Wednesday, 26 February 2020

Delhi riots: How outsiders were kept at bay in this ‘island of peace’

While northeast Delhi was caught in a communal frenzy, Indira Vihar, a locality in Shiv Vihar, proved gallantly different. There are 3,200 houses in the area, and a mere eight of them belong to Hindu families. To save them from the mob, the residents even changed the nameplate on a pickle maker’s shop and guarded a temple. “Whether it is Diwali or a cremation, we have always been at each other’s side, so why not today?” reasoned Wasim.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/how-outsiders-were-kept-at-bay-in-this-island-of-peace/articleshow/74326579.cms
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