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Unifying cultural celebration weaponised: Ganesh processions turned into stages for hate speech & moral policing

Ganesh Chaturthi, once a symbol of shared community celebration, was exploited this year by hard-line groups across India to amplify anti-Muslim and anti-Christian rhetoric, transforming a festival of harmony into a tool of exclusion

Pakistani Hindu girl apologises for cricketer’s “Jai Shree Ram” post on Eid

A former Pakistani Hindu cricketer had posted “Jai Shree Ram” on an Eid poster

Eid Mubarak: Mussalmans & a United Nation- India

First published on: 11 Nov 2016The Musalmans and a United...

Harmony vs disharmony in 2 states: Kerala temple welcomes Muslims; MP temple fires Muslims

While Kerala temples invited Muslim for Iftar, Madhya Pradesh, debarred a temple in Maihar from employing Muslims, leading to two people losing their jobs

Communal harmony, Mumbai style

Drivers of all religions gather for an Iftar party organised by their union

Countering Hate with Positive Messaging, 15 banners grace Navi Mumbai streets asserting Sisterhood & Harmony

To combat the hate environment, this refreshing form of counter communication is an inspiring public space initiative led by women and men, citizens

All religions gather for peace march in Malad-Malwani in Mumbai

During a Ram Navami procession, some stone pelting was reported from this area in Mumbai and to counter that, people from all religious communities gathered

A Malyalee festival that is not about killing, one that connects us to the earth: Vishu

Vishu, a festival of harvest, celebrated world over by Malyalees (Malyalis), is also the first day according to the Malyalam month, Medam, when the Sun reached the equator

Red for blood, love and Ramzan

The author, an activist and lawyer recounts her personal experience of shared pain among Hindus and Muslims, even as Gujarat and India are now coloured with the poison of hate

Three Rams—Amma’s Iftar that celebrates them all

Saturday evening, April 8 saw a unique Iftar second year running, that was Amma Srinivasan and her family’s firm response to Ram Navami hate: Bengaluru

Iftar observed by students of all faiths; Muslim students break their fast while non-Muslim students serve food and beverages

The month of Ramadan brings people together regardless of religious or cultural differences

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