“We have blended with our brothers just like two colours mix together, effortlessly,”
Tag: communal harmony
Hindu Muslim Unity: Stories of Communal Harmony
Examples of peace and harmony continue to exist all over the country in small gestures. It is these simple acts, prompted by generosity and large-heartedness which keeps our country from splintering violently. Check out some of these acts in the past, which will simply touch your heart. Read more: Communal Harmony
Hindu Muslim Unity: Muslim woman delivers baby at Hindu temple
“My wife was close to delivering the baby and all we could see was a Ganpati mandir. As soon as we got down outside the temple, some women rushed to help us. “
Hindu Muslim Unity: Interfaith Spouses Celebrate Ismaili Imamat Day
“The common thread which bonded interfaith families was their love for family and humanity.”
Hindu Muslim Unity: Sikh engineer creates Ramadan app
Kuldeep Singh Saini, a mechatronics engineer developed the app Ramadan 2016 which helps keep a track of the direction of prayer, iftar (meal after sunset), sehri (pre-dawn meal), prayer timings, and has been downloaded more than 500,000 times.
Hindu Muslim Unity: How Indus River cultures shaped Sufism
The strand of Sufism which emerged on the banks of Indus, consciously eschewed religious orthodoxy and, at times, even rebelled against it.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Hindu Family makes Tazias for Muharram
A tazia is a replica of Imam Hussain’s tomb. In Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu family makes Tazias during Muharram.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Muslim girls chant Sanskrit hymns
It’s a language traditionally associated with sacred Hindu texts. But about 100 Muslim girls in two Jharkhand schools have shattered the stereotype about Sanskrit, choosing the classical language over Urdu and Persian, saying it is much easier to learn and score good marks in.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Imam performs and fasts for Durga puja
Shahid Ali, a Muslim priest, performs rituals for Durga, fasts for Navratri, and is familiar with Hindu shastras
Hindu Muslim Unity: Ganesh celebrations that take place in mosques
“the past 40-50 years we have been celebrating…Muharram, Ganpati, Navratri together with religious amity.”
Hindu Muslim Unity: Krishna’s birthday celebrated at Narhar Dargah
A Muslim shrine has hosted Krishna’s birthday celebrations for over 300 years
Hindu Muslim Unity: Muslims undertaker performs last rites for Kashmir Hindus
“A Hindu goddess commanded me to restore her temple in the cremation ground”