State of Hindus in Pakistan: November 2014 Update
Persecution and discrimination against Hindus in Pakistan has been increasing gradually in Pakistan. After the series of attacks on more than dozens of Hindu temple in Sindh in last six months from January to June More...
Three anti-India UK organizations that meddle in India’s internal affairs
1. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Christian Solidarity Worldwide is a human rights organization based in New Malden, Surrey, specializing in religious freedom. The organization started operations in 1979 More...
Weekly Hindu Persecution Digest: 24 November- 30 November 2014
1. Woman shot at in second case of ‘honour’ in 2 days Report: A Muslim woman, who had converted to Hinduism after marrying a man from the Jatav caste, was shot in the head by two men on a motorcycle at Siwaya More...
Misrepresentation and Education do not go together
This rejoinder was sent to IndiaFacts by Sri Nachiketa Tiwari, Co-ordinator of the Hindu Economic Conference in the recently concluded World Hindu Conference, 2014. This is a rejoinder to the article “Why do Hindus More...
IndiaFacts Webinar: Perspectives on Reviving Sanskrit
IndiaFacts is delighted to announce its monthly webinar on a topic that is the subject of much discussion and debate in the public space. The following are the details of the webinar: Topic: Perspectives and Approaches More...
LIST OF DISCRIMINATORY BILLS FAVOURING MINORITIES IN INDIA
India’s Constitution clearly states that Government should not pass any bill to benefit a specific religion. Additionally, there is no definition of the word “Minorities” in the Constitution. More...
Wendy Doniger’s ignorance of the Bhagavad Gita
(This was sent in by an IndiaFacts reader, Hari Ravikumar.) Wendy Doniger’s review of Richard H. Davis’s “The Bhagavad Gita: A Biography” (http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/dec/04/war-and-peace-bhagavad-gita/) More...
No such thing as converting out of Hinduism
(This essay was contributed by the Dharma Satya Sabha, a team of Hindu researchers and scholars comprising Saswati Sarkar, Hitarth Maru, Neha Srivastava, Kausik Gangopadhyay, Maidros Feanorite, Vikas Kumar, and More...
Weekly Hindu Persecution Digest: 17 November- 23 November 2014
1. Six years on, Jihadi Romeo’s responsible for the death of 3 girls roams free Report: It has been six years since three twelfth standard students decided to put an end to their lives because of the monstrous More...
MEDIA ABUSE AND MISCHIEF IN RAMPAL ISSUE
This was contributed by Dr. JK Bajaj. Coverage of the events at Satlok Ashram at Barwala in Hisar (Haryana) is bordering on the abusive. The media seem to have pounced upon the opportunity to paint all Hindu religious More...