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Dr. Nandini Murali
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Dr. Nandini Murali is a communications professional, author and researcher in Indic Studies. She is a Contributing Editor with the HinduPost. She loves to wander in the forests with her camera.
The strange case of Sadhu Saravanan: Hindu Sadhu lives don’t matter
In a bizarre instance of statal violence, a Hindu sadhu in Tamil nadu, brutally beaten up and humiliated by the police, ended his life. Perhaps even more shocking is the widespread public and media apathy in Tamil Nadu and the rest of the country over the incident. As in the lynching of the Palghar sadhus, why are we selectively silent about atrocities against Hindus, especially from the religious and spiritual sects of the faith ?
A liberating vision: Rediscovering Indic heritage through a dharmic lens
Exploring Indic heritage and its current reality through the lens of dharma was a provocative yet profound dialogue on the need to adopt a decolonised dharmic lens to view Indic heritage and traditions
Towards temple autonomy: Padmanabhaswamy temple verdict shows the way
We live in the worst of times; we live in the best of times. If recent developments such as the Review Petition of the...
Savio Rodrigues: Crusader against sexual abuse by Catholic clergy
“My fight is not a fight against the Christian faith; but a fight against the institution. Raping nuns and children is not what my...
A conspiracy of silence: Sexual harassment of Mary Rajasekaran in Loyola College
Corruption and sexual abuse by the clergy in Catholic institutions is a global phenomenon. The sexual harassment at the workplace of Mary Rajasekaran, employee of Loyola College...
PETA India once again locks horns with temple elephant Lakshmi
PETA India once again has petitioned the Madras High Court to translocate Lakshmi, the elephant of Manakula Vinayakar Temple, Puducherry, back to a sanctuary...
Inner transformation through the Mahabharata
As a seven-year-old, I sat under the mango tree in our home with my grandfather, as he helped me read aloud from C. Rajagopalachari’s...
Justice for temple elephants – part 1
Will captive elephants in the country, which includes temple elephants and privately-owned elephants be banned? In 2014, a cabal of international and national animal...
The verdict of Sree Padmanabhaswamy
The recent Supreme Court judgement on the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, quintessentially dharmic in character and scope, upholds the autonomy of temple traditions and counters...
Maridhas and Ravichandran expose Hinduphobic media mafia in Tamil Nadu
Journalists and social media influencers Maridhas and Ravichandran have unravelled the nexus between certain Dravidian parties, Communists and media houses in the state to...