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In India there has been a rich and deep tradition of Bhakti movements, which advanced a personal and direct connection between the individual and God and emphasized a devotional approach. These movements surfaced across the country at different points of time starting in Southern India in the 7th century. They upheld anti-caste ideals and foregrounded […]

Every day the newspapers report the missing: slyly, hidden among dreary advertisements for an Indian Railways project, or a PWD tender for road repair, a black-and-white photo of a young girl peeps, sometimes of a boy, or a young woman, set in a small box with a cursory, routine description and an appeal by the […]