Setting up Open Spaces for discussing disputes

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subid ks

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May 29, 2026, 9:10:10 PM (4 days ago) May 29
to ajay sahai, Sandeep Pandey, Faisal Khan, Faisal Khan, Bharat Dogra, atiya kidwai, Masarat Daud, Abha Bhaiya, Ajantha, Anand Patwardhan, Ashim Jain, Jaya Iyer, Lubna Sarwath, Romila Thapar, Socialist Party, Umang Kumar, Varsha Das, Vipin Tripathi, Napmconveners, Ela Gandhi, Mohini Mullick, ra...@ellisbridge.ca, Tushar A. Gandhi, Dipak Dholakia, Dr Ravi Chopra, Kumar Prashant, Rajni Bakshi, Rukmini Iyer, Dr. Anand Kumar, krip...@gmail.com, Radha Kumar, Rajmohan Gandhi, Ram Puniyani, rizwana...@gmail.com, Vinod Mubayi, Prithvi Sharma, Anand Vardhan Singh, YY Ndf Vijay Mahajan Potbandw Mentor Poc Iitd 75ee, Dr S. Farooq, Dr. Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, Hasan Abdullah, Prashant Bhushan, Purushottam Agrawal, Imtiaz Uddin, zafrul islam, M. Raja-ullah Quraishi, Aditya Mukherjee, Radha Kapuria, Tazeen Kidwai, M. Raja Ullah Quraishi, Sami Uddin, Harsh Mander, sachinr...@gmail.com, Syed Zulfi, Mohammad Qasim, Zafar Iqbal, Maqsood Quadri, Tahseen Ahmad, Shahnawaz Zaidi, JAMAL KIDWAI, rahu...@live.com, Urmi Chanda, Rohit Tripathi, Muhammed Fajar, Shivi Upadhyay, Vivek Sama, Mohammad Siddiqi, off...@rahulgandhi.in, Naaz Khan, Shahnawaz Qadri, Naushad Alam, officeofsal...@gmail.com, Nasir Chhipa, Dr Hamidullah siddiqui, Jamiatul Ulama, Feroz HAMILTON, Sainath and Chitra Chandavarkar, Seema Chishti, Mohd Mudassir, manzoor ghori, RAMCHANDRA RAHI, Tabish Bhatti, obri...@googlegroups.com, Dr Abdul Waheed Ansari, Dr. Khushbu Vyas - Notary & Advocate, Mansoor Khan, syed.sal...@gmail.com, Kumarappa Study Circle, Abad Ali, Amna Ahmed, Nj Azad, Adv. Amit Srivastav, Datta Desai, Razi-ur-rehman Kidwai, Adil Kidwai, Apoorv Tiwary, Avi Kabir, bilal zaidi, Lovleen Banga, Nabanipa Bhattacharjee, Navaid Khan, Priyaleen Singh, Richa Singh, Satyendra Ranjan, Yasir Ali, Anil Nauriya, Zafar Alam Khan Bhopal, Qurban Qurban Ali, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, bharat vatwani
Hi,

I got your email through a group mail. 

My name is Subid, I am worried about the increasing violence in the country and world. I had been doing my bit in the name "Ahimsa Toys" in the past, (please search Subid Ahimsa to know more about it) but now think, I should go beyond that. I am thinking of setting up Open Spaces for discussing disputes and study religions, wherever possible in the country. Like to know who all can support this cause and how all. In case anyone like to conduct Ahimsa Toys workshops with children, pls do connect also. It's basically a value oriented creativity workshop, converting wasted materials to toys. I have done Masters in Design from IIT Delhi long back in 2003 and found Ahimsa as the answer to my questions.

Thank you so much.

Subid, 9496523851.

Anil Nauriya

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May 29, 2026, 9:27:49 PM (4 days ago) May 29
to subid ks, ajay sahai, Sandeep Pandey, Faisal Khan, Faisal Khan, Bharat Dogra, atiya kidwai, Masarat Daud, Abha Bhaiya, Ajantha, Anand Patwardhan, Ashim Jain, Jaya Iyer, Lubna Sarwath, Romila Thapar, Socialist Party, Umang Kumar, Varsha Das, Vipin Tripathi, Napmconveners, Ela Gandhi, Mohini Mullick, ra...@ellisbridge.ca, Tushar A. Gandhi, Dipak Dholakia, Dr Ravi Chopra, Kumar Prashant, Rajni Bakshi, Rukmini Iyer, Dr. Anand Kumar, Kripal Singh Mandloi, Radha Kumar, Rajmohan Gandhi, Ram Puniyani, RIZWAN AHMAD Khan, Vinod Mubayi, Prithvi Sharma, Anand Vardhan Singh, YY Ndf Vijay Mahajan Potbandw Mentor Poc Iitd 75ee, Dr S. Farooq, Dr. Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, Hasan Abdullah, Prashant Bhushan, Purushottam Agrawal, Imtiaz Uddin, zafrul islam, M. Raja-ullah Quraishi, Aditya Mukherjee, Radha Kapuria, Tazeen Kidwai, M. Raja Ullah Quraishi, Sami Uddin, Harsh Mander, sachinr...@gmail.com, Syed Zulfi, Mohammad Qasim, Zafar Iqbal, Maqsood Quadri, Tahseen Ahmad, Shahnawaz Zaidi, JAMAL KIDWAI, rahu...@live.com, Urmi Chanda, Rohit Tripathi, Muhammed Fajar, Shivi Upadhyay, Vivek Sama, Mohammad Siddiqi, off...@rahulgandhi.in, Naaz Khan, Shahnawaz Qadri, Naushad Alam, officeofsal...@gmail.com, Nasir Chhipa, Dr Hamidullah siddiqui, Jamiatul Ulama, Feroz HAMILTON, Sainath and Chitra Chandavarkar, Seema Chishti, Mohd Mudassir, manzoor ghori, RAMCHANDRA RAHI, Tabish Bhatti, obri...@googlegroups.com, Dr Abdul Waheed Ansari, Dr. Khushbu Vyas - Notary & Advocate, Mansoor Khan, syed.sal...@gmail.com, Kumarappa Study Circle, Abad Ali, Amna Ahmed, Nj Azad, Adv. Amit Srivastav, Datta Desai, Razi-ur-rehman Kidwai, Adil Kidwai, Apoorv Tiwary, Avi Kabir, bilal zaidi, Lovleen Banga, Nabanipa Bhattacharjee, Navaid Khan, Priyaleen Singh, Richa Singh, Satyendra Ranjan, Yasir Ali, Zafar Alam Khan Bhopal, Qurban Qurban Ali, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, bharat vatwani
Dear Subid 
Thank you for your mail.
All good wishes to you for the success of your project.
I have one comment/query though.
You write : "  I am thinking of setting up Open Spaces for discussing disputes and study religions, wherever possible in the country"

There is, of course, no harm in studying religions. But is the implication of the above sentence that the origin of the current "disputes" is in differences in religion, that is, religious practices / theological doctrine?

My own understanding is that the "disputes" are essentially political; aspects of religion and other issues are weaponised  to advance political interests. You might recall Mr Advani having said/admitted at one stage that the Ayodhya movement was essentially political.
With my best wishes
Anil Nauriya

Jaya Iyer

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May 31, 2026, 12:05:05 AM (3 days ago) May 31
to subid ks, ajay sahai, Sandeep Pandey, Faisal Khan, Faisal Khan, Bharat Dogra, atiya kidwai, Masarat Daud, Abha Bhaiya, Ajantha, Anand Patwardhan, Ashim Jain, Lubna Sarwath, Romila Thapar, Socialist Party, Umang Kumar, Varsha Das, Vipin Tripathi, Napmconveners, Ela Gandhi, Mohini Mullick, ra...@ellisbridge.ca, Tushar A. Gandhi, Dipak Dholakia, Dr Ravi Chopra, Kumar Prashant, Rajni Bakshi, Rukmini Iyer, Dr. Anand Kumar, krip...@gmail.com, Radha Kumar, Rajmohan Gandhi, Ram Puniyani, rizwana...@gmail.com, Vinod Mubayi, Prithvi Sharma, Anand Vardhan Singh, YY Ndf Vijay Mahajan Potbandw Mentor Poc Iitd 75ee, Dr S. Farooq, Dr. Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, Hasan Abdullah, Prashant Bhushan, Purushottam Agrawal, Imtiaz Uddin, zafrul islam, M. Raja-ullah Quraishi, Aditya Mukherjee, Radha Kapuria, Tazeen Kidwai, M. Raja Ullah Quraishi, Sami Uddin, Harsh Mander, Sachin, Syed Zulfi, Mohammad Qasim, Zafar Iqbal, Maqsood Quadri, Tahseen Ahmad, Shahnawaz Zaidi, JAMAL KIDWAI, rahu...@live.com, Urmi Chanda, Rohit Tripathi, Muhammed Fajar, Shivi Upadhyay, Vivek Sama, Mohammad Siddiqi, off...@rahulgandhi.in, Naaz Khan, Shahnawaz Qadri, Naushad Alam, officeofsal...@gmail.com, Nasir Chhipa, Dr Hamidullah siddiqui, Jamiatul Ulama, Feroz HAMILTON, Sainath and Chitra Chandavarkar, Seema Chishti, Mohd Mudassir, manzoor ghori, RAMCHANDRA RAHI, Tabish Bhatti, obri...@googlegroups.com, Dr Abdul Waheed Ansari, Dr. Khushbu Vyas - Notary & Advocate, Mansoor Khan, syed.sal...@gmail.com, Kumarappa Study Circle, Abad Ali, Amna Ahmed, Nj Azad, Adv. Amit Srivastav, Datta Desai, Razi-ur-rehman Kidwai, Adil Kidwai, Apoorv Tiwary, Avi Kabir, bilal zaidi, Lovleen Banga, Nabanipa Bhattacharjee, Navaid Khan, Priyaleen Singh, Richa Singh, Satyendra Ranjan, Yasir Ali, Anil Nauriya, Zafar Alam Khan Bhopal, Qurban Qurban Ali, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, bharat vatwani
Hi Subid, glad to see the mail.

Where are you based and do you have a time frame, number age kinds of specifics, if I ask someone?

Regards 

Jaya

SMILE, BREATHE, GO SLOWLY....
SHANTI, SHALOM, PEACE....

Ela Gandhi

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May 31, 2026, 7:14:45 AM (2 days ago) May 31
to Anil Nauriya, subid ks, ajay sahai, Sandeep Pandey, Faisal Khan, Faisal Khan, Bharat Dogra, atiya kidwai, Masarat Daud, Abha Bhaiya, Ajantha, Anand Patwardhan, Ashim Jain, Jaya Iyer, Lubna Sarwath, Romila Thapar, Socialist Party, Umang Kumar, Varsha Das, Vipin Tripathi, Napmconveners, Mohini Mullick, ra...@ellisbridge.ca, Tushar A. Gandhi, Dipak Dholakia, Dr Ravi Chopra, Kumar Prashant, Rajni Bakshi, Rukmini Iyer, Dr. Anand Kumar, Kripal Singh Mandloi, Radha Kumar, Rajmohan Gandhi, Ram Puniyani, RIZWAN AHMAD Khan, Vinod Mubayi, Prithvi Sharma, Anand Vardhan Singh, YY Ndf Vijay Mahajan Potbandw Mentor Poc Iitd 75ee, Dr S. Farooq, Dr. Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, Hasan Abdullah, Prashant Bhushan, Purushottam Agrawal, Imtiaz Uddin, zafrul islam, M. Raja-ullah Quraishi, Aditya Mukherjee, Radha Kapuria, Tazeen Kidwai, M. Raja Ullah Quraishi, Sami Uddin, Harsh Mander, sachinr...@gmail.com, Syed Zulfi, Mohammad Qasim, Zafar Iqbal, Maqsood Quadri, Tahseen Ahmad, Shahnawaz Zaidi, JAMAL KIDWAI, rahu...@live.com, Urmi Chanda, Rohit Tripathi, Muhammed Fajar, Shivi Upadhyay, Vivek Sama, Mohammad Siddiqi, off...@rahulgandhi.in, Naaz Khan, Shahnawaz Qadri, Naushad Alam, officeofsal...@gmail.com, Nasir Chhipa, Dr Hamidullah siddiqui, Jamiatul Ulama, Feroz HAMILTON, Sainath and Chitra Chandavarkar, Seema Chishti, Mohd Mudassir, manzoor ghori, RAMCHANDRA RAHI, Tabish Bhatti, obri...@googlegroups.com, Dr Abdul Waheed Ansari, Mansoor Khan, Amna Ahmed, Nj Azad, Apoorv Tiwary, bilal zaidi, Nabanipa Bhattacharjee, Priyaleen Singh, Richa Singh, Yasir Ali, Zafar Alam Khan Bhopal, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee

Agree fully with Anilji.  Ela 

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Jun 1, 2026, 1:54:04 AM (yesterday) Jun 1
to subid....@gmail.com, ajay sahai, Sandeep Pandey, Mohd Abdul Nayeem. Lamakaan, Faisal Khan, Faisal Khan, Bharat Dogra, atiya kidwai, Masarat Daud, Abha Bhaiya, Ajantha, Anand Patwardhan, Ashim Jain, Jaya Iyer, Lubna Sarwath, Romila Thapar, Socialist Party, Umang Kumar, Varsha Das, Vipin Tripathi, Napmconveners, Ela Gandhi, Mohini Mullick, ra...@ellisbridge.ca, Tushar A. Gandhi, Dipak Dholakia, Dr Ravi Chopra, Kumar Prashant, Rajni Bakshi, Rukmini Iyer, Dr. Anand Kumar, krip...@gmail.com, Radha Kumar, Rajmohan Gandhi, Ram Puniyani, rizwana...@gmail.com, Vinod Mubayi, Prithvi Sharma, Anand Vardhan Singh, YY Ndf Vijay Mahajan Potbandw Mentor Poc Iitd 75ee, Dr S. Farooq, Dr. Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, Hasan Abdullah, Prashant Bhushan, Purushottam Agrawal, Imtiaz Uddin, zafrul islam, M. Raja-ullah Quraishi, Aditya Mukherjee, Radha Kapuria, Tazeen Kidwai, M. Raja Ullah Quraishi, Sami Uddin, Harsh Mander, sachinr...@gmail.com, Syed Zulfi, Mohammad Qasim, Zafar Iqbal, Maqsood Quadri, Tahseen Ahmad, Shahnawaz Zaidi, JAMAL KIDWAI, rahu...@live.com, Urmi Chanda, Rohit Tripathi, Muhammed Fajar, Shivi Upadhyay, Vivek Sama, Mohammad Siddiqi, off...@rahulgandhi.in, Naaz Khan, Shahnawaz Qadri, Naushad Alam, officeofsal...@gmail.com, Nasir Chhipa, Dr Hamidullah siddiqui, Jamiatul Ulama, Feroz HAMILTON, Sainath and Chitra Chandavarkar, Seema Chishti, Mohd Mudassir, manzoor ghori, RAMCHANDRA RAHI, Tabish Bhatti, obri...@googlegroups.com, Dr Abdul Waheed Ansari, Dr. Khushbu Vyas - Notary & Advocate, Mansoor Khan, syed.sal...@gmail.com, Kumarappa Study Circle, Abad Ali, Amna Ahmed, Nj Azad, Adv. Amit Srivastav, Datta Desai, Razi-ur-rehman Kidwai, Adil Kidwai, Apoorv Tiwary, Avi Kabir, bilal zaidi, Lovleen Banga, Nabanipa Bhattacharjee, Navaid Khan, Priyaleen Singh, Richa Singh, Satyendra Ranjan, Yasir Ali, Anil Nauriya, Zafar Alam Khan Bhopal, Qurban Qurban Ali, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, bharat vatwani
Could you share an outline ? 

Sandeep.bhai. can we consider it  for a  Hyderabad based  initiative. With. Participation  by. Lamakaan and. Cdpp. 

Let me know your feedback to discuss. And  take the consent of  Farhan and. Dr  amirulllah.   Cdpp.   tonwork on a execution plan as suited by the  vision of the combined stakeholders 

Regards 

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