Shompi Chakraborty Purkayastha
Pandua in the Malda district of West Bengal is not merely a historical township; it is one of the finest centres of Bengal's Sufi heritage. ...
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Onika Maheshwari/New Delhi
Jamalooddeen, a renowned handloom weaver from Cholapur in Varanasi, who has helped revive traditional Banarasi designs, has been conferred the Uttar...
Shampi Chakraborty Purkayastha
Furfura Sharif, a small locality in the Jangipara Block of Hooghly district, is r...
Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar
Tucked away in the narrow lanes of downtown Srinagar, about 50 yards from the historic Nawakadal bridge, stands the shrine of Syed Sharf-ud-Din Abdur Rah...
Khanqah-e-Faiz Panah in Tral, dedicated to Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani (Shah-e-Hamadan), is one of the most significant Sufi shrines in Kashmi...
Mahfooz Alam/Patna
Today, the Muslim community faces several pressing challenges—access to quality education, professional skills, employment, technological advancement and meaningful representation in national institutions. In...
Khanqah Munemia at Meethan Ghat in Patna City is a living example of the Sufi tradition of combining spirituality with public service. Without distinction o...
New Delhi
The Centre allocated Rs 376.88 cr in 2025-26 for conservation, preservation and environmental development of protected monuments across the country, the gov...
Mansooruddin Faridi
Khanqah Maner Sharif is one of the most prominent centres of the ancient spiritual tradition of the Indian subcontinent, where history, Sufism, schola...
Zeba Nasim
For centuries, Kashmir has been known as the land of Sufi spirituality, where saints nurtured a culture of compassion, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence. Among th...
Munni Begum/Guwahati
The dargah of Hazrat Pir Shahnoor Shah Dewan at Khankarpara in Vella, Assam's Barpeta district, attracts childless couples from across the country who come seeking blessings. More...
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has pitched for including knowledge about Hindu gods in textbooks, saying parents too should be equipped to answer children's questions a...
Srinagar
The National Book Trust (NBT) has launched a series of novels based on the prominent characters of "Rajatarangini", the 12th-century historical chr...
Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi
For many, the Jagannath Rath Yatra is a celebration of devotion. Yet beneath its spiritual grandeur lies another story, one of shared traditions, cultu...
Amir Suhail Wani
The ongoing Chinar Book Festival on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar is far more than a book exhibition; it’s a celebration of learning, dialogue, cult...
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