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Swaminarayan, untouchability and the ‘we are not Hindu’ argument
Following my blog on why the Eiffel Tower authorities should take all the blame for giving in to the Swaminarayan sadhus’ bizarre demand to “invisibilise” women, including its female staff, during their visit to...
Cyberabad Police slammed for replying to Twitter user’s tweet on ‘Jihadis’
People questioned the police’s implicit support to a tweet that could be termed as ‘Islamophobic’
Close to 500 families or more, all Muslim, evicted: Assam
GUWAHATI: As many as 426 Muslim families, totaling 1800...
Swami Nithyanand: Founding of a Hindu Rashtra
Religion is probably the most complex human phenomenon. For...
Half and Half: A community that is both Hindu and Muslim
The Cheeta-Merat(Kathat)community of Ajmer, Rajasthan practice a unique syncretic religion combining Hinduism and Islam
EXCLUSIVE: BJP Govt plans to evict 70 lakh Muslims, 60 lakh Bengali Hindus through its Land Policy (2019) in Assam
Cong protests push back sinister plan through vociferous protests in the Assam assembly yesterday. Now the policy will be discussed in January or February 2020
Religious Desecration: Who’s responsible for destruction of early Indian, Buddhist places of learning in Odisha?
Modern day Odisha is known to be the 'epicenter'...
Sikh Kirtan by women- the history, the way forward
The Punjab Govt. has recently allowed women to offer Kirtan inside the Golden temple. Despite no religious precedent which decreed excluding them in the first place, where do women stand in Sikhism? How do cultural norms, gender inequality, caste privilege, and religion intersect?
Indian Army recruits ‘religious teachers’ to help soldiers battle stress
The Institute of National Integration has trained over 7,000 religious teachers since 1985
No radicalism: BHU VC backs Feroz Khan’s appointment as Sanskrit professor
Students and members of ABVP have protested against his appointment in the Sanskrit department
Sabarimala: Male devotee nurturing unholy thoughts is ‘unfit’ to visit Lord Ayyappa shrine
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