hindu – Itisaras

REVIVAL OF SUFI TRADITION THROUGH MUSIC

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 2 Comments 18th century, 1947, A.R. Rahman, Allah Ke Bande, Baba Bulleh Shah, bass guitar, Bhakti, Bullah Ki Jaana, Coke Studio, contemporary fusion music, divine, drums, EDM, emotions, Farid Ayaz, gharana, hindu, Hindustani Classical music, Indian Ocean, Islam, Islamic civilization, Islamicate, Junoon, kafi, Kailash Kher, Kashmiri classical maestro, love, Music, Mystical, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistan, partition, Parvaaz, poet, pop, Qawwali, Rabbi Shergill, Rang, Religion Unplugged, rock, Rumi, saints, semi-folk, semi-Sufi, shrines, silisilas, social order, Sonam Kalra, Spirituality, sufi, Sufi Gospel Project, Sufi-rock, Sufiana, Sufism, The Local Train, the voice of faith, TheWire, tombs, trance, Ustad Mohammad Yaqoob Sheikh, Vaishnav temples, waqfs, Yatra

Music lover or not, Sufi is one form we can’t shy away from. Find out more about this age-old form of music and how it is reviving a spiritual tradition in the modern world.

Culture History

The Cult of Lord Jagannath

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 6 Comments Aska, Baxi Jagabandhu, Belief, cast, Celebration, color, cult, cultural, Culture, Discrimination, distinction, diversification, diversity, ethnicity, faith, festival, Gajapati, hindu, icon, identity, Jagannath, Jagannath Dhama, linguistic, nationalism, Odisha, Odisha Festivals, Paika Rebellion, Polity, rashtra devta, rath, Rath Yatra, Religion, social, sovereign, spiritual, srikshetra, transhumanism, Unity

Lord Jagannath is a deity worshipped by people from various regional sections of the country. He is believed to be another form or avatar of Lord Vishnu himself. In a country like India, where we have people coming in from so many different backgrounds, we still find things to bind us together – be it in the name of faith or religion too.

Culture

An Indian Lunisolar New Year

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Ayodhya, Bihu, Calender, Chaitra, Chaitra Navratri, Culture, Dance, Dhanteras, diversity, family, festival, festival of harvest, festivities, food, Gudi, Gudi Padva, heterogeneity, hindu, Hindu calendar, india, language, Lord Brahma, Lord Rama, lunisolar, Maharashtra, Makar Sankranti, Makar Sankrati, Maratha, Music, New Year, orissa, Panchanga, Pongal, Puran Poli, Puri, Ram Navmi, rangolis, Ravana, Religion, Sakkar Bhaat, Sanskrit, sari, season, Shrikhand, sindh, Ugadi, Worship, Yugadi

Owing to its unique and vast cultural diversity, India has many festivals and celebrations specific to certain areas and regions. Since Hindus form the majority, a Hindu calender is followed to keep track of the festivities throughout the year. This calender holds great importance for a lot of people, and with good cause.

Culture History

The Gendered Silencing of the Partition 1947

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Editor 0 Comments 1947, abduction, colonialism, Crime, families, hindu, honour, humanity, independence, india-pak partition, kafila, Mahatma Gandhi, muslim, partition, rape, Society, thoa khalsa, women survivors of partition

The unheard narratives of women, the ones who bore the most gruesome brunt of the India-Pakistan partition.

Society

Kabir and the Anti – Caste Narrative

April 14, 2020April 27, 2020 Editor 0 Comments awadhi, Brahmanical, braj, dalit, Dalit Community, Dalit Literature, Devotion, Discrimination, divine, division, dohe, faith, hierarchy, hindu, idol worship, Kabir, knowledge, literature, muslim, mystic poet, mysticism, poet, Religion, Rituals, saint, social orders, sufi, verse, Writer

“Kabir ke dohe '' have been an integral part of Indian literature from ancient times. Through his writing he has preached us about life lessons but what if we tell you there is more to his writings.Could you ever imagine similarities between Kabir and Ambedkar?
Read the link below to find out why he wrote the way he did.