Hinduism

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In India too, an intense fight is on between the Hindu right, partially represented by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Hindu liberals. (Representational image: AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India’s culture wars: A clash of ignorant armies

There is also the basic question whether the Hindu liberals are really liberal, and whether the Hindu reactionaries are conservative

26 Dec 2022 2:30 PM

Madhya Pradesh state home minister Narottam Mishra. (ANI)

Pavan K Varma | Hindus tolerant, inclusive: Why rush to take offence?

Hinduism, which has survived for millennia because of its conquering eclecticism, will survive people like Mishraji too

25 Dec 2022 12:00 AM

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. (Photo: Twitter)

Pavan K. Varma | Do not erase legacy of Savarkar, the reformer

Both his critics and his supporters exclusively focus, for their own vested interests, only on his initial avowal of Hindu Rashtra

30 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

Saeed Naqvi | North vs South: For Muslims, the experience is wholly different

In the North, manufactured daily incidents keep communalism on a continuous simmer and folks huddle and wonder what the future portends

20 Jul 2022 7:15 AM

Complaints filed against Salman Khurshid for allegedly defaming Hinduism in his book

The complaint alleges that in his new book Salman Khurshid has compared Hindutva to radical terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram

11 Nov 2021 1:24 PM

The current regime has a brute majority in the Lok Sabha and a managed one in the Rajya Sabha. (Twitter)

Pavan K. Varma | A 10-point 'toolkit' for an authoritarian democracy

Each step in this journey that goes unchallenged prepares the ground for the next step, further reinforcing the trend

31 Oct 2021 1:48 AM

Pavan K. Varma | Resist new usurpers of Hindu’s eternal legacy

Hindus have been used to being Hindus in a self-assured way without being told that there is a higher 'authority' that will judge them

24 Jan 2021 7:13 AM

It’s true that Sikhism is a religion inspired by Sufism, which in India borrows from Islam and Vedic belief, while discarding the ritual of the latter. It is arguable that Buddhism and Jainism are derived from “Hindu” belief.

When a Parsi is ‘Hindu’ but a Muslim isn’t

One of these boxes asked for the religion of the dead person. The form, or perhaps it was the operative, offered her two options: Hindu or Muslim.

10 Feb 2020 1:22 AM

The BJP's idea of Hinduism is a ‘political ideology’ and does not have any connection with Hinduism, the Congress leader went on to say. (Photo: ANI)

‘It is an insult to Lord Ram that people are killed in his name’: Shashi Tharoor on lynching incidents

He hit out at those who indulge in those activities and asserted that he too was a Hindu himself but ‘not of this kind’.

22 Sep 2019 3:21 PM

Terming mob lynching of a boy over chanting religious slogans as an 'insult of Hinduism', veteran Congress leader Karan Singh on Thursday stated that people involved in such acts should be ashamed of calling themselves Hindu. (Photo: File)

Beating boy to death, asking to chant religious slogans insult to Hinduism: Karan Singh

Two months ago, Tabrez was assaulted by a mob on the suspicion of committing a theft in Kharsawan district of Jharkhand.

13 Sep 2019 10:07 AM

Detachment and letting go is an art best learnt as early in life as possible. This week I’ve lost a family member and I found my detachment to him a great asset to how I dealt with the entire situation.

Feelings of detachment

When we are connected with someone, they become a part of our life and us a part of their life that is connection.

01 Aug 2019 12:13 AM

Another major attraction in Yogyakarta city for locals and tourists alike is the musical rendition of the epic tale Ramayana that is performed at regular intervals at the historic 9th century Prambanan temple. (Photo: ANI)

Indonesian locals preserves Hindu culture

Through murals and ballets, Hinduism being kept alive in Indonesia.

21 Jun 2019 8:00 PM

Expensive diyar wood beams of various sizes were used in the roofs of the temple. (Representational Image)

Historical Guru Nanak palace bulldozed in Pakistan’s Punjab province

The walls of the four-storey building had pictures of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak as well as of various Hindu rulers and princes.

27 May 2019 2:49 PM

Indian Prime Minister poses for a selfie with Arabs on his last visit. (Photo:AP)

Stone laying ceremony of first Hindu temple to commence in Abu Dhabi

Thousands of followers are expected to attend the foundation stone laying ceremony of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

20 Apr 2019 12:54 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi with party leaders Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia offering prayers at Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain.

Modi and Rahul lock horns over Hinduism

This is a venture to mobilise the mass of Hindu voters in the name of religion in order to further the BJP’s electoral prospects.

04 Dec 2018 1:36 AM

On Monday, Rahul Gandhi visited Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple following which the ruling BJP accused him of pursuing soft Hindutva policy to woo voters. (Photo: File | INC twitter)

‘I understand Hindu religion better than BJP’, claims Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi further claimed that the BJP does not understand Hindu religion at all.

30 Oct 2018 3:57 PM

Period is a period

Muslim women are allowed to lead a normal life during their periods except go around the ‘Ka’ba, the holiest of holy sites of Islam.

20 Oct 2018 12:00 AM

Vice President Naidu rued that a lot of disinformation (about Hinduism) is going around. (Photo: File)

Need to preserve Hinduism from 'ill-informed' opinions: Venkaiah Naidu

In concluding session of second World Hindu Congress, Naidu said India believed in universal tolerance and accepted all religions as true.

10 Sep 2018 10:25 AM

But the court made it clear that since she wanted to go with her parents, it did not want to pass any order against her wish. (Photo: Representational Image/ File)

Muslim man’s Jain ‘wife’ can go back to parents

Counsel appearing for the girl said that there was no compulsion from her family.

28 Aug 2018 5:14 AM

Police barricade in front of the house where 11 people died in Burari. (Photo: PTI)

Line of demarcation between faith and superstition is thin

The question is, how to distinguish faith from superstition or madness.

05 Jul 2018 6:43 AM

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