Baghpat to Gurgaon for a job. Now, back to Baghpat for peace
(WorldNews India)

GURUGRAM: Mohammad Sajid and his family were visiting their village in Baghpat in UP when the riots broke out in Muzaffarnagar less than 100km away in 2013. But the harmony between neighbours built over generations proved far more resilient than those weeks of tension. There were no communal taunts, recalls Sajid´s wife Sameena, and not once did the family fear for its safety. Around 14 years ago, the search for jobs had brought them to Gurugram, among new neighbours. Like thousands of migrant families do every year, they blended into the city´s fabric and became absorbed in the pursuit of a livelihood. Socially, the family never encountered any incident that made it conscious of its...