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India’s Heartfelt Eid: where flowers & faith bridge divides

India celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr with unity and love, as people from different faiths come together to spread joy and kindness, in sharp contrast to the hate-driven politics that politicians and police displayed in some locales like Varanasi and other parts of UP; from Jaipur to Mumbai, Prayagraj to Indore, heart-warming gestures of communal harmony paint a vibrant picture of the nation's diverse yet cohesive social fabric, showcasing the enduring power of unity and mutual respect for each other

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Service to humanity is the only motivation for Aasif Mujtaba 

Setting an example: Muslim devotee donates sprayer for Tirupati temple sanitization

Abdul Ghani, 45, is an ardent disciple of Lord Venketeswara and has made several donations for public service there in the past

‘Seva’, the Sikh langar, from Bhai Kanhaiya to Delhi Violence, 2020

As I coordinate with someone in Delhi who wanted...

Hopeful in surreal, dystopian Delhi?

As Gurudwaras, standing as a pillar of solidarity, embrace all the affected, and Dalits lend a helping hand to the co-oppressed, a young girl, still full of hope, asks me, “What kind of action should an individual take to stop the genocide?”

Stories of Harmony over Hate: Delhi violence

Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Dalits and other communities have all come together to help each other and change the hateful narrative spread by Hindutva elements

Is the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb, so intrinsic to Delhi, being made irrelevant?

The syncretic spiritual practices, literature, aesthetics, culinary traditions, crafts and weaves that encompass the long-standing tradition called Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb are very much present in contemporary North India. Why then, do a section of communally charged people deny its relevance and existence?

Harmony over hate: Married Muslim man to be head priest of a Lingayat math

A follower of Basavanna’s philosophy Diwan Sharief will begin his duties as the main priest on February 26

This is my India

Representation Image  Away from the crammed, cacophonous life in a...

Mahatma Gandhi: ‘My Ramrajya means Khuda ki Basti… but a Secular State’

First published on: 02 Oct 2016“By Ram Rajya I do...

Kerala mosque opens doors for Hindu wedding

The wedding of Sarath and Anju was conducted as per Hindu rituals and solemnized by a Hindu priest

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