defining the question

How have Muslims interacted with people of other faiths living in India throughout history? How has the Islamic understanding of pluralism changed from the pre-modern to the modern age? 

How we will attempt to answer this question:

Taking a historical perspective, we will examine primary sources of Muslims living in India about their interactions with people of different religions (i.e. Janist, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, etc.), including the impact of secularism on modern pluralist perspectives.