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What if We don’t Free Hindu Temples?
April 17, 2021April 17, 2021ESSAYBy Pankaj Saxena12 5

What if We don’t Free Hindu Temples?

The utmost importance of freeing Hindu Temples from State control becomes clearer if we just look at the historical precedent.

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The Palghar Resolve
April 16, 2021April 16, 2021STORYBy Mudita Parameswaran6 1

The Palghar Resolve

One wonders if the sacrifice of our sadhus is what it might take to shake Hindu society from its slumber.

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Rāsa Lilā through an Abrahamic Lens – A Modern Hindu Malady
April 12, 2021April 12, 2021PERSPECTIVEBy Deepa Bhaskaran Salem9 2

Rāsa Lilā through an Abrahamic Lens – A Modern Hindu Malady

The moralistic standards set by Abrahamic religions have had a devastating impact on the psyche of modern Hindus.

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Kashmir: An Overview of the Seven Exoduses of Hindus (Part 3)
April 09, 2021April 9, 2021ESSAYBy Mudita Parameswaran13 0

Kashmir: An Overview of the Seven Exoduses of Hindus (Part 3)

The final exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from their homeland was complete, centuries after Islam put the holy land in its crosshairs.

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Uttiramerur – Democratic tenets inscribed on stone
April 07, 2021April 7, 2021TRAVELOGUEBy Ruchi Pritam4 1

Uttiramerur – Democratic tenets inscribed on stone

The practice of stone inscriptions by the Pallavas and Cholas at Uttiramerur is one of the great legacies of that era.

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Abjure or Appropriate Ambedkar
April 05, 2021April 5, 2021PERSPECTIVEBy Raghu Bhaskaran11 5

Abjure or Appropriate Ambedkar

Should Hindus or Hindutva, abjure or appropriate Ambedkar?

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Kashmir: An Overview of the Seven Exoduses of Hindus (Part 2)
April 01, 2021April 1, 2021ESSAYBy Mudita Parameswaran17 1

Kashmir: An Overview of the Seven Exoduses of Hindus (Part 2)

An extremely brutal period for Kashmiri Hindus as various Muslim ethnic groups tried to completely Islamise the land of Kashmir.

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Are you serious, Dr. Ambedkar?
March 31, 2021April 6, 2021CASTE IN STONE, ESSAYBy Sonalee Hardikar160 14

Are you serious, Dr. Ambedkar?

Reading Ambedkar's works in conjunction with the historical realities of his times provides interesting insights into the mind of the most revered historical figure of contemporary India.

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The Personality of Śrī Kr̥ṣṇa (Śrī Kr̥ṣṇana Vyaktitva)
March 31, 2021March 31, 2021BOOK REVIEWBy Neela Ranganathan3 1

The Personality of Śrī Kr̥ṣṇa (Śrī Kr̥ṣṇana Vyaktitva)

While pointing out some of the excesses that have crept into the popular tales around Kr̥ṣṇa, the author asks us not to shirk them but to look at them in the light of discernment.

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Buddhism versus Hinduism: Encounters of the imagined kind(Part II)
March 25, 2021March 25, 2021COMMENTARYBy Pingali Gopal5 4

Buddhism versus Hinduism: Encounters of the imagined kind(Part II)

The attempt by Western scholarship to disassociate Buddhism from the Indic fold as a separate religion is a true reflection of the 'othering' that they practice in their own religions.

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