Tag: Hindu Muslim
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Finding spiritual common ground between India’s religions
By Frank F. Islam, “Recent events in India have damaged the country’s image as a vibrant, plural and successful democracy.” That is the opening line of former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran’s recent article in which he expresses his “growing concern over the rising polarisation and communalism of our social and political discourse”. Saran pointed out:…
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Chetan Bhagat reveals cover, ‘movie-style promo’ of new Hindu-Muslim ‘unlove story’
New Delhi : Best-selling author Chetan Bhagat has revealed the cover and a “movie-style promo” of his new book “The Girl in Room 105” — “a funny kind of thriller” about a Kashmiri Muslim girl and a Hindu boy — in a Facebook live on his fanpage on Monday. The book, published by Westland, will…
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War against terror is fight between moderates, extremists: Jordanian King
New Delhi : Visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday said that the global war against terror was not a fight between different religions but between moderates and extremists. “Today’s global war against terror is not a fight between different religions or people. It is between moderates of all faiths and communities against extremism, hate…
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All religions flourished in India: Modi
New Delhi : Stressing that India embraced many religions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that every religion flourished in India. “Every religion found life here, it grew here. Every Indian is proud of this virtue, no matter what langusge he speaks, no matter what religion he practices,” the Prime Minister said at a…
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Don’t need certificate from those into divisive politics: Hardik
Bhopal : Gujarat’s Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Monday said that he didn’t want a certificate on patriotism from those who were pursuing divisive politics in the country. “All types of things have been said about my Bhopal visit — that it will promote casteism. If talking of the interests of farmers, youths and jobs…
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“There was never an iota of communal hatred in Ayodhya’
By Saurabh Katkurwar, Ayodhya : This is a town held sacred for its association with Hindu religious lore, which in latter days acquired the unflattering reputation of being a hotbed of Hindu-Muslim antagonism and religio-political conflict whose reverberations are felt both nationally and internationally. But what is little known, and may be even difficult to…
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BJP did what Pakistan, ISI couldn’t in 60 years: Kejriwal
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday accused the BJP of dividing India on Hindu-Muslim lines and said it had done in three years what Pakistan and its ISI could not do in 60 years. “Pakistan’s biggest dream is to divide Hindustan on the lines of Hindus and Muslims. Those who’re dividing…
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India’s judiciary stands guardian against authoritarian tendencies
By Amulya Ganguli, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s advice to cow vigilantes not to bother over much about judicial strictures shows a measure of annoyance with the roadblocks which the Hindutva lobby is facing in a secular polity. The dissatisfaction may have increased in the saffron camp in view of two more Supreme…