WHERE ISLAM & CHRISTIANITY GO WRONG
It is amazing how important religion has become in our times. Yet it is even more amazing, that hardly anyone bothers to define religion, except declaring that Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism are the More...
Kanwariyas: Myth and Truth
All over India, an interesting phenomenon can be observed. On one hand, materialism is on the rise, and on the other hand, spirituality is also on the rise. Even difficult poojas, like the Chat Pooja, and arduous More...
Are Hindus exceptionally dangerous?
Whenever news about India make it to the local Nuremberg newspaper, my mother reads them out to me on phone. Usually, those news portray India in a poor light, like ‘people died from cold on the streets of Delhi’ More...
Is Hindu Dharma good and Hindutva bad?
My article “When Germany is Christian, is India Hindu?” got amazingly good response with thousands of Facebook likes. However, some readers felt I made a mistake by not distinguishing between good, tolerant More...
The sinister motive behind media focus on rapes in India
Judging from media reports, India has a BIG problem with rape. No other country seems to come even close. All over the globe “another rape in India” is reported ever so often. On my last visit to Germany, More...
Open Letter to Pope Francis
Respected Holy Father, Great hope for a positive change in the Catholic Church is pinned on the Pontificate of your Holiness and recent statements indicate that this hope may not be misplaced. The future, your Holiness More...
Why Hindu Dharma is the Best
Occasionally I noticed that in western publications Hinduism was missing when religions were listed. Buddhism was there without fail, but its mother so to speak, was being ignored. What could be the reason? About More...
What will the World Think of India?
The panel discussions in the English news channels in India are amazing. It keeps amazing me how panelists manage to reply at length to a straight forward question without giving an answer. Usually, the anchor shifts More...
A young man of 30 dressed in a silk robe…
On January 12th, 2013, it was 150 years that Swami Vivekananda was born. He needs no introduction. His is a household name in India and he is also well known in the west. The yearlong celebrations remind me that More...
The Truth of Christian Missionaries in India
Note: This article was first published on Maria Wirth’s blog. Christian missionaries have become increasingly visible and controversial in India. As I grew up as a Christian, I would like to share my observations More...