Whenever Halloween comes around, this story, known only to the few, becomes a fascinating account of the life and times of medieval days when Mehrauli was a more prestigious place than even Shahjahanabad.

Diwali was considered, even by the orthodox Muslims, a festival of natural joy of God’s creation.

Prince Habeebuddin Tucy said if the Supreme Court hands him over the land, he will donate the entire land for building the Ram temple as he respects their sentiments and the belief that a Ram temple stood at the place where Babri Masjid was built.

Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Lal Saini was speaking at an event to mark Maharana Pratap's anniversary at the party's state office in Jaipur

The building is being touched up with saffron paint at places and signboards with the new name being put up.

"Who in India will believe it belongs to the wakf board?"

He says In Uttar Pradesh, every religion would be given equal respect, “but we won't accept Pakistani-Talibani culture”.

Post 1857, the British insisted on identifying Indians as two: Hindus, Muslims. Those imagined communities have become part of our mental fabric.

The Sikh response to Indian nationalism was complex—­loyal soldiers of the colonial army, they didn’t fall for the ‘separate electorate’ idea

This hatred for the Mughals and unrequited admiration for the British is something inexplicable in most Hindutva leaders.

This is old news, but I had somehow missed the BBC story which has a photo: Madhu is the illiterate...