Tag: Composite Culture

Bridging Faiths, Uniting Hearts: Innovating Interfaith Dialogue on Campus

An Inspiring Journey with Hindu Muslim Harmony Fellows Sharing Stories of Fostering Peace and Understanding

Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Shamil, شامِل, to walk together is to live together

The Religious Diversity Walk organised through the World Heritage Week in Ahmedabad by a city-based new platform called Saanjhi Virasat (Composite heritage) was facilitated by Bhavna Ramrakhiani and Jitendra Singh Rajput

Diwali has been celebrated by Muslims for centuries

Syncretism of Diwali- How Mughal emperors celebrated Diwali and contemporary Muslims celebrate today

As the ruling party peddles hate, the people of Assam live in harmony and hope

Several everyday examples of harmony in the north eastern state of Assam signal hope amidst a dominant politics of hate and exclusion

Nazeer Banarasi: Muslim Urdu Poet From The 20th Century Who Celebrated Indian Festivals Like Holi

Festivals in India weren't events of a religious nature, but rather cultural celebrations. The divisive discourse concerning religious festivals was introduced by the colonial rulers

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.

Visakhapatnam: Muslims serve food to devotees of Ayyappa

Image courtesy: Times of IndiaVISAKHAPATNAM: Setting yet another example...

Everyday Love: When Diwali becomes that much more special

Each day, every festival, brings as many tales of...

Fireworks and Firearms: The Festival of Lights in the Mughal Court

"With the aroma of honey and almond wafting through the heavy air of decadence, the kufuri-shama casting silhouettes of a glorious past, and Nazeer Akbarabadi’s nazms resonating with a sense of coexistence, the last Mughal Diwalis were a curious confluence of tears and laughter."

Muslim man in Ayodhya takes lead in organising Durga Puja

Mohammad Taufeeq says that he considers it a matter of good fortune to serve and pray to Maa Durga with a sincere heart.

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