Muslim Woman Making Shiv Lingams For 17 Years Says We Are Hindustanis, Not Hindu-Muslims
Alam Ara is a Varanasi resident who is making Shiv Lingams for the past 17 years for a living. Alam Ara believes that the country is divided into &lsquoHindu-Muslim&rsquo conflict and that we all are Hindustanis.
Meet Alam Ara, a Varanasi resident who is making Shiv Lingams for the past 17 years for a living. That the country is divided into ¡®Hindu-Muslim¡¯ conflict, Alam Ara believes that the divide is a waste of time and that we all are Hindustanis.
UP: Varanasi's Alam Ara making Shiva Lingam for the last 17 years to earn a living, says "this is god-gifted art, we make it with love" pic.twitter.com/bIJZvvWGoe
¡ª ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 22, 2017
¡°Making Shiv Lingams is a god-gifted art and we make it with love¡±, Ara told ANI. She considers her art as a way to earn her daily bread. When probed if religion was ever an obstacle to make shiv-lingams, she doesn¡¯t agree.
¡°"This is our daily bread. When it comes to our art, we aren't Hindus or Muslims. We're Indians first and always,¡± Alam Ara told ANI.
Ye humari rozi hai...Hindu-Muslim se kuch nahi hota hai. Hum Hindustani hain: Varanasi's Alam Ara on making Shiva Lingam for 17 years pic.twitter.com/aASkM4nkW3
¡ª ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 22, 2017
While ¡®hum sab ek hain¡¯ has become a forgotten phrase, we need people like Alam Ara to remind us that religion has got nothing to do with employment and that we¡¯re Indians first and that we should follow religion later.
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