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Ashadhi Wari 2026: Pune Muslims serve warkaris with compassion, care

Bhakti Chalak/Pune Every year, thousands of Warkaris make the pilgrimage to Pandharpur, carrying cymbals (taal-mridang) and sacred Tulsi Vrindavans on their heads as they sing devotional hymns in praise of Lord Vitthal. As the Palkhis (palanquins) from across Maharashtra halt in Pune, the city transforms into a vibrant centre of faith and devotion. As always, Members of Pune's Muslim community once again stepped forward to serve the pi...

Shakiba Mohammad brings Middle East flavours to Guwahati

Munni Begum/Guwahati Shakiba Mohammad, a resident of Panjabari, is blending her experience of living in Dubai with entrepreneurship to bring the authentic taste of the Middle East to the people of Assam. Shakiba lived in Dubai for nearly 11 years, where she immersed herself not only in the flavours of Arabic cuisine but also in its cooking techniques, spices and food culture. "I didn't just enjoy Arabic food while li...

Hina Saifi: The young voice against climate change

Malik Asghar Hashmi/New Delhi In India, the number of women working on environmental protection and climate change can be counted on fingers. Among these emerging changemakers is Hina Saifi from Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh. Coming from a small village, Hina has earned recognition across the country for her tireless efforts to raise awareness about environmental conservation and climate change. The 25-year-old, who completed her M...

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Salaam Bombay actor Shafiq Syed drives an Auto in Bengaluru

New Delhi National Film Award-winning actor Shafiq Syed, who shot to international fame as the runaway boy Krishna in Mira Nair's acclaimed 1988 film Salaam Bombay!, now earns his livelihood by driving an auto rickshaw in Bengaluru. His story has resurfaced after a video of him driving an auto went viral on social media, reviving public discussion about his remarkable rise to fame—and the difficult life that followed despi...

In Baghpat, Imams need a pre-nikah affidavit to solemnise marriage

Baghpat The Muslim clerics and scholars in the Baghpat district of Western Uttar Pradesh have taken a bold step to make nikah (Islamic marriage) transparent and legally compatible. They decided that it would be mandatory for the woman and the man seeking to be married under the Islamic system to submit a legal affidavit. Without this affidavit, no Imam or Maulana will perform Nikah. Its purpose is to make the Nikah process more transpa...

Hindu royal family keeps tradition alive by opening Baba Tajuddin's urs in Nagpur

Alfiya Shaikh Nagpur's Tajbagh is resonating with qawwalis and prayers as devotees gather for the 12-day Urs of Sufi saint Hazrat Baba Tajuddin. Thousands have converged at the dargah to participate in Milad gatherings, qawwali evenings and daily prayers held in his memory. As every year, the Urs began on July 9 with Parcham Kushai—the ceremonial hoisting of the dargah's green flag, the first and most significant ritual o...

Assam: Badruddin Ajmal lends his support to anti-drug campaign

Daulat Rahman/Guwahati Assam's grave problem of drug trafficking and rising drug abuse by the youth has made the AIUDF chief and an influential Muslim leader Badruddin Ajmal join hands with the BJP government in combating the menace. Supporting the government's anti-narcotic campaign in the border state, Ajmal made a forceful speech in the Assam Legislative Assembly. He sought harsh measures to smash the traffickers' networ...

Halima Khatun is freeing Sundarbans woman from shackles

Shampi Chakraborty Purkayastha From North Mahmudpur in Hingalganj, a remote village in the Sundarbans of North 24 Parganas. where poverty, superstition, and patriarchal constraints had long confined women’s lives, Halima Khatun as emerged as a beacon of hope. Turning her own struggles into strength, she has become a symbol of liberation for thousands of women. Born into a family of beedi workers, Halima witnessed the helplessness...

10 Muslim women who are changing society

New Delhi Every social transformation begins with someone who refuses to accept the world as it is. The women featured in this edition of Parwaz come from different regions, professions and backgrounds. Yet, they are united by a common purpose—to challenge injustice, expand opportunities and create pathways for others. Their stories are not merely about personal achievement but about changing communities, institutions and mind...

Muslim volunteers join relief operations in Flood-hit Gujarat

Ahmedabad As devastating floods battered Gujarat, affecting thousands of families across the state, Muslim youths, religious institutions and social organisations emerged at the forefront of relief and rescue operations. Setting aside barriers of religion and caste, they joined hands with the administration and local communities to provide food, shelter, medical aid and rescue assistance to those in distress. The death toll from incess...

Maharashtra: Ashadhi Wari pilgrimage begins with worship at dargah, sufi shrine

Suleman Shaikh/Pune Every year, before Sant Tukaram Maharaj's revered palanquin begins its journey to Pandharpur for the annual travel to the shrine of Bhagwan Vitthal (A form of Vishnu worshipped in Maharashtra and Karnataka), it makes an extraordinary first stop—not at another temple, but at the dargah of a Muslim Sufi saint. The Ashadhi Wari, Maharashtra's iconic pilgrimage that brings together devotees across caste an...

Dialogue, not bulldozers: How Sohna defused a potential communal flashpoint

Malick Asghar Hashmi/New Delhi In a rare example of conflict prevention, residents of Sohna in Haryana's Gurugram district voluntarily demolished portions of religious and other structures built illegally on protected forest land after sustained dialogue with the administration. The peaceful removal of the encroachments has emerged as a model for handling sensitive demolitions involving religious structures—issues that often ...

"Social Harmony and Administrative Prudence: A Positive Shift in Sohna, Haryana"

Malick Asghar Hashmi/New Delhi A highly positive shift has recently been witnessed in the Sohna area, adjacent to Gurugram—Haryana’s 'Cyber City'. Amidst administrative drives to remove encroachments from government and forest lands, an inspiring example of social harmony and administrative prudence has emerged from Sohna’s Ward No. 12, setting a unique precedent for the entire nation. It is ...

Chhattisgarh Waqf Board turns into a Nikah approval authority

New Delhi The Chhattisgarh Waqf Board has introduced sweeping changes to the Nikah (Islamic marriage) process, including a mandate that the nikahnama (marriage contract) must be bilingual (Hindi and English alongside Urdu). Additionally, for inter-religion marriages, prior written permission and a registered court marriage are now required. The Chhattisgarh Waqf Board headed by Dr Saleem Raj, a senior BJP leader, has announced that Mus...

Modi’s Indonesia visit is expected to turn strategic promise into reality

Baladas Ghoshal Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Indonesia has opened new avenues for cooperation in foreign policy, defence, trade, digital connectivity, maritime security and civilisational exchanges. But converting these opportunities into tangible outcomes will require political will, innovative thinking and, above all, timely implementation. This has become even more important in a rapidly evolving geopolitical and...

Gorakhnath Temple team has many Muslims

New Delhi Gorakhnath Temple complex which is also a Mutt (monastry) in Uttar Pradesh, and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as its head Monk, offers a unique example of communal harmony. The management, financial accounts, and construction of this historic monastery and temple have been in the hands of Muslims for decades. Gorakhnath Temple is a centre of cultural and social activities of the city located on the border with Nepal. ...

Maharashtra sets up Pasmanda panel led by BJP's Idris Multani

Alfiya Shaikh/Mumbai The Maharashtra government has constituted a state-level committee to assess the educational, economic and social status of backward Muslim communities, commonly referred to as Pasmanda Muslims, and recommen measures for their upliftment. The committee has been asked to submit its report within one year. Idris Multani who is the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minority Morcha in Maharashtra, has...

Indonesia becomes third Indo-Pacific country to buy BrahMos

Jakarta [Indonesia] Indonesia has become the latest Southeast Asian nation to acquire the India-Russia jointly developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, strengthening India's emergence as a defence exporter and deepening strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Earlier, Vietnam and the Philippines, both countries with disputed maritime borders with China, have signed agreements for the same purchase. Besides BrahMos, Jakar...

Tagore's 1927 Indonesia journey was in search of common heritage

Zeeba Naseem Rabindranath Tagore, the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, was far more than a poet. He was a philosopher, educationist, artist and cultural ambassador who devoted his life to fostering intellectual and cultural dialogue between the East and the West. He believed that enduring relations between nations are built not merely on political or economic interests but on the exchange of knowledge, art, civilisati...

Sajida Khan: India's first woman audio engineer

Firdaus Khan Sajida Khan of Hyderabad is the country’s first woman audio engineer. Her name is listed among the “Top 200 Famous Women Personalities of India” in the category of “First Woman in Indian History,” and she is also counted among the top 14 Indian women in cinema and music. In addition, her name is recorded in the Indian Women’s History Museum. Through her outstanding work, she has built a uniq...

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