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India’s textbooks were written with Nehru in mind. It rejected the past

Pavan Varma - 9 August, 2021

In ‘The Great Hindu Civilisation’, former diplomat and Rajya Sabha MP Pavan Varma writes that India’s history books made little mention of great Hindu kings like Krishnadevaraya or of Raja Chola I.

Only 7% Indians do yoga daily, 62% Hindus don’t practise it all, Pew survey says

Tenzin Zompa - 7 July, 2021

According to a survey by Pew Research Center, Jains and Sikhs are more likely to practise yoga than those from other religious groups, including Hindus.

Did Modi give Hindus closure? A PIL against the Places of Worship Act will decide the answer

D.K. Singh - 15 March, 2021

The SC has asked the Modi govt to submit its response to a PIL challenging the Places of Worship Act. That answer can change the landscape of India.

After 1857 rebellion, Delhi properties of ‘disloyal’ Indians were confiscated

Raghav Kishore - 14 March, 2021

In ‘The (Un)governable City’, Raghav Kishore writes about the transformation of Delhi into a cantonment in the aftermath of the Great Rebellion of 1857.

Plan to use mercury in tadka to kill 2 jailed in Tihar for Delhi riots foiled, police say

Ananya Bhardwaj - 4 March, 2021

A Muslim convict allegedly planned to murder 2 Hindu men lodged in Tihar for 'killing' Muslims in the 2020 riots. Delhi Police foiled the plan & arrested the conspirators.

Nageswara Rao, the retired IPS officer who believes Hinduism is the only marker of India

Sanya Dhingra - 28 December, 2020

Nageswara Rao, who briefly headed CBI, has found a new avatar, particularly on social media. His vision is of a ‘Civilisational India’ and his mission is ‘Equal rights for Hindus’.

A Hindu lives with the resolve that everyone on this earth should prosper, says former CAG

Himani Chandna - 19 December, 2020

Speaking at the launch of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s book, the former home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi said he is ‘fortunate’ that he got an opportunity to understand Bhagwat’s viewpoint.

That Muslims enslaved Hindus for last 1000 yrs is historically unacceptable: Romila Thapar

Romila Thapar - 27 November, 2020

The book ‘Inquilab: A Decade of Protest’ chronicles some of the most powerful speeches and articles by Kavita Krishnan, Romila Thapar, Kanhaiya Kumar, Mahua Maitra, and others.

Jharkhand resolution allowing tribals to identify as non-Hindus a conspiracy — RSS affiliate

Neelam Pandey - 16 November, 2020

RSS affiliate Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram is meeting tribal communities, running awareness programmes emphasising they are an integral part of Hindu samaj.

Why highly placed Muslims became ‘Krishna bhaktas’ in the Mughal period

Romila Thapar - 19 October, 2020

In ‘Voices of Dissent’, Romila Thapar writes that Rajput-Mughal joint patronage helped make Vrindavan the focus of Krishna bhakti.

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Don’t leave regulation in hands of social media platforms. Govt must re-evaluate its role

Trishee Goyal - 5 July, 2022

It can hardly be expected of social media platforms to design self-regulatory mechanisms that encourage them being held liable and penalised for their decisions.