A symposium in Calcutta on Sunday will focus on the road to a “violence-free India”. The meeting will be held at a time when hatred and division threaten to destroy the pluralistic fabric of India. Arfa Khanum Sherwani, journalist and human rights activist; former Rajya Sabha member and Congress leader Tariq Anwar; and retired Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Ganguly, will be among the other speakers at the symposium on “Violence-Free India: The Way Forward”. The symposium seeks to provide a platform for open discussions and proactive solutions that will help pave the way for a violence-free future,” said the organisers, West Bengal Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat. The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat is an umbrella organisation of several Muslim organisations in the country.

Source: The Telegraph September 29, 2023 15:16 UTC