'Neha Bharti’s Iftar at Jama Masjid Is More Than a Meal, It’s a Message of Hope'

'Politics can use religion to divide people, but it can never fill an empty stomach,' she tells The Quint.

As I walked through the narrow lanes of Old Delhi during Ramzan, the air was thick with the aroma of kebabs, simmering haleem, and freshly fried pakoras. 

The area near the Jama Masjid was alive with the chatter of fasting devotees waiting to break their fast. But amid this familiar scene, I noticed something extraordinary—a young woman in a simple kurta, distributing food with a quiet determination.

Her name is Neha Bharti, and for the past three years, this 27-year-old Hindu woman has been serving iftar to hundreds of fasting Muslims at the Jama Masjid.