The news has hit most of the major papers in India and the United States. Under threat from a small group called Shiksha Bachao Andolan, Penguin Press has withdrawn Wendy Doniger’s The Hindus: An ...

Hinduism is a religion, which has no beginning and no end and thus is eternal. This unchanging and hidden part of Hinduism is called Sanatana Dharma. There is also a practical part that varies from ...

It isn't your typical bestseller-an 800-page monograph on the history of Hinduism. But Wendy Doniger's The Hindus: An Alternative History shot to the top of India's nonfiction charts, attracting ...

Nikhil Chandwani is an author of 10 Books, TED(x) Speaker, and Founder- Writers' Rescue Centre. He was recently awarded the Rashtriya Gaurav Award in 2019 for excellence in social entrepreneurship.

Though Hinduism has two main branches : Shaivism and Vaishnavism, they both belong to the Sanatana Dharma (the perennial religion). Adi Guru Shankaracharya went across the length and breadth of India ...

What does it mean to be Hindu? What does it mean to be Hindu? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about the surprising history of the term “Hindu,” what the word “karma” really ...

In our present context, how one approaches and/or answers this question could lead to harmless ripples or to crashing, cataclysmic waves. Despite such repercussions, however, it is one of those ...

As one of India’s most adored intellectuals and public figures, Shashi Tharoor is subject to much scrutiny by the media and the junta alike. His erudition, coupled with his attractive public persona, ...

There are age old instances of cultural links between India and China. There were numerous scholars and travelers who travelled to India, for the sole purpose of being able to renew their educational ...

cholars are able to piece together the earliest Indian religion only through archaeology, clues in the later texts, and by extrapolating from existing traditions. Hindu literature, the Rig Veda, ...