Current Headlines: Hinduism and Related Topics

'Sitars, Swastikas, and the Roots of the New Age'

This is not something I knew when I washed up on the banks of the Ganges at the age of twenty-three, looking for my own alternative to the orthodoxies I’d been raised with. But it had a lot to do with ...

'Swami Vivekananda: Between shelves and soul'

At a time when the language of Hinduism is increasingly spoken in the accents of anxiety and exclusion, I found myself returning – not to slogans or speeches bu ...

'Elephants Are Worshipped as Gods—But Their Sacred Status Doesn’t Always Protect Them'

The elephant is an important part of many religions. Elephants play a central role in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions throughout Asia and Africa—whether as deities, central characters in ...

'Hindutva vs Hinduism debate: TMC leader Mahua Moitra speaks on key differences, watch full speech'

TMC leader Mahua Moitra sparks nationwide debate by clearly separating Hindutva as a political ideology from Hinduism as a spiritual faith during a Kolkata discussion.

'‘In Hindutva, love between Hindu & Muslim is Love Jihad’: Mahua Moitra in Hinduism-Hindutva debate'

TMC leader Mahua Moitra sparks nationwide debate by clearly separating Hindutva as a political ideology from Hinduism as a spiritual faith during a Kolkata discussion.

'Hindutva vs Hinduism debate turns fiery as J Sai Deepak goes ballistic on Aiyar, Moitra'

At the Calcutta Debating Circle’s “Hinduism Needs Protection From Hindutva” debate, J Sai Deepak went ballistic, challenging Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar and TMC’s Mahua Moitra on their ...

''Hindutva Is Hinduism In Paranoia': Mani Shankar Aiyar's Comments Spark Row'

Aiyar argued that Hinduism is a spiritual tradition, while Hindutva is a political ideology. He said Hinduism had survived for centuries without what he called the “protection” of Hindutva.

'West Bengal BJP Leader Agnimitra Paul Slams TMC, Highlights Ongoing Threats To Hindus In Bangladesh'

MLA Agnimitra Paul on Sunday strongly opposed the narrative of “Hinduism needs protection from Hindutva,” as being set by Trinamool Congress (TMC), arguing that the premise itself was flawed and ...

'Mani Shankar Aiyar Does It Again, Calls Hindutva 'Perverter'; 'Distorting' Hinduism For Votes?'

PM Modi's presence in Somnath Swabhiman parv has spooked the lobby. On the other hand, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar stirred another row after he said Hindutva is "Hinduism in paranoia," which ...

'Hindutva exists because Hinduism existed: Mahua Moitra at Kolkata debate'

Taking a different pitch, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra distinguished between the two in the sense that while Hinduism is a religious and spiritual path which allows space for multiple ...

''Hindutva is Hinduism in Paranoia': Mani Shankar Aiyar's statement sparks row, BJP reacts'

Mani Shankar Aiyar maintained that Hinduism is fundamentally a spiritual and philosophical way of life, whereas Hindutva, in his view, functions as a political doctrine.

'Mani Shankar Aiyar calls Hindutva ‘Hinduism in paranoia’, sparks political row'

Aiyar drew a sharp distinction between Hinduism as a spiritual tradition and Hindutva as a political ideology, arguing that the two are fundamentally different in nature and purpose.