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How defending a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper triggered FIRs, highway blockades, and a law-and-order crisis in Uttarakhand
What began as a local intervention against alleged intimidation over a shop’s name spiralled into right-wing mobilisation, multiple FIRs, and a national debate on selective policing, free speech, and communal harmony in Kotdwar
Half and Half: A community that is both Hindu and Muslim
The Cheeta-Merat(Kathat)community of Ajmer, Rajasthan practice a unique syncretic religion combining Hinduism and Islam
Building Harmony: Sikh gives 900 sq. ft. land for mosque in violence hotbed of UP
Sukhpal Singh Bedi had earlier also given up land for a road in the village
Hindus and Muslims help renovate a gurudwara in Pakistan
The gurudwara in Pakistan’s Sindh has no Sikh population and had been shut since partition
Pakistan sets a better example of secularism than India in these difficult times
The mood inside the Punjab Banquet Hall in Surrey...
Why Mohammed Kaleemulla is the ‘go-to- person for temple restoration
A member of the Karnataka Itihasa Academy, he has helped restore around four temples in six years
The Language of Hate – BHU students protest Muslim Sanskrit teacher
As we watch yet another pointless controversy unfold with a handful of BHU students protesting the appointment of a Muslim teacher in the Sanskrit department, we have to question the big picture.The brighter side is the larger number of students who came out in Prof Khan’s support
God Is Everywhere: A Hindu Reflects on A-Yodhya
Painting of Lord Hanuman by M.F.HusainAs a person who...
Cutting through communal hate: Mosque postpones celebrations for Hindu girl’s marriage
After tying the knot, the girl called the mahal committee and thanked them for the gesture
“Allah and Ram are one”: Muslim youth who cleans mosques and temples
Saddam goes to the Ram Mandir where he cleans the Gopura and temple premises
Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb: Muslims help with Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrations
They joined hands with the Sikh community at nagar kirtans on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak
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