It might appear to many that atheism is a modern idea. However, in parts of Asia, particularly in India, atheism has been part of beliefs for thousands of years.
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Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest congregation of people – so large, it’s visible from space. However, river pollution is a major issue here and new solutions are needed.
Many conversions of Hindu women in Pakistan are harnessed as a means to an end and not necessarily the initial objective.
With Pope Francis recently elevating a Pakistani archbishop as cardinal, a scholar traces the history of persecution of the 2.5 million Christians of Pakistan.
In the 1960s many Americans may have only known Hinduism through meditation, but the story of this country’s relationship with Hinduism is much longer and more complex.
Only a few parts of Buddhism’s much larger practice were transplanted into American soil in the late 19th century. Here’s how Buddhism changed when it migrated.
Passionate musicians in Western India are committed to “break down the walls” of hate built by opportunistic politics between religious communities.
Shakespeare’s play offered me a chance to think about India’s political and social issues from a literary and epic perspective.
Vigilante Hindu groups in India have lynched several people for eating beef. A scholar traces the history of beef-eating in ancient India.
Hindu “cow vigilantism” against Indian Muslims, is now threatening the social fabric of this multicultural, secular nation.
A crackdown on the beef and leather trades has put hundreds of thousands of Indian Muslims and Dalits out of work, vexing already-tense religious relations and hurting India’s economy.
A scholar explains how yoga is being Christianized in different parts of the world. But some Hindus and Christians argue that yoga is fundamentally Hindu.
In many cultures and religions dogs are more than protection and security. But do they have an after-life?
In India, a series of vicious attacks by ‘cow vigilantes’ signals that Hindu extremism is on the rise.
Europe is at a crossroads in how it integrates religious minorities. But there are lessons to be learned beyond liberal secularism.
It’s like the Indian Mutiny all over again (but much less violent).
A recent poster displayed Donald Trump with the Indian spiritual symbol of ‘om.’ Here is the problem:
Tens of thousands of Dalits protested against a lack of freedom – on India’s Independence Day.
Religious conversion sometimes has the added bonus of upward social mobility. But for many in South Africa’s Indian community it had the opposite effect.
Since the 1920s Pentecostal churches have had a major impact in South Africa’s Indian community. Their converts have grown larger than all the other Christian denominations put together.
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