Bengal Assembly polls 2021: Fear and anxiety among Muslims, but also a new churning to challenge binaries
It is the third day of Ramzan. Farida and her husband have just broken their fast. They offer their visitor from Delhi an assortment of jol khabar (teatime snacks) served in delicate bone china crockery. There is an air of genteel calm in their drawing room. The polished red oxide cement floor, the ebony and glass showcase filled with silver enamelled artefacts, the unflashy furniture and the understated carpets, evoke an old-world charm far removed from the raucous din of Park Circus a stone’s throw away. Farida’s husband – let us call him Farooq – traces his ancestry to Avadh bu...
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