The crisis has seen Indians from all faiths and ethnicities coming together to save lives.
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May 25, 2021
People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus line up to receive the vaccine for COVID-19 in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
Credit: AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool
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Amid the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, there’s a glimmer of hope. Strangers are responding to SOS calls on social media for oxygen, medicines, hospital beds, and even cremation spots. While some politicians are seeking to further divide the country on religious lines, many faith communities have opened up their places of worship and other institutions as “COVID care centers” and are providing critical food and oxygen supplies indiscriminately. A sense of fraternity that transcends plurality is emerging among the citizens, just as the framers of India’s Constitution had desired.