Current Headlines: Hinduism and Related Topics

'Mauni Amavasya 2026 date: Is it on January 18 or 19? Know the correct date'

Mauni Amavasya 2026 falls on January 18 with devotees observing silence, fasting, and holy baths. The day is considered highly auspicious for spiritual cleansing and charity across India.

'Bulldozers on the banks: Manikarnika Ghat and the march of ‘progress’'

Opposition says BJP govt erasing historical heritage to put up a symbolic nameplate over Varanasi's sacred identity ...

'The sage who reimagined Hinduism: Remembering Sree Narayana Guru'

As Mathrubhumi Publishers release the Malayalam edition of my newest book, The Sage Who Reimagined Hinduism, a few days after the Vice-President of India released the English edition at the Sivagiri ...

'Man alleges forced religious conversion in UP’s Jalaun; FIR registered'

An FIR has been registered after a 65-year-old Hindu man alleged that he was cheated, threatened and forcibly converted to Islam after circumcision, officials said on Wednesday. After the matter came ...

'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 ...

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

Elephants are revered in many religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism. Discover how the elephant earned this elevated status.

'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.

'‘Hindutva Is Hindu Tattva’: Sudhanshu Trivedi's fiery pitch at Calcutta Club debate'

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi delivered a strong defence of Hindutva during a debate hosted by the Calcutta Debating Circle on the theme ‘Hinduism Needs Protection From Hindutva’ at the Calcutta Club.

''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 ...

'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 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 ...