Christian inculturation of Hinduism in Tamil Nadu
On 17 December 2014, Rev. Govada Dyvasirvadam, Church of South India Moderator has said, “Controversies such as the aborted Aligarh mass conversion deserve criticism and the politics behind it abhorred for it More...
Do Indians prosper only abroad?
The idea that Indians do well abroad and are held back at home is an oft-repeated conviction in its city salons. Indeed the common man has also heard of glittering Indian successes abroad and suspects that all is More...
A year on, I thank my nation: Devyani Khobragade
Today is a momentous day for me. Exactly one year has passed since I was illegally arrested and jailed in New York on completely false charges brought in by my former Domestic assistant in order to get permanent More...
The Myth of the Hindu Right
In media accounts today, particularly in India, it seems that any group which identifies itself as Hindu or tries to promote any Hindu cause is quickly and uncritically defined as ‘right-winged’. In the Marxist More...
A tale of two constitutions – India and Pakistan
(This was sent by an IndiaFacts reader and well-wisher, Newspaper Reader. @readernewspaper on Twitter) Although India was partitioned on religious lines, the Constituent Assembly of India chose to More...
Memory loss of Modi critics
In the 18 October 2014 edition of DNA, Hemant Karnik, wrote about how the fans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are ever so loud and abusive , how with each passing day they are spiraling out of control. In his More...
IndiaFacts Investigation: The Many Faces of Mission India – Part I
Background FCRA stands for Foreign Contributions Regulation Act, 2010. It governs the flow of foreign funds to Indian Organizations –to both Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO). The annual fund More...
Lessons Hindus need to learn from Christianity’s extermination of Paganism
Numerous British and more largely Western neo-Pagans seek contact with Hinduism. They recognize a similarity, both positively and negatively, both in their own religion’s characteristics and in the misfortunes More...
Narendra Modi reawakens India to its ancient civilizational tryst
(This article appeared in the souvenir released at Madison Square Garden for Prime Minister Modi’s visit. Emphases added) When Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi gave his first speech in parliament he spoke of the More...
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay: Tribute to a gentle giant
This article was contributed by IndiaFacts supporter, reader, and well-wisher, Shwetank Bhushan. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was a profound Indian philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist and an More...