To commemorate the International Peace Day on 21 September 2018, WISCOMP and Foundation for Universal Responsibility, in collaboration with STEP organized a ‘walk’, titled, ‘Seeking Peace and Coexistence through the Syncretic Traditions of Delhi: A Walking Exploration’, through the lanes of Nizamuddin in Delhi to historically unravel the notions of interfaith harmony and peaceful coexistence.
Through interactive sessions and visits to various faith traditional spaces and monuments, the participants were encouraged to reexamine the idea of religion; what faith means to us; and how it interacts at each of the three levels of engagement — personal, social and cultural.
This forms part of the larger discussion on religion and peace, to understand that if all religions espouse peace, then can different religions coexist peacefully. Some of the sites for visits included Humayun’s Tomb, Dum Duma Sahib Gurudwara, Chilla Khana, Nizzamuddin Dargah and Sai Temple.