Right in the midst of bustling Kolkata lies what might be the most prominent population of Britons in India.
It is rare for communal riots to spread to rural areas. The UP riot is the first time after the September 1969 Gujarat riots that a rural area have been affected. Electoral politics which divide society in majority/minority, going on since the early 1990s, is a major contributing factor to this heightened tension between communities, says Colonel (retd) Anil Athale in the first of a two part series.
Curses, folklore and family feuds swirl around Tughlaqabad Fort
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