Society & Culture

Rajiv : I wanted to start by asking you about the Jati system. A very controversial topic, the moment you say Jati, people immediately...

The lower rung BJP leaders every now and then are known to raise the bogey of TFR (total fertility rate) and exhort Hindus to...

Shankaracharya, or Shankara the teacher, is one of the greatest spiritual masters in the history of Bharat. Shankara has often been called the greatest...

In the previous article, we made it clear that the real challenge to Hindu Dharma is from false synthesis ideology and vague secularism.  It...

A book review of ‘Musings on Hinduism’ by Nithin Sridhar, Editor, IndiaFacts.org -- http://www.amazon.in/Musings-Hinduism-Nithin-Sridhar/dp/9383826304 This is a valuable book that should be meant for non-Hindus,...

A case of forced circumcision of a Hindu man by a maulana (Islamic preacher) has come to light in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. The victim and his...

Temples are our places of worship; but their significance is much more than that.  They are symbols that our ancestors defended with supreme sacrifices,...

This article provides a scientific empirical counterpoint to Professor Makarand Paranjape’s opinion, most recently expressed in the Swarajya magazine - A square is nothing but...

Kashmir is in the news. In New Delhi and Srinagar, helmsmen are in close consultation. Political situation in the Valley has deteriorated. Separatists are agog...

Two incidents of temple desecration on the same day by unidentified persons have come to light from Aligarh district of Western UP. Murtis of Maa...