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UP’s syncretic warrior cults facing Hindutva challenge

Be it the attack on the Gogamedi shrine in the Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan or the Neja Mela in the Sambhal district of western Uttar Pradesh, Hindutva’s systemic attack on India’s syncretic traditions, past and present, reveals its rigid and Brahmanical ideological orientation: imposition of a strictly hierarchical, exclusionary and structured notion of faith and practice

KP slain member cremated, Muslims neighbours grief-stricken, help with last rites: Pulwama, Kashmir

Lt Guv Manoj Sinha accused of transferring the SP and SSP days before gives ‘employment certificate to widow

Paving a path for a more tolerant India, Muslim woman is seen offering Namaz in a Gurudwara

This showcase of religious harmony was reported from a Gurudwara in Indore

Hatebuster: Is it Love Jihad or just love?

Despite what right wing goons will have you believe with their saffron teekas, sticks and threatening looks, the Constitution only encourages you to love more and love everyone

Gujarat 1992: Hindus who saved a dargah in Surat

‘Ram & Rahim are same’: For over two years, Muslims and local families have started coming to the dargah that has been protected by Hindu families for over 30 years; Hindus also arrange free tea, water, and food for Muslims visiting the dargah

Everyday Harmony: Muslim family offers land for Shivpuran Katha in Maharashtra

Hindus and Muslims of Parbhani district attempt to erase communal tensions by gestures to acceptance and tolerance

Kerala man takes on 300 km journey in a wheelchair to pray for a Muslim teacher

Kannan in a wheel chair. Photo: Times of India.Its...

Tales of love: Choosing humanity over religion in 2022

When hate sells, it is tales of everyday harmony that get lost in the clamour for blood. It is such stories of fraternity that not only bring a ‘feel-good’ factor in our daily news, but reaffirm the Indian people’s basic commitment to co-existence, pluralism and tolerance

Sikh family donates land for mosque; to help with building it too

This is being done to help the Muslim families, who have to travel five kilometers to pray. The village currently has only a Muslim graveyard.

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