Culture and History

Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who is representing one of the Muslim parties in the Ram Janambhoomi dispute, is having a pretty bad day.

'Trad' and 'Rayta' were invented by the Reactionary Right sometime in 2016-17 and have become popular ever since.

Like Hindus, the Jewish people have been persecuted for centuries. After World War 2, the Jewish people stood up and resolved that this would never happen again. And they worked hard to cement the memory of the holocaust into history.

Here is why Mohan Bhagwat was right: The term ‘Lynching’ originated in the US, during the American Revolution, and as a part of Racist, anti-negro pogrom.

"The forces creating hurdles are yet to be defeated, there are some problems that need to be overcome and some questions that need answers," said Mohan Bhagwat.

As the legend goes, Vijayadashami denotes the victory of good over evil and was the day when the Goddess Chamundeshwari killed the demon Mahishasura.

The Tripura High Court decides what is essential in Hinduism while banning animal slaughter in Shakti temples

Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 (CAB-2016) was introduced in Parliament which since lapsed.

It’s not that Islam is all about violence. That will be as unfair as saying Hinduism is all about caste. However, currently, the political and mythological aspects of Islam are prevailing over the philosophical and mystic ones.

In promoting Indian cultural diplomacy, the Modi government has also revitalised its institutional mechanisms to strengthen and foster India’s cultural heritage.