State control of temples: A potential asset for Hindus?
Of late, there are a few voices, on social media and elsewhere, who have been putting forth a demand to free Hindu temples from state control.[1] However, it might be…
Of late, there are a few voices, on social media and elsewhere, who have been putting forth a demand to free Hindu temples from state control.[1] However, it might be…
The communist government in Kerala is selling traditional brass utensils and Nilavilakku (lamps) that belong to temples under the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), under the guise of economic crisis following…
For a change, Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board (HRCE) is trying to save the land that belongs to a temple in Tiruppur unlike its usual self of…
This year old news which appeared in Tamil media shows the sad state of affairs of Hindu temples under the control of the TN HRCE. The idol wing of Tamil…
On the ground in Kerala, Sabarimala is a far bigger issue than even a politcally aware Hindu outside its cultural milieu might conclude. The bizzare semi-blackout by the Kerala media, the relatively…
The former priest of Tirupati temple, Dr. AV Ramana Dikshitulu, has made a series of stunning corruption & mis-governance allegations against the Govt. controlled body TTD (Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams), which…
The Indic Collective Trust (ICT) is a Chennai-based registered trust of activists, intellectuals and civil liberties advocates who are committed to an Indic Renaissance. The broad objective of the ICT…