Guru Ravidass, one of the most famous so-called untouchable sages of the 15th-16th century, articulated an alternative genre ...
Hindu texts often declare that the four goals of human life are dharma ethics artha wealth kama pleasure and moksha liberation As one goes through Hindu scriptures one finds different types of sexual ...
Far from embodying some new paradigm of far-sighted governance, the Andhra Pradesh chief minister has often revealed himself as a typical politician, with all the associated venality, duplicity and ...
Directors like Pa Ranjith, Mari Selvaraj, and Gopi Naynar are challenging the Brahminical gaze, which dominated film ...
Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...
At every temple in South India, the aarti for the deity is performed by burning a piece of camphor on a platter. Who knew ...
The corporation, formed just weeks before the Maharashtra Assembly elections to provide financial assistance and uplift the Brahmin community, is led by Ashish Damle who is associated with the NCP.
Mauni Amavasya is one of the most important occasions. This day is observed by honoring ancestors and forefathers. According ...
Mauni Amavasya, observed on January 29, 2025, is a significant day in Hinduism to honor ancestors. Falling in the month of ...
The last Census in 2011 pegged the percentage of migrants in Delhi to around 40; implying that every four out of ten people ...
Strange dichotomy
Kerala, often celebrated as one of India’s most socially, politically, culturally and economically advanced states, is no ...
Brajesh Pathak, the BJP’s Brahmin face in Uttar Pradesh, arrived in Delhi on January 19, accompanied by a team of 25 party ...