Secularism

Unifying cultural celebration weaponised: Ganesh processions turned into stages for hate speech & moral policing

Ganesh Chaturthi, once a symbol of shared community celebration, was exploited this year by hard-line groups across India to amplify anti-Muslim and anti-Christian rhetoric, transforming a festival of harmony into a tool of exclusion

Paigam-e-Mohabbat: UP citizens call for harmony

To answer the growing threat of communalism, Varanasi’s civil society groups come together to spread the message of love and societal unity

Understanding Syncretic Islam of Kerala from a historical perspective

The famed religious collaboration is increasingly under peril both from Hindu and Muslim communal forces

Gandhi’s death anniversary: Indian Christians to fast and pray for unity

The Martyr’s Day observance by the Christians of India will be without speeches, slogans on political signage

Promoting Amity in the Times of Hate

An appeal for Harmony amidst increasing instances of vested interests attempting to spread communal discord

Reassert secularism on Martyrs’ Day: Activists

Call for nationwide show of communal unity amidst growing environment of communal hate

Haridwar ashram joins Faisal Khan to decry Hate

Peace activist Faisal Khan fasts to protest the spread of communal hate, draw support from Matra Sadan ashram Mahant Swami Shivanand Maharaj

Citizens reclaim Varanasi ghats: VHP, Bajrang Dal’s communal posters fail

Citizens groups uphold secular values, showcase  ‘paigam-e-muhabat’ on ghats, police register a case, serve notices to two accused, no arrests yet

A Christmas Message for We the People

#Hum Hindu Hain #Hum Mussalman Hain #Hum Christian Hain#Hum...

Gurugram: Gurdwaras, Hindu shop owner, offer space for namaz

Muslim brothers should come to the gurudwara and offer prayers, say Gurugram’s Sikhs, Hindu man says he won't allow his city to break

150 years of Gandhi: A legacy of Ahimsa and Communal Peace

First published on: 28 Sep 2019Gandhi spent the last year...

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