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Culture and History

Democratizing Temple administration: Throwing the baby out with the bathwater

Sai Priya Chodavarapu -
In the ongoing discussion about state entrenchment in Hindu Temples, we come face to face with the question of what the alternative system would be
Culture and History

From Java, Philippines, Bali, Cambodia, Borneo to Burma: Understanding Ganesha from an iconographical perspective

Monidipa Bose Dey -
Ganesha, also popularly referred to as Vighnesvara, is the god who presides over obstacles, by both placing them in the way and also removing them
Culture and History

The Islamic invasions of Srirangam: How Delhi Sultanate ravaged one of Vaishnavism’s most sacred sites

Satish Viswanathan -
Srirangam contribution is particularly noteworthy because it is one of the holiest sites for Vaishnavites, the devotees of Lord Vishnu.
Specials

Seventy years after Jogendra Nath Mandal decided to return from Pakistan over atrocities on Hindus, his prophecies have come true

OpIndia Staff -
Jogendra Nath Mandal was appointed as a minister in the first Pakistan govt, but later he had returned to India
Specials

Independence Day: Remembering the forgotten freedom fighters from Northeast India

OpIndia Staff -
On this occasion of 74th Independence Day, let us remember five such freedom fighters from the North East India.
Opinions

On its first Independence Day since the liberation of Ram Janmabhoomi, India must pledge to return Kashi-Mathura to its true inheritors

K Bhattacharjee -
The 74th Independence Day celebrations are underway across the country and it is a momentous occasion for the country for more reasons than one.
News Reports

Standing up for Hindus: In Conversation with author-journalist Francois Gautier

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar -
Indian born French journalist Francois Gautier talks on a range of issues concerning India, Hinduism and the society
Opinions

People who think govt control of temples will rid them of inter-jati conflict assume that a pro-Hindu govt will always be in power

Guest Author -
Viewing it through the single lenses of govt control, though, does not do justice to the various other aspects of society within which these temples are situated
Opinions

Indians, how they get ‘secularism’ so horribly wrong and how the atmosphere changed after Islam and Christianity entered India

Maria Wirth -
Indians are generally highly intelligent. Yet when it comes to secularism, most intellectuals, media and politicians get the concept wrong, so wrong that it looks as if Indians were purposely fed wrong information.
News Reports

‘Kashi Mathura Baki Hai’: Krishna Janmabhoomi Nirman Nyas set up in Mathura, 80 sadhus from 14 states named as members

OpIndia Staff -
The original Keshavnath Temple was destroyed by Aurangzeb and the Shahi Idgah Mosque was built on its plinth.
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