‘Hindu’ is a term given to us by others who thought that their religion was better than ours. To them, we were strange people on the other side of Sindhu. Yet, our forefathers called our rituals, our understanding of Dharma by a different name; Sanatana Dharma; Sanatana as in eternal, Chirantan, forever. They did not...
The Ram Mandir project can only be deemed successful if it brings about a movement to reclaim, revive and restore all the temples that were destroyed by the invaders.
Equating Hindu dharma with proselytizing religions has been the bane of Hindu society.
Brahmanism has been labelled as an insult all thanks to decades of propaganda which still cannot hide the divinity that underlies the word's origins.
सबरीमाला में स्वामी अय्यप्पा के मंदिर ने हिन्दुओं को भी दो भागों में बाँट दिया है - एक वर्ग जो परम्परा के बचाव में है और दूसरा वर्ग इसे लैंगिक समानता के विरुद्ध मानता है।
The Indian state refuses to recognize Hindus as the varied trees of the same forest and instead considers them worth protecting only if they conform like the uniform vegetation in a small grove or a garden.
Are women as a whole the real victims in the ongoing saga of Sabarimala or is there an ethos which is being attacked?
In criminology, ‘Means, Motive and Opportunity’ are the three things that are sought while investigating any crime. It is useful to apply the same measures when studying the history of religions.
Ayyappa puja which I was witness to during my younger days has resurfaced in my mind thanks to the Sabarimala crisis.
The Avatar phenomenon should be read in the context of earlier Vedic texts such as the Upanishads and the Puranas instead of the literal interpretation.