Hindu

Can Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam inspire Hindu nationalist equivalent?

There's a potential silver lining in Hindu nationalism's endorsement of Indonesia's Humanitarian Islam. That is if the approval produces a…

1 year ago

Communalism, the rise of dirty game in India: who is aloft danger?

Authors: Md. Obaidullah and Md. Sohrab Hossen* A secular state is a concept related to secularity in which a state…

1 year ago

Politicization of religion in contemporary media: Highlighting national politics of Hindus in BJP government

The politicization of religion is not a new term to anyone. There exists a correlational relationship between religion and political…

1 year ago

Holy Cow

The Indian peasant is nothing if not rational -- survival on the margins makes it necessary.  The cow is holy…

1 year ago

Hinduisation of India

India’s constitution calls upon its citizens to imbibe the spirit of “scientific inquiry” and humanism”. Oblivious of their constitutional duty,…

1 year ago

Santa Claus rueful at imminent Christmas in India

Ahead of Christmas, Indian police raided a shishu bhavan (infant house or orphanage) in Kolcatta (West Bengal) and another at…

1 year ago

Modi’s Hindu Nationalism in Assam and Manipur

The rise of nationalism is going global. From the success of Brexit, the popularity of the far-right movements across Europe,…

1 year ago

Quaid-e-Azam: The Protector-General of minorities

Lynching and setting people was a phenomenon peculiar to India under Modi. But, in a shocking incident , a Sri…

1 year ago

The Hindu, Hinduism, and Hindutva

Congress leader Salman Khurshid's book Sunrise Over Ayodhya has irked not only the Hindu extremists but also some moderate leaders…

2 years ago

Restitution of Conjugal Rights: A Caveman’s Remedy in the Modern Hindu Society

“All Institutions, social or legal, have this in common with rivers, they do not flow easily backwards.” - C.H. Letour…

2 years ago