Hindu festivals at crossroads
Never has Hinduism been at such crossroads with incessant attacks mounting from within and without, with a section of left-liberals joining the Breaking India forces and now employing judicial activism, all baying More...
Musings on Reason, Religion and Reform
A few months back, around Diwali to be more specific, we heard/read/watched all sorts of ‘concern’ about environment and pleas to ban firecrackers. Soon we will be again hearing similar voices, this time More...
My thoughts on Jallikattu
There has been a nationwide debate going on whether the age-old festival celebrated in southern states, Jallikattu, should be banned or not. The Supreme Court of India banned the organisation of Jallikattu in 2014 More...
ஜல்லிக்கட்டில் ஒரு பெரும் விளையாட்டு
[contextly_sidebar id=”mYA9Qz8wSkFZl1UrTrCvdn8qoIQSVZ9w”] This article has been translated from English by Vaijayanthi Chakravarthy சில மாதங்களுக்கு முன்பு இந்து More...
The great game in Jallikattu
Some months ago, I had written about Project Thessalonica, an evangelical project that systematically aims to attack Hindu festivals and institutions. Tamil Nadu is a major battleground for the Church where it More...
Understanding Contemporary Hindu Failures
It is commonly “understood” that Hindus are systematically disadvantaged in India, through constitution and state policy. It is usually conceded that the early anti-Hindu legislations after independence were More...
The Edict of Thessalonica and attack on Hindu traditions
After Jallikattu, Sabarimala, Shani Shignapur, Kerala Temple elephant ban and Ganesh Chaturthi, Dahi Handi is the latest Hindu tradition to be attacked by an NGO-PIL system in conjunction with the able help of the More...