A very warm welcome to Ektara, the online video magazine of history, society and culture of India and South Asia. Ektara has completed six years. We need your support to keep this running.
In this new issue, we bring you the following short videos and segments:
1. Kahin pade na muhabbat ki maar Holi mein
Lest the shower of love not fall on your on Holi. An Urdu nazm (poem) of Nazir Banarasi (1909-1996) on the festival of Holi, recited by Sadia Wahidi. https://youtu.be/tlOK0Qz_Y4w
3. India's children appeal for peace In an atmosphere of communal hatred and violence, some Indian children make an appeal for supporting peace and harmony. https://youtu.be/FZDGUCz9gKg
4. Featured video: Getting Better: 200 Years of Medicine A short documentary that explores three remarkable stories of medical progress: Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Surgery (From the New England Journal of Medicine).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxx14RCxblg