Chapter 6: Ali Khan Mahmudabad
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A lot has been written about the political, economic and even artistic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic but what about the spiritual dimension of this time? This concluding Ramadan chapter of 'Lockdown Diaries' is a conversation with historian Ali Khan Mahmudabad about philosophy, faith, and the Islamic poetry that reminds us how humanity has persevered through ages of darkness.
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