A syndicate of plagiarists is skimming off lakhs of rupees every year from the Urdu Academy’s scheme of financial aid for publishing Urdu books in Hyderabad. Every year the Urdu Academy provides financial aid for publishing books in the Urdu language. Under the partial monitory aid scheme, the Academy provides a grant of Rs 15,000 […]
Category: Religion & Spirituality
When ‘Parents Dies’ At Court Premises Over Shock Of Sons ‘Arrest’ In Bhainsa Town Of Telangana
In a shocking incident, an old parents died of shock over the arrest and remand of their two sons during the recent riots in Telangana’s Bhanisa town. Unable to overcome the shock after seeing his sons handcuffed, 73-year-old Abdul Ahad Banarsi died. A couple of hours later, his wife Ahmedi Begum (65) suffered cardiac arrest […]
Bhainsa Town Grips In Uneasy Calm After High-Voltage Communal Clash In Telangana
An uneasy calm prevails around Bhainsa town in Telangana as the streets remain largely empty, barring the presence of police and other security personnel. Locals have grouped at the corners of streets or by ‘chabutras’ and speak in hushed tones. It has been less than 24 hours, since clashes broke out in the town over […]
How ‘Practicing Religion’ On ‘Public Places’ Can Violate The Law?
In India, both the freedom to practice religion and the right against noise pollution are protected by the Constitution, and no Indian citizen are allowed to violate this law. While traveling to my hometown in July, I got stuck in a massive traffic jam caused by kanwariya — the devotees of the god Shiva. Not […]
Hyderabad’s ‘Salafi-Barelwi’ Tussle Needs To Be Contained Before It Turns Into Conflict
The rift between two Muslim groups in the city – the Jamiat-e-Ahl-e-Hadith (AH) and the Ahl-e-Sunnat ul Jamaat (ASJ) – has come out in the open. A series of incidents in a little over two years has ensured this. The latest was the tussle between adherents the AH, popularly known as Salafis, described as hardline […]
Jogini – The ‘Religious Sex Slave’ Of Telangana
At the age of 10, against her wishes, Kalpana was married to a village deity Yellamma, and made a Jogini. Joginis are girl or women dedicted to god, who are then forced to lead their lives as sex slaves, having no agency over their bodies. It is only the women from the “lowered castes” of […]
Will ‘Charminar’ Too Get ‘Five Acre’ During ‘Future Of Hindutva’ Claims?
When Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah (1580-1611 CE), the fifth sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golconda, laid the foundation of its iconic Charminar to symbolise the founding of Hyderabad. Hyderabad was intended as a citadel of Muslim power in the Deccan. Qutb Shah was an accomplished poet and wrote his poetry in Persian, Telugu […]
Why A ‘Hindu Customer’ Refused To Accept Ordered Food Through A ‘Muslim Swiggy Delivery Executive’ In Hyderabad?
In a sheer shocking mode, a Hindu man from old city area of Hyderabad refused to accept food that was to be delivered to him by a Muslim Swiggy delivery executive. The Swiggy executive has filed a police complaint with the Shah Ali Banda police station over the incident that took place. One gets to […]
తిరుమలలో కొనసాగుతున్న “అరాచకీయ” పరంపర – రాజకీయ పునరావాస కేంద్రంగా తిరుమల – పతనం వైపు పరుగెడుతున్న హిందూ ఆధ్యాత్మిక వైభవం
తిరుమల, తిరుపతి లో కొనసాగుతున్న ఆర్ధిక దోపిడీ – సామాన్యుడికి స్వామిని దూరం చేస్తున్న రాజకీయ వర్గాలు కోట్ల మంది హిందువుల కలియుగ ఆరాధ్య దైవమైన శ్రీ వెంకటేశ్వర స్వామి సాక్షిగా తిరుమల వైభవం పతన దిశగా ప్రయాణం మొదలు పెట్టింది. పాలకుల దురాశ, నిర్లక్ష్యం, తిరుమల ఆలయానికి సంబంధించిన సంపదపై పట్టు పెంచుకునే క్రమంలో రాజకీయనాయకులు తిరుమల పవిత్రతను దెబ్బతీయడానికి వెనుకాడటం లేదు. గత ప్రభుత్వం క్రైస్తవ మద్దతుదారుడైన పుట్టా సుధాకర్ యాదవ్ ను టిటిడీ […]
Is Posh And Elite Locality ‘Banjara Hills Road No: 12’ Haunted In Hyderabad?
Several movies, serials and novels have talked about unclaimed territories, houses and porches reclaimed by the unseen eerie presence, better known as ‘haunted’ in the common man’s world. Many cities and lesser-known towns in the country wear that tag thanks to the experiences of people or the anecdotes that got popular with time. Hyderabad is […]