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How does religion shape love and relationships in India?

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Patricia Szilagyi
February 6, 2026

Writer Alina Gufran joins Love Matters to unpack interfaith love, stereotypes, and modern dating realities on this episode of Love Matters.

What happens when love crosses religious lines? In this episode of Love Matters, Leeza Mangaldas speaks with writer Alina Gufran, author of No Place to Call My Own, about growing up in a Hindu–Muslim household, navigating identity, and dismantling stereotypes around interfaith love. How does faith influence who we choose to love? What do identity, belonging, and family expectations mean in modern relationships? And how can love bridge cultural and religious differences? Tune in for a candid conversation on love, faith and dating in contemporary India.

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