Saraswati has been a thorn in patriarchal Hinduism’s side. In her stories, she challenges Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in different ways read more

There can be absolutely no doubt that the Mahatma would have seen the movement for a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya as a tragic misdirection of the energies of Hindus and Hinduism read more

The Kerala government’s counsel, while opposing the review of the Supreme Court’s order on Sabarimala, said that the “essential practice of a religion and the essential practice of a temple cannot be confused.” read more

The Hindu Jagran Manch, a Hindu right-wing group, claimed that 98 Christians belonging to 23 tribal families were “reconverted” to Hinduism in Tripura. read more

The petition by the International Hindu Sena, had contended that the exhibition of the film, which features Sushant Singh Rajput opposite debutant Sara Ali Khan and is set against the backdrop of the disastrous 2013 Uttarakhand floods, would hurt the... read more

The Juna Akhada had anointed Radhe Maa Mahamandaleshwar in 2012. However, many ascetics expressed their strong reservations on her reported lavish lifestyle and conduct read more

Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s remarks made in Udaipur on Saturday, Modi, while addressing a public meeting at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, said that the state isn’t going to vote whether Modi knows about Hinduism or not. read more

Referring to Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on prime minister Narendra Modi that he did not understand the foundation of Hinduism, Smriti Irani said that it was strange that the party which had once raised question on Lord Ram’s existence... read more

Speaking at an interaction with local residents in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, Rahul Gandhi questioned what kind of a Hindu the prime minister was. read more

Rahul Gandhi had, earlier in the day, questioned Modi on his Hindu quotient saying that he did not understand the foundation of Hinduism. read more

A memoir that dwells on food and its association with politics and prejudices read more

Bharatiya Janata Party leader H Raja objected to the event’s invite that referred to women being “subjugated” from the Vedic period. He alleged the event was a conspiracy to denounce and insult classics and Hindu epics to instigate communal tensions. read more

A man stokes a funeral pyre at the traditional crematorium grounds at Harischandra Ghat on the river Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The ghats of this ancient city witness around 200 cremations per day on the banks of the country’s holiest river.

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An atonement ritual has been performed at the famous Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple in Kerala following suspicion that some non-Hindus entered it in violation of traditional customs.The ritual was held Sunday night based on the temple tantri’s (head priest)... read more

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