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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...
Sanatan Shankryacharyas’ voice concerns over January 22 Ram Mandir event
Some key Hindu religious heads, including the Shankaracharyas, who have decided to stay away from the consecration have objected to the ceremony being advanced for electoral gain. Some others have asked whether they have been invited to just clap at an event where Modi would perform the religious rituals.
Tensions mar Durga Pujo celebrations, posters in Bengali torn down
Veer Lachit Sena came and destroyed posters in celebration of Durga Pujo in Upper Assam, where Bengali is a widely spoken language. However, while the incident seemingly laced with xenophobia mars the festivities, SabrangIndia also discovered an incident revealing communal harmony from another part of Assam.
Epics Journeys—How the Ramayana sailed to faraway lands, Indonesia, Thailand and more
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It was trade and scholarship, conquest and exchanges that took our epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata across the seas, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea onto the shores of South-eastern Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. Closer home, we see some influences also in Myanmar.
Ghaziabad: Police deployed outside college after video of professor asking student to not raise religious slogans at fest goes viral
A second video the professor explaining that students should maintain discipline and not indulge in sloganeering; third video shows another professor apologising and re-iterating her Sanatani Hindu faith
Job ad for temple seeks Brahmins only!
The Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board released an ad for the job of a cook which had the eligibility requirement to be Brahmin.
Caste, the cancer afflicting Sanatan Dharma
“I consider the four divisions alone to be fundamental,...
When I hear bloodthirsty slogans of ‘Jai Sri Ram,’ I remember Fr Camille’s ‘Ram Katha’
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As the fringe slogans 'Jai Sri Ram' while ransacking shops & houses disrespecting the name of Sri Ram, I hear...
A New Campaign Against Ahmadiyya Community Gains Ground in India
After Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board, Jamiat Ulema Hind Declares Ahmadis Kafirs
Hindu temples & their economic worth, VHP-backed ‘Know your temple’ initiative
That Hindu temples from time immemorial have been gifted societal wealth from the faithful is well known. Now, the VHP-backed Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti general sec, has said that India's Hindu temples hold 22,000 tonnes of gold and provide employment to crores of people; the body has been demanding loosening of govt control over temples since 2016
Eid-al-Azha: Jurisprudence on animal sacrifice, maintaining balance between customs & harmony
Even as the Courts have refused to entertain pleas on animal sacrifice, how necessary is it that we inclusively question its relevance in today’s world?
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