Secularism

Making Waves: After inspiring swathes of peacemakers all over India, ‘Mohammed’ Deepak and his friend will launch a nationwide ‘Insaniyat Jodo Yatra’ to fight...

Unfettered by the attacks on himself and his friend after he intervened against Bajrang Dal hooliganism in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, Deepak will now launch an Insaaniyat Jodo Yatra

Kerala prepares a token of religious harmony for Republic Day

Kasaragod district’s locals talk about the secular history of the region that received its first symbol, 20 years ago.

Gujarat HC slams police for detaining interfaith couple

The court has ordered the immediate release of the arrested couple

Festivals: Occasions for spreading communal harmony in India

India's Tryst With Destiny has been overwrought with the legacy of violent bloodshed and communal disharmony of Partition, leaving behind scars which we have neither been able to completely comprehend, nor heal, to this day.

Another interfaith couple receives protection by the Allahabad HC

The court noted that the couple was being harassed and directed the SP to look into their grievances and offer them protection if necessary

J’khand inter-caste couple allegedly threatened by family and Cabinet minister, HC provides protection 

The court, like many other courts of law in the country, upheld an adult’s right to marry person of their choice

Allahabad HC reunites interfaith couple, provides police protection

The court held that the woman has attained majority, thus is free to move and live on her own terms

93rd anniversary of Kakori martyrs  

Remembering their egalitarian secular ideology and joint martyrdoms can be a bulwark against the Hindutva onslaught

Great friends and fellow martyrs

Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan are immortal symbols of communal harmony

Why inter-faith harmony is today more important than ever before

The biggest challenges of the survival crisis just cannot be met in conditions of suspicion and hatred created on the basis of religion and faith

Secularism in action: Diyas lit at Nizamuddin dargah on Diwali

Trustee Ajmal Nizami explains the annual tradition of lighting diyas in celebration of Diwali and its success amid the coronavirus pandemic

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