The Government of India is facing criticism for not permitting Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan for the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. For Sikhs, this occasion holds immense spiritual significance, and visiting gurdwaras like Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib is seen as a sacred duty. However, the Centre’s decision to withhold permission…
Grassroots democracy determines the dynamics of power politics in agrarian societies like India, and women’s participation is a strong determinant. It is where the heart and soul of Indian democracy lie.Political scientists believe that the party or leader most connected to India’s local structures has the best chance of controlling power at the center. Women-as…
When the call of duty echoes across the mountains, deserts and seas of India, it is answered by soldiers who wear no badge of religion, only the uniform of the nation. Yet, in the pages of our history, the bravery of Muslim soldiers has often cherished and remembered, time and time again. From the battlefields…
The making of the Indian Constitution was not merely a legislative exercise, it was a moral contract among diverse communities, stitched together through the shared suffering of colonialism and the shared dream of a sovereign, inclusive nation. At a time when the subcontinent stood at the crossroads of division and unity, several Muslim leaders chose…
The Kanwar Yatra, one of the most revered pilgrimages in India, is an annual spiritual journey undertaken by crores of Shiva devotees across the country. During the holy month of Shravan, these pilgrims known as Kanwariyas, walk hundreds of kilometres, barefoot and often under harsh weather, to collect sacred water from the Ganges and offer…
In the contemporary world, Islam often finds itself at the centre of controversy not due to its core teachings, but because of the way some individuals and institutions manipulate religious texts, particularly Hadith, to promote violence, intolerance and oppression.This deliberate orignorant misuse has led to severe consequences, including rising radicalisation, misrepresentation of religious texts and…
Skill Before Stigma: Empowering Muslim Youth In the landscape of India’s economic development, unemployment continues to be a stubborn challenge, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities. Among these, the Muslim community comprising over 200 million citizens has faced barriers in accessing mainstream economic opportunities as limited access to vocational training, unorganised manufacturing setups and social stigmas have…
The world today faces a multitude of crises such as armed conflicts, economic instability, climate disasters, political oppression, and social divisions. From wars in Iran, Gaza and Ukraine to rising Islamophobia, refugee displacement, and moral erosion, humanity seems entangled in a cycle of chaos. Amid these storms, people yearn for justice, stability, and peace. One…
In the mosaic of India’s diverse communities, the Dawoodi Bohras stand out, not because they asked to be seen, but because they quietly built something so enduring, it could no longer be overlooked. This small yet tightly knit Shia Muslim sect, rooted in trade and tradition, has over the decades transformed itself from modest merchants…
India’s labour landscape has undergone a historic transformation with the introduction of the Four Labour Codes—the Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. By consolidating 44 Central and over 100 State labour laws into four streamlined codes, these…
