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Modi Tried, and Failed, to Homogenize Hindus
Foreign Policy Magazine· 2 days agoIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram temple in Ayodhya in the key northern state of Uttar Pradesh in January in hopes it would earn...
Why caste still matters in Indian politics
The Economist· 15 hours agoMr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ran a campaign that sought to unite every tier of Hinduism’s centuries-old caste system, under which adherents are ranked by birth in ...
In secular France, chaplains prepare to provide Olympians with spiritual support during the Games
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 5 days agoOrdained and lay representatives from the five major global religions — Buddhism, Christianity, ...
India’s “Truman Show” Democracy | by Debasish Roy Chowdhury - Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate· 4 days agoThree days before the start of India’s parliamentary elections, the country’s national broadcaster,...
Bath's only Hindu temple set to be demolished
BBC News· 20 hours agoHindus in Bath could face a “painful” period without somewhere dedicated to worship as their temple is set to be demolished by the council. The city’s...
Narendra Modi sworn in as India’s prime minister for a third term after a narrow win – suggesting...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThese include linguistic subnationalism owing to the hostility toward Hindi. The other issue in the...
Opinion: This Louisiana bill threatens the sanctity of the Ten Commandments
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA Louisiana bill that would mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools relegates...
How India's tense elections are impacting Houston Hindus and Muslims
Houston Chronicle· 3 days agoThe roughly 400 Houston Hindus wore saffron caps, T-shirts and sashes emblazoned with slogans...
Evansdale tap water tastes, smells like chlorine for months as city changes well system
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 3 days agoAfter what seemed like radio silence, the city of Evansdale is addressing concerns about its tap...
From Berlin to a Hindu temple in Hollywood, Isherwood’s life was no cabaret
Daily Telegraph· 4 days agoBucknell has brought to light much material unexcavated by Parker here, including a detailed account...