haji Ali, #Handmade, #HumayunTomb, #Jahan-e-Khurau, #Javed Ali, #Khusrau, #Lucknow, #Meera, #music, #Muzaffar Ali, #MUZAFFARALI, #Pakistan, #Punjab, #Roohani sisters, #Sartaj, #Sufi, #Sufiana gayaki, #Sufiana kalam, #TIO, Adam Rizvi, India

Fighting hate through music

In its 14th year, Jahan-e-Khusrau spreads the message of love Against the backdrop of the architectural marvel of Humayun’s Tomb

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The India Observer March 18, 2019March 19, 2019 0 Comments # KalaAcademy, #ANI, #BJP, #Cancr, #Chandrakant Kavlekar, #cremated, #Goa, #Goa Chief Minister, #Hindu rituals, #IIT, #MANOHARPARRIKAR, #modi, #mourners, #Nirmala Sitharaman, #Panjim, #RakshaMantri, #Rashtrapati Bhawan, #Saraswat Brahmin, PTI, Rahul Gandhi

Goa’s son of soil Parrikar cremated with state honours

Thousands of mourners on Monday gave a teary tribute to Goa’s four-time chief minister Manohar Parrikar as his body was

India Spirituality

Jawhar Sircar March 5, 2019March 17, 2019 0 Comments #Fasting, #Shankar, #Shivratri

SHIVA RATRI & BENGAL’S TWO SHIVAS

Millions of devotees keep a pious fast on the occasion of Maha-Shivaratri, which coincides with the 13th/14th day of Krishna Paksha

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The India Observer March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 0 Comments #500 years old, #brotherhood, #Culture, #Guwahati, #HinduMuslim, #LordShiva, #No war, #Rangmahal, #religion, #Shiva Temple, #Shivratri, Assam

This Muslim family has been taking care of a 500-year-old Shiva temple for generations

In a heartwarming story, a Muslim family in Guwahati has been taking care of a Shiva temple for the past

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The India Observer October 16, 2018January 27, 2019 0 Comments #Blind, #Durgapuja, #Kolkatta, #MaaDurga, #visually impaired

A Durga Puja pandal to touch, for the visually impaired

The Samaj Sebi Sangha Puja in Ballygunge is making an exception to enable the visually impaired to sense the grandeur

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The India Observer October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 0 Comments #Durgapuja, #Graffiti, #Kolkatta, #sexworker, #trafficking, #Womenempowerment, ashiritola, redlight area, sonagachhi

Durga puja street graffiti in Kolkata narrates sex workers’ tale

The graffiti has been designed on the lives of inmates of the brothel at Sonagachhi, stated to be Asia’s largest red

Syedda Shahid September 24, 2018October 6, 2018 0 Comments #BattleofKarbala, #HeroofKarbala, #ImamHussain, #Ka'ba, #LadyZinab, #Muharram, #The India Observer, #TIO, #Yazid, Moharram

Aftermath of the Battle Of Karbala

Copy Edited by Adam Rizvi: A lot of people are intrigued and want to know more accounts on Battle of

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Shirin Abbas September 14, 2018September 16, 2018 2 Comments #AdamRizvi, #ASKARINAQVI, #AZADARI, #Lucknow, #MOHARRUM, #Muharram, #SOZKHWANI, #TIO, shia, shirin abbas

Lucknow Shias up in arms, force ticketed show on Moharrum to be cancelled

Organizers of a ticketed show “Songs of Karbala” ran into trouble when irate Shias lodged a complaint with the district

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The India Observer September 4, 2018September 16, 2018 0 Comments #BabriMasjid, #Janamashtmi, #Krishna, #Partition

Khwaja Hasan Nizami, an Islamic Scholar Who Eulogised Krishna

For the pre-modern scholar to publicly show his regard for Krishna, without the threat of blasphemy, tells us a lot

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Adam Rizvi July 1, 2018September 10, 2018 0 Comments #Kanpur, #Muslimscholar, #RamayaninUrdu

Muslim teacher from Kanpur translates ‘Ramayana’ into Urdu

Kanpur (UP), Jul 1 To spread the message of communal harmony and brotherhood, a Muslim teacher and author has translated

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Adam Rizvi June 15, 2018 0 Comments #ChefVikasKhanna, #Eid, #Fasting, #MumbaiRiots, #Ramadan, #Ramzan, #roza

Memorable Ramzan: Chef Vikas Khanna reunites with Muslim Family That Saved Him in Mumbai Riots

Ramzan is a special time of the year for Muslims around the world. For Michelin Star chef Vikas Khanna, it

Tazeen Husain June 12, 2018 0 Comments #Iftar, #Ramadan, #Ramzan, #ramzandelicacy, #roza

Fantastic feasts and where to find them

The month-long fasting observed by Muslims across the world is upon us and slowly drawing to its close. Whereas in

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Syedda Shahid June 4, 2018May 14, 2020 0 Comments #4caliph, #Assassination, #assisinationoffourthcaliphAli, #DeathofAli, #Fasting, #Holymonth, #HouseOfGod, #Imam Ali(as), #ImamAli, #Iraq, #Islam, #Ka'ba, #Kufa, #LoversofAli, #masjidEKufa, #MaulaAli, #Mecca, #MonthOfFasting, #MonthOfRamadhan, #MuslimMonthofFasting, #najaf, #Prophetmohammad, #Ramadan, #Ramdhan, #Ramzan, #roza, #ShiaMuslim

Assassination of Imam Ali (as)

By Syedda Shahid, Copy Edited By Adam Rizvi, TIO: 19th Day of Ramadan! Imam Ali (as), Islam’s greatest saint, hero,

India Spirituality

Danish Raza June 1, 2018 0 Comments #delhi, #Eid, #Ramzan, #Towncrier, #Walledcity

Wake up, Delhi: Town crier gives voice to a fading Ramzan tradition

Nawabuddin, the oldest town crier of Delhi’s Walled City, roams the streets at night during Ramzan to wake devotees for

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The India Observer May 22, 2018 0 Comments #Iftar, #Kamladas, #Kerala, #Palayam, #Ramadan, #Ramzan, #Thiruvananthapuram

200-year-old “military” mosque offers ‘green’ iftar

Thiruvananthapuram, May 22(PTI) When this mosque was constructed for the soldiers of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore over two

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Adam Rizvi May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 0 Comments #Awqaf, #Christian, #Fujairah, #Mosque, #Muslims, #UAE, India

Christian businessman from India gifts mosque to Muslim workers in UAE

A wealthy Christian businessman from India has gifted a USD 3 lakh mosque to hundreds of Muslim workers ahead of

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The India Observer April 20, 2018 0 Comments #BhavyaShah, #gujrat, #Jainism

The boy who gave up his Ferrari to become a Jain monk

A 12-year-old Gujarati boy has renounced a family life he believes is “full of sins at every step” and has

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