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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 tragedy of the temple elephant
Over the last few years, one sees systematic attempts to selectively target Hindu Dharma traditions, customs and practices in the guise of animal rights...
Sensitivity? Or sensationalism?
Sensitivity or sensationalism? Language, a powerful shaper of attitudes, opinions and value judgements, perpetuates and reinforces stigma and negative stereotypes that merely sensationalizes a...
Creating safe supportive spaces for informed conversations on suicide
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic death by suicide shocked and saddened the country. This article, the first of a two-part series, examines the...
Arunachala Pradakshina – the sacred mountain path
A seeker describes her experience of giri pradakshina or circumambulation of the sacred Arunachala Mountain in Thiruvannamalai and how it has been a catalyst...
Shri Arjun Sampath: Unmuting Hindu Dharma voices and causes
A person’s name is a self-fulfilling prophecy by which a person manifests the qualities inherent in the name.
As happened with Shri Arjun Sampath, 55,...
Shri TR Ramesh: Dharma warrior and tireless temple activism to free Hindu temples from state control
For those familiar with the movement to free Hindu temples from government control, Shri TR Ramesh needs no introduction. He is the president of...
The sacred and the secular
In 1951, Hon’ble Supreme Court of Bharat ruled that the administration of a religious institution cannot be vested in a secular authority. Yet Hindu...
Kamal Haasan on Sri Thyagaraja Swami: The triple burden of ignorance, arrogance and Hinduphobia
The recent blasphemous remark on Sri Thyagaraja Swami by actor and politician Kamal Haasan is part of the Breaking Bharat grand narrative rooted in...