Last week the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) filed a motion in Santa Clara County Superior Court to intervene in the case of California Department of Fair Employment and Housing v….
Imagine a government, anywhere in the world, wishing its people on a festival. What would you expect? A message of joy, cheer, goodwill, positivity, you say? Welcome to the Republic…
Another Bollywood film based on a cross-border romance has hit theatres today. And as always, Hindus are the ones shown with bigoted, pre-conceived notions about Pakistanis, who in turn are…
Hindus are being led on a garden path to be eventually slaughtered. Every aspect of their cultural identity is under state scrutiny and everything that a Hindu does as a…
Volvo joined the lecture-Hindus-on-Hindu-festivals bandwagon when it recently asked Hindus to celebrate a ‘pollution-free’ Diwali. The Swedish vehicle maker, now owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Auto Group, was one of…
After showing an inter-faith baby shower ceremony that struck a discordant note with the lived reality of countless Hindus, Tata group company Tanishq is back with another elitist take on…
Last August I got a mail from a researcher from Italy. She wrote: “I hope you are in the best of health and spirit. I am working on my dissertation…
A teacher is a person who helps students acquire knowledge, competence and virtues. But what if a teacher is lacking in virtues himself? A series of messages have come to…
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan recently called for extra precautions during the upcoming Hindu festival season and commented, “no religion or God lays down that religious events must be celebrated…
A recent gang-rape of a woman whose car broke down on a deserted highway at night while she was driving with her two children, has brought the spotlight on the…