NEW DELHI, India — In a surge of activity nationwide, India’s Baha’i community is urgently responding to provide necessities for their fellow citizens during this global health crisis. Drawing on its experience with undertakings that contribute to spiritual and social progress, the Indian Baha’i community is striving to identify specific local needs—be they social, material, or spiritual—to rapidly mobilize resources. “This tragic situation, as painful and difficult as it is, is bringing out the finest qualities in people,” says Nazneen Rowhani, member of the Indian National Spiritual Assembly, “and we’re seeing local spiritual assemblies take an essential role in galvanizing the community into action. “In city after city, village after village, we see that a greater consciousness of our common humanity is emerging among many people. This is spurring them on to help others and to transcend traditional barriers and prejudices that keep them apart.”
