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The Common Bases For Hindu-Muslim Dialogue

In the quest for inter-community dialogue is the search for common ground. Religious and cultural differences divide Hindus and Muslims from each other. The Quran instructs us thus: ‘If God so willed, He could make you all one people’ (16:93). Develop and promote that spirit among both Hindus and Muslims that would urge them to ignore their differences and, instead, focus on what they have in common or on issues of common concern that can bring them closer to each other. The time for Hindu-Muslim dialogue is now. It cannot be put off until later. Continue reading

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Ahmedabad Turns 600: Day To Recall Vasant-Rajab Sacrifice

Vasant and Rajab lived together, breathed together and died together for a noble cause but death separated them. But they will never be separated. The spirit of both Vasant-Rajab will remain with us. But the bottom line seems that we don’t feel to care, cherish and follow the message of these two immortal heroes of the history. Continue reading

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Dangerous Portents in Jammu and Kashmir: A View From Doda

The advent of religious ideas from outside is impacting the traditional communal harmony in Doda Continue reading

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Should Clerics Dominate The Nation’s Muslim Leadership?

Why the Indian Muslim is dominated by the clerics and should it continue? Continue reading

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Join The Struggle

If you have not watched the movie “Garam Hawa” I will say that you don’t read this post any further because it may spoil the movie for you. I would highly recommend this to any one to understand the situation … Continue reading

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Hum Hindustani

History of Muslims in India does not start with Mughal history and it did not end with Mughal dynasty either. We were before them and we have outlived all Muslim rulers and dynasties. The reasons is simple Muslims are part … Continue reading

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Hindu Hafiz and Muslim Pundit

Strange as it may sounds, this is the two stories that we saw in this month of June. Strange because in the environment of hate that has filled India and the Western world stories like these are hard to find. … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to Mr. Sudheendra Kulkarni

Dear Mr. Kulkarni,  Your recent two articles in The Indian Express (27th May and 3rd June) came as a breath of fresh air coming from someone from inside BJP and someone who has worked closely with the two topmost leaders … Continue reading

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