When he came to Shirdi, Sai was first found sitting under a neem tree going through hard penance, regardless of heat and cold ...

The only time I went to Pakistan was for the first-ever SAARC lit fest to be held there 20 years ago. We crossed the border on foot at Wagah and drove to Lahore ...

A former police chief says the lack of response reflects complacency and suggests this issue be prioritised among the ...

Guru Nanak’s establishment of a langar at Kartarpur in the 1520s defied caste divisions, creating a revolutionary tradition ...

As Krishen Khanna, the last surviving member of the iconic Progressive Artists’ Group, enters his 100th year, he discusses ...

Before delving into the Sufi aspect of Shirdi Sai’s life, it would be proper to know a little about the words: fakir, Sufi, and Sai. The words Fakir and Sufi stand for a member of a mystic branch of ...

This resonates with the journey of a Sufi, where they, through fanā, enter such a state, called baqā. In the tradition of Lalon Fakir’s fakiri, being one with the innate man or the man of heart is ...

Evenings at the Sufi shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah in Delhi are magical moments as the air is thick with the sounds of devotional Qawwali music. As the sun sets, musicians gather to perform ...