BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ee81f8b016de77c1d437fc287d0c5fd9 CATEGORIES:Lecture / Reading / Talk CREATED:20240413T100837 SUMMARY:A Talk on "Tolerance in Religion" by Mr. Saeed Naqvi LOCATION:VKS003 DESCRIPTION:How does one explain the perpetual presence of Krishna and Rama in folk son gs common in Muslim homes? Well, all religions set into motion a culture wh ich becomes available as the common property of all. This harmonious trajec tory is disrupted when politics finds profit in disharmony. An examination of the Indian scene, the ups and downs, since the advent of Muslims in Indi a from the 7th century. Yes, Prophet Mohammad died in 632AD, but the Cheram an Perumal mosque near Kochi was built in 629AD, during the Prophet’s lifet ime. And, it was built by a Hindu chief. Fascinating. Against this seemingl y simple strand, the entire complexity will be negotiated.\n About the spea ker:\n Saeed Naqvi is a senior Indian journalist, television commentator, i nterviewer, and a distinguished fellow at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He has interviewed world leaders and personalities in India and abr oad, which appear in newspapers, magazines, and on national television. Mr. Naqvi is an alumnus of La Martiniere College, Lucknow, and studied Journal ism at the Thomson School of Journalism, Cardiff, the United Kingdom. He ha s done extensive research on various topics related to international affair s, communication, politics, and media in Islamic societies.\n Mr. Naqvi ser ved as the editor of the World Report, a syndication service on foreign aff airs, and has written for several publications, both global and Indian, inc luding BBC News, The Sunday Observer, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Washi ngton Post, The Indian Express, and Outlook magazine. He started at The Ind ian Express in 1977 as a Special Correspondent and eventually became Editor , Indian Express, Madras, and Foreign Editor, The Indian Express, Delhi. Ad ditionally, Saeed Naqvi has been awarded the National Integration Award 200 3 by the National Commission for Minorities in New Delhi for his outstandin g contribution towards promoting communal harmony and national integrity. H e has interviewed world leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Fidel Castro, Muammar Gaddafi, Henry Kissinger, Benazir Bhutto, and many ot hers.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

How does one explain the p erpetual presence of Krishna and Rama in folk songs common in Muslim homes? Well, all religions set into motion a culture which becomes available as t he common property of all. This harmonious trajectory is disrupted when pol itics finds profit in disharmony. An examination of the Indian scene, the u ps and downs, since the advent of Muslims in India from the 7th century. Ye s, Prophet Mohammad died in 632AD, but the Cheraman Perumal mosque near Koc hi was built in 629AD, during the Prophet’s lifetime. And, it was built by a Hindu chief. Fascinating. Against this seemingly simple strand, the entir e complexity will be negotiated.

About the speaker:

Saeed Na qvi is a senior Indian journalist, television commentator, interviewer, and a distinguished fellow at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He has interviewed world leaders and personalities in India and abroad, which appe ar in newspapers, magazines, and on national television. Mr. Naqvi is an al umnus of La Martiniere College, Lucknow, and studied Journalism at the Thom son School of Journalism, Cardiff, the United Kingdom. He has done extensiv e research on various topics related to international affairs, communicatio n, politics, and media in Islamic societies.

Mr. Naqvi served as the edit or of the World Report, a syndication service on foreign affairs, and has w ritten for several publications, both global and Indian, including BBC News , The Sunday Observer, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, The Indian Express, and Outlook magazine. He started at The Indian Express in 1977 as a Special Correspondent and eventually became Editor, Indian Expres s, Madras, and Foreign Editor, The Indian Express, Delhi. Additionally, Sae ed Naqvi has been awarded the National Integration Award 2003 by the Nation al Commission for Minorities in New Delhi for his outstanding contribution towards promoting communal harmony and national integrity. He has interview ed world leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Fidel Castro, M uammar Gaddafi, Henry Kissinger, Benazir Bhutto, and many others.

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