Karwan-e-Mohabbat (lit. 'Caravan of Love'), sometimes written as Karwan e Mohabbat, also known as Peace Yatra (Peaceful Journey), is a countrywide civilian campaign in India that was first launched in September 2017 in solidarity with the victims of mob lynching or victimised during the communal or religiously motivated violence.[1][2] The campaign was actively conducted after a series of extrajudicial killings took place such as 2015 Dadri mob lynching, and later cow vigilante violence that resulted in several crimes, including mob lynching.[3][4][5][6]
Peace Yatra | |
| Founded | 4 September 2017 |
|---|---|
| Location |
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Members | unknown |
| Website | karwanemohabbat |
Background
editKarwan-e-Mohabbat idea was introduced by a human rights activist Harsh Mander. It was first launched in 2017 from a northeastern Indian state Assam[7] and subsequently travelled across the multiple states, including Jharkhand, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and other states.[8][9] It is run by the different People, including lawyers, activists, journalists.[10] social workers, writers, photographers and students.[11] The campaign claimed to have minimized the communal violence against the minorities, though coronavirus pandemic anti-Muslim riots occurred during the recent days in the country.[12][13]
Objectives
editThe Karwan-e-Mohabbat claimed that it had taken some initiatives to reduce violence by spreading awareness through consciousness raising or travelling around the country. The objectives of the people associated with campaign is to provide medical and legal aid to the victims' families.[14][15] It also provides economic security to the affected families.[16]
References
edit- ^ Natasha Badhwar (April 5, 2019). "Opinion: Why I travel with the Karwan-e-Mohabbat". Livemint.
- ^ Scroll Staff (28 September 2019). "Twitter restores Harsh Mander's Karwan-e-Mohabbat account a day after suspending it". Scroll.in.
- ^ Fazal, Tanweer (April 8, 2020). The Minority Conundrum: Living in Majoritarian Times. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 9780143497615 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The 'Karwan-E-Mohabbat' Must Continue Its Journey". The Wire.
- ^ "Finding Hate, Despair and Hope on the 'Karwan-e-Mohabbat'". The Wire.
- ^ Krishna, Geetanjali (July 27, 2018). "Karwan-e-Mohabbat is helping families of lynch-mob victims cope with grief". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
- ^ "'Rocky' reception for Karwan-E-Mohabbat | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Karwan e Mohabbat: Uncovering how violence against minorities has been normalised". Firstpost. October 2017.
- ^ mander, harsh. "Karwan e Mohabbat: A Journey Through Troubled Lands". The Citizen.
- ^ "Why Karwan-e-Mohabbat could hold the answer to stopping hate crimes, lynchings in India". The New Indian Express. 28 March 2019.
- ^ Salvi, Pooja (September 30, 2018). "Book Review: Reconciliation". DNA India.
- ^ "Message of love in the time of mob lynchings". National Herald. 9 September 2017.
- ^ "A Christian litmus test". National Herald. 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Audio I Karwan e Mohabbat's Bid to Help Survivors of Lynching". The Quint. August 27, 2018.
- ^ "As Religious Tolerance Wanes, Karwan-e-Mohabbat's 'Last in Line' Documentary Offers Hope of Secularism". NewsCentral24x7. January 8, 2019.
- ^ "Community support plea for Dhola victims' kin". www.telegraphindia.com.