With apologies to Anwar, Muin Bhai and Yasmin Auntie- Rukmini Sen

6th December, 1992. Lucknow   The Sengupta family on the first floor were jumping with joy. Kaku (uncle) had victoriously announced that the Masjid had been broken. I ran down the stairs straight into our living room (which was sometimes our bedroom, sometimes the play room) and told Baba what I had heard. Baba was looking for candles. He paused and guffawed- “Tomaar Kaku Shopno … Continue reading With apologies to Anwar, Muin Bhai and Yasmin Auntie- Rukmini Sen

Renaissance of Islam may well start with India – Anwar Hussain

The Horrific attacks in Paris has cleaved my heart in pieces and every piece goes out to my brothers and sisters in Paris , Beirut and wherever the ISIS thugs have struck. Momentarily this tragedy made me too numb to react and I almost ended up laying the responsibility of these attacks at the doors of Islam, the religion of more than a billion people … Continue reading Renaissance of Islam may well start with India – Anwar Hussain