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Muslim youth translates Hanuman Chalisa into Urdu

The youth, who hails from Jaunpur, said he was planning more such works, including translation of Shiv Chalisa prayer. By: PTI | Lucknow | Published:August 10, 2015 12:28 pm A Muslim youth in Uttar Pradesh has now translated Hindu prayer Hanuman Chalisa into Urdu after noted Urdu poet Anwar Jalalpuri came out with his rendition…

These Baroda bhaijaans are bhakts of Bajrangi

After offering namaz at the mosque, Sohail Patel religiously turns up at the Hanuman temple in Tarsali and begins chanting the Hanuman Chalisa on Saturday evenings. Sohail is soon joined by a dozen more Muslims, who hail Hanuman with bhajans. The crowd swells and a large number of Hindus joins the chorus. For an outsider,…

Eid meeting organized at Dudheshwar temple

Jul 21 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad TIMES NEWS NETWORK After both the communities displayed unprecedented gestures of communal harmony during the recent Rath Yatra, members of Dudheshwar Shanti Samiti organized Eid greeting programme in the campus of the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple in Dudheshwar on Monday. Mahants of Ramdev temple at…

Odisha: Muslims take part in Rath Yatra festival in Kendrapara

“I along with family members celebrated Eid festival on Saturday. Later in the day, I went to the grand road to watch the car festival. Every year, we never miss the car festival,” quipped Ali. Kendrapara Updated: Jul 20, 2015, 13:29 For 67-year-old Shaukat Ali, it has become customary to catch a glimpse of the…

Muslim bizman to roll out peace carpet

Tushar Tere Vadodara: Will Skip Eid To Welcome Rath Yatra When the Jagan nath Rath Yatra rolls out on July 18, Lalabhai Shyamwala won’t be at home prepar ing for Eid fes tivities. Instead, he will be standing on the yatra route to not just welcome the rath but also ensure that it passes from…

Muslim cleric asks community to donate for secular education

MUMBAI: At a time when the Muslim community is debating whether it is right to consider children studying only in madrassas as ‘out-of-school’, a senior cleric in the city has appealed to Muslims to offer their customary ‘zakat’ towards secular education. Maulana Syed Moinuddin Ashraf, popularly known as Moin Mian, who heads the Jamia Qadriya…

Hindu cop slammed for bigotry fasts every Ramzan

Sujata Patil’s Poem On Azad Maidan Rioters Was Panned Sujata Patil, senior police Inspector at Kherwadi police station, Bandra East, liberally uses terms like mureed (disciple), ziyarat (visits to holy shrines) and wazu (ablutions before prayers) when she interacts with a Muslim. But it is not only terms associated with Islam that she is familiar…

Congress, Muslims join chorus against Jaipur temple demolitions

Several Muslim residents of the Walled City too joined the Congress workers, protesting against the “inappropriate” demolition of age-old temples. Written by Mahim Pratap Singh | Jaipur | Updated: July 9, 2015 8:15 am The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, in a standoff with “its own” BJP government over demolition of temples in the Pink City, found…

Students take mass oath against untouchability

Kolar, July 7, 2015 Vishwa Kundapura Students took oath against untouchability in Kolar on Tuesday. The Government Pre-University College grounds in Kolar witnessed the gathering of thousands of students on Tuesday to take mass oath to end the social scourge of untouchability. The Dalitara Grihapravesha Rajya Samiti, which has been conducting awareness programmes against eradicating…

Students take mass oath against untouchability

Kolar, July 7, 2015 Vishwa Kundapura Students took oath against untouchability in Kolar on Tuesday. The Government Pre-University College grounds in Kolar witnessed the gathering of thousands of students on Tuesday to take mass oath to end the social scourge of untouchability. The Dalitara Grihapravesha Rajya Samiti, which has been conducting awareness programmes against eradicating…

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