Current Headlines: Hinduism and Related Topics

'"No Mention, Concoction": Shashi Tharoor On BJP's 'Mangalsutra' Charge'

Hitting back hard at the BJP's allegations that his party's manifesto speaks about wealth redistribution and an inheritance tax, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that the ruling party is ...

'Kirti Azad: Hindu Safety in Jeopardy After Decade of BJP Rule Warrants Their Ouster'

Responding to BJP's attempts to associate saffron with Hinduism, Azad countered, ''The Sanatan Hindu dharma has many colours… from red, blue and black to saffron. The BJP's attempt to project saffron ...

'Hindu marriage rituals integral to their validity, opines Supreme Court: 'Not just song-dance''

"For a valid marriage under the Act, the requisite ceremonies have to be performed and there must be proof of performance of the said ceremony when an issue/controversy arise," said a bench of the Ind ...

'Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city'

Amit Pandey, the general secretary of the BJP’s youth wing in Varanasi, says India is a Hindu nation, and claims that all the country’s Muslims “were forcibly converted and made slaves by changing ...

'Either apologise or accept you had lied: Mamata Banerjee on Amit Shah's claim on submission of utilisation certificates'

They will drive away everyone," Banerjee said. Hitting out at the BJP for allegedly claiming themselves to be the defenders of Hinduism, the Chief Minister said that the BJP was not even formed during ...

'RSS 'never supported' reservation, Golwalkar refused to accept casteism hindered Hindu unity'

By By Justin Podur* If there is a single false claim to “nonviolent” struggle that has most powerfully captured the imagination of the world, it is the claim that India, under Gandhi’s leadership, ...

'Who Is Hanuman? Learn About the Hindu Deity Centered in “Monkey Man”'

In the movie, Patel plays a grown-up Kid attempting to take down the people who razed his village and killed his mother. Kid invokes Hanuman by donning a monkey mask, and many have pointed out that ...

'A Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a mountainous region to life'

The dramatic surroundings of Hingol National Park in Baluchistan province are the setting for Pakistan’s largest Hindu festival, Hinglaj Yatra, which started on Friday and ends on Sunday.

'Teach-In Draws Attention to Hindu Nationalism, Provokes Protest from Groups Outside College'

On Sunday, the Asian American Alliance and the Muslim Students Association hosted a teach-in called Holi Against Hindutva. The talk featured Associate Professor of History Rishad Choudhury, OC ’07, ...

'An anti-Hindutva teach-in spurs debate about Hindu representation on college campuses'

Hindu student organizations, say advocates, do not always represent the full breadth of thought within the community of young American Hindus.

'Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power'

"We never imagined that we would get power in such a way," said Ambalal Koshti, 76, who says he first brought Modi into the political wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the late 1960s in their ...