cultural identity
Cultural Identity Debate: Taslima Nasreen Claims Bengali Culture Rooted in Hindu Traditions, Javed Akhtar Advocates for Syncretic Appreciation
Sep 30, 2025 07:16 pm CST
Exiled author Taslima Nasreen sparked discourse by asserting all Bengalis belong to India with culture fundamentally rooted in Hindu traditions. Renowned poet Javed Akhtar responded by acknowledging her view while emphasizing the importance of appreciating India's syncretic Ganga-Jamuni cultural heritage that blends Hindu and Muslim influences, highlighting the ongoing conversation about cultural identity in the subcontinent.
Generation Zubeen: How Zubeen Garg's Legacy United Assam in Unprecedented Mourning
Sep 27, 2025 01:29 am CST
When Assamese music icon Zubeen Garg died by drowning in Singapore on September 19, his passing triggered an unprecedented public response across Assam. Hundreds of thousands flooded Guwahati's streets to mourn the beloved artist whose three-decade career spanned 38,000 songs in 40 languages. This article explores how "Generation Zubeen" - fans across multiple age groups united by their love for his music - demonstrated the profound cultural impact of an artist who blended rock with traditional Assamese rhythms while fearlessly challenging social norms and standing for his convictions.
Zubeen Garg: The Cultural Unifier Who Healed Assam's Divided Society
Sep 25, 2025 09:20 pm CST
This article examines how singer Zubeen Garg transcended Assam's complex history of territorial losses, demographic changes, and ethnic conflicts to become a cultural unifier. By rejecting divisions of caste, religion, and politics, Garg embodied the "Kanchenjunga spirit" - elevated, free, and unyielding - providing healing and unity to a fractured region in ways political institutions could not achieve.
"Against Federalism": Actor Vijay's TVK Criticises Amit Shah's Hindi Day Remarks
Sep 16, 2025 07:06 pm CST
Actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam or TVK has vehemently opposed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comments on Hindi, calling it yet another attempt to impose the language on non-Hindi-speaking states.
'Our Last Exchange Was...': Thadou Intellectual's Farewell To Leader Killed By Kuki Insurgents In Assam
Sep 15, 2025 11:39 pm CST
Leaders of Thadou tribe in Assam wrapped the coffin of their community leader, Nehkam Jomhao, with the traditional Thadou Saipikhup shawl in what they called a mark of highest respect and honour to the 59-year-old who was killed by Kuki insurgents.