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Between Celebration and Suspicion: How Bakri Eid passed across india in 2026
With police deployments, cattle regulations, housing society disputes and political mobilisation surrounding Eid-ul-Adha, the festival reflected the tensions of contemporary India
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
Charges against Faisal Khan are wholly misplaced: Hindu Voices for Peace
Release Faisal Khan who offered namaz in temple, as well as those who recited Hanuman Chalisa in mosque, requests a group which has eminent Hindu monks as members
US and India must learn from MLK and Gandhi, end the politics of hate
People of colour, indigenous people and Muslims continue to face discrimination and othering
Bid Curb Inter-faith marriages: Ruse to Restrict Women’s Freedom
Allahabad High Court in its recent judgment opposed the...
Khudai Khidmatgar convener Faisal Khan sent to 14-day judicial custody
The arrest has been condemned across the country, many organisations have issued statements of solidarity and demanded that all peace activists be released immediately
Kolkata group organises drive to gift sarees to women from low-income neighbourhoods
Organisation hopes to gift new sarees to 500 women who work in the unorganised sector and have been hit hard by the economic crisis
Bojja Tharakam and his legacy
This is a tribute to activist and artist Bojja Tharakam who left much more in the hearts of people than he did in his many published works.
What Bhagat Singh would have fought (for) in 2020 India
Romila Thapar on Bhagat Singh’s 112th Birth Anniversary, September 28, 2019. We are re- publishing this today, on the 113th Birth Anniversary
A Swami, an activist, a human and more: A short recap of Swami Agnivesh’s social endeavours
Following the death of well-loved and respected Swami Agnivesh, Sabrang India looks back at all the ways in which Swamiji had enriched lives.
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