In a world where bullets and bombs rain down, can we dream of building bridges of love? Religious leaders, artistes and civil society members from diverse religions gathered at a Conclave of Religions 2026 at a Juhu hotel over the weekend, said we should live that dream. The theme was: ‘Sacred Earth, Shared Humanity: Rethinking Religious Ethos in an Age of Crisis.’ The event was held by the Inter-Religious Solidarity Council (IRSC), Mumbai.

As the audience filled the venue for the day-long event, noted vocalist and Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient TM Krishna delivered a stirring keynote address. “We have a crisis of fear, a crisis of hate,” Krishna stated, urging participants to examine the violence present in everyday relationships and language. For Krishna, the path forward was simple: “The measure of religion is not how loudly we speak it, but how we live it.”