On Kumar’s death, a writer remembers him accepting an unknown man’s lunch invite, making him a hero for his children.
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On Kumar’s death, a writer remembers him accepting an unknown man’s lunch invite, making him a hero for his children.
![Iconic Indian actor Dilip Kumar with wife Saira Banu [File: Dinodia Photos/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GettyImages-499343689.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Sushant Singh Rajput’s death by suicide draws attention to a fragility beneath the industry’s glamorous veneer.

Some Hindus celebrate beef ban in Maharashtra state, but minorities, the poor, and the animals themselves could suffer.

Threat of ‘mass conversions’ by Hindu far right groups causes fear among religious minorities in India.
![The Dharam Jagran Manch chose December 25 for its act of conversion [Taran N Khan/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014122713171782734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Shagufta Rafique faced abuse and poverty, including a brush with prostitution, before she could carve out her own niche.

Dharavi, India’s biggest slum, is dotted with enterprises run by feisty women who are the primary breadwinners.
![Kalpana Shinde runs a small business in bangles and saris from her Dharavi home [Asad Hussain/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013926173842942734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)