Society & Culture

The western term “soul” is sometimes used for the Hindu term “Atman”. The two terms can be very different in meaning...

These days there is a lot of talk of reservation in the country, in states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana we have already seen the...

Aesthetics becomes a key mediator vehicle in the struggle for and against Hegemonisation in our society. Aesthetics is more than music, dance...

Muinuddin Chishti, a hallowed name amongst Sufi saints, upon reaching Ajmer said, "If God and His Prophet so will, it will not be long before I raze to the ground these idol-temples.”...

Amongst the Sufi saints who wielded the sword, perhaps the name of Shahid Salar Masud Ghazi stands on the top. He was Mahmud Ghaznavi’s sister’s son and had persuaded him to destroy the Somnath temple...

Sufism, on one hand supported the Muslim invaders and Sultans in their political activities and reckless killings of the Hindus, and on the other hand influenced the gullible Hindus....

Every Sunday morning, across Guyana, thousands of Hindus stream into their village mandirs to participate in Satsanghs (congregational worship). Not many realize that this practice...

Abrahamic religions, particularly Christianity and Islam, are based upon faith and belief that is not to be questioned. They hold that accepting their belief...

In West Bengal, the share of Muslims in the population has risen by 7.5 percentage points since Independence and Partition; and, much of this...

A Hindu Shiva linga approximately 1000-1500 years old has been unearthed last week, on the western shore of Thailand's province Nakhon Sithammarat, according to...