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By Diane Donovan On Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017
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Book Review: The Infidel Next Door by Rajat Mitra

The Infidel Next Door by Rajat Mitra is available on Amazon. The Infidel Next Door opens with an arranged marriage between a sick orphan girl and a shy boy; but it quickly evolves to embrace more than two lost More...

By Saumya Dey On Friday, July 21st, 2017
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Islam and ‘Syncretism’ in Indian History

…. if India is to be represented by her best and not by her inferior races…in accordance with…the past glories of [an]…ancient race, I call upon the Congress to rule, not that there shall be as many Mahomedans More...

By Radha Arya On Tuesday, July 18th, 2017
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Sufism in India – A bloodied History

The advent of Islam in India has generally been regarded as a peaceful and mostly non violent process under which the various Sufi saints arrived in India from various parts of West Asia, and settled down here. More...

By Dimple Kaul and True Indology On Monday, December 26th, 2016
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No Peace, Only Pieces – The Sufi Mission in Kashmir!

The article has been republished from author’s blog with permission. Of late, eminent intellectuals, perfumed or otherwise, have been raising a stink about how as a society we should be ashamed of the many things More...

By Dimple Kaul and True Indology On Monday, October 24th, 2016
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Academic Hinduphobia Going Mainstream

Introduction Last weekend while firming our plans for Inferno, we chanced upon an  article. We could not help reading it with uninterrupted amusement, for, right from the click-bait headline to the nearly 900 More...

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By Ram Ohri On Thursday, October 16th, 2014
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The Sinister Side of Sufism

For centuries the Sufi creed and Sufi music have been tom-tommed as great symbols of spiritualism and promoters of peace and harmony between the Hindus and the Muslims. The cleverly marketed concept of Sufi spiritualism More...