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![India’s Stolen Gods and Goddesses India’s Stolen Gods and Goddesses](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-12-132744.jpg)
India’s Stolen Gods and Goddesses
By Neeta Lal
The looting of India's history continues: “We are estimating close to 10,000 major work of arts leaving India every decade.”
![‘Conscious’ Hip-Hop Resurfaces in India-Administered Kashmir ‘Conscious’ Hip-Hop Resurfaces in India-Administered Kashmir](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-01-13.jpg)
‘Conscious’ Hip-Hop Resurfaces in India-Administered Kashmir
By Muheet Ul Islam
Protest-themed rap music is making a comeback in Kashmir – but don’t call its rappers “political.”
![A Carnival on the City’s Margins: The Sonepur Mela of Bihar A Carnival on the City’s Margins: The Sonepur Mela of Bihar](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-17-6.jpg)
A Carnival on the City’s Margins: The Sonepur Mela of Bihar
By Subir Rana
The annual festival combines livestock sales with massive bazaars, nighttime theater with carnival rides, and, over it all, political ads.
![India’s Sabarimala Temple and the Issue of Women’s Entry India’s Sabarimala Temple and the Issue of Women’s Entry](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-sabaripeedam_at_sabarimala.jpg)
India’s Sabarimala Temple and the Issue of Women’s Entry
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Another Hindu temple will open its gates to women, reigniting the debate on Indian secularism.
![The Earthquake- Proof Huts of Kutch The Earthquake- Proof Huts of Kutch](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-13.jpg)
The Earthquake- Proof Huts of Kutch
By Sugato Mukherjee
Bhungas, circular mud huts, are both resilient in the face of quakes and central to the Kutch identity.
![The View From the Blogs: Stories of India's Cities The View From the Blogs: Stories of India's Cities](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-raghu-nayyar-484396-unsplash.jpg)
The View From the Blogs: Stories of India's Cities
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Three blogs that share stories from the back alleys of Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata.
![Old Delhi’s Last Calligrapher Old Delhi’s Last Calligrapher](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-unnamed.jpg)
Old Delhi’s Last Calligrapher
By Nantha Kishore
Mohammad Ghalib is one of the last remaining traditional calligraphic artists in Old Delhi.
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