Text and photos by Abhishek Saha, Hindustan Times The faithful filed into the wide courtyard of old Delhi’s Jama Masjid at the muezzin’s call for evening prayers and performed a series of prescribed poses during the course of offering namaz. One of them was Mohammed Rashid who owns a bookstore primarily selling Islamic literature, standing…
This story and photographs appeared on the eve of Holi, March 5, 2015 in Hindustan Times. Text and photos by Abhishek Saha, Hindustan Times Nandgaon/Barsana: “The creator of this entire world is Sri Krishna. But do you know the source of his energy?” I was sitting at a small teashop in western Uttar Pradesh’s Nandgaon…
In Jharkhand’s hinterland—dotted with deep ravines and hills rich in bauxite—the eight particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) of Jharkhand (including the Birhors and Asurs) struggle hard to survive against a dwindling population, lack of infrastructure and government apathy.
By Abhishek Saha, Hindustan Times Soon after Maqsood was mauled to death inside the white tiger enclosure in Delhi zoo, photographs and a video of the horrific incident, clicked and recorded by onlookers, came into the public domain. Blurring certain parts of the frame, the video was put up by most media organisations and soon…
By Abhishek Saha, Hindustan Times In Mary Kom’s home state her biopic did not get released. In Manipur, for the last 14 years, there has been a blanket ban on all Hindi films at the behest of extremist groups, who are fighting for the state’s sovereignty from India. The geographically closest that the film Mary…
By Abhishek Saha, Hindustan Times Winning a National Award at the age of 11 is not a child’s play; neither is climbing the stairs of Bollywood stardom. Yet Shweta Basu Prasad, the young actor who was recently arrested on charges of running a prostitution racket, was keeping at it, one must say, with élan—playing roles…
By Abhishek Saha, Hindustan Times As India debates the much-talked about ‘Love Jihad’ and forced conversions, feminists feel the political mainstreaming of the narrative, apart from fuelling communal strife, also signals difficult times for women’s rights movements in the country. Hindu right-wing proponents allege ‘Love Jihad’ is a conspiracy by Muslim men to expand their…
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