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Shared Muharram Heritage: Hindus lead Tazias, Sikhs serve water
Across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir, families and communities came together during Muharram through processions, acts of service and remembrance. Whether by preparing Tazias, organising processions, distributing water or joining commemorations, these local traditions continue to reflect mutual respect and peaceful coexistence among people from different communities.
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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
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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
Sikh-Muslim friendships started with Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Stories of Sikh-Muslim friendships date back centuries, and those who try to spin the Sikh-Mughal conflict as Sikhs against Muslims are harboring false and damaging beliefs. Here, we bring you stories of the true bonds between Sikh Gurus and their Muslim counterparts.
Rohith Vemula March: The Caste Turn for Student Delhites?
First published on February 23, 2016Rohith Vemula gives them...
In a first, BJP leader, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi objects to the ‘Go to Pakistan’ slogan for Indian Muslims
Pakistan and ‘suspect loyalties to India’ have always been used by the supremacist right wing to beat and bait Indian Muslims with
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