Indian-Americans unhappy with California school textbooks over portrayal of Hinduism
World | May 20, 2017, 06:49 PM ISTThe textbooks recommended by the board are expected to be adopted by schools starting early next year.
The textbooks recommended by the board are expected to be adopted by schools starting early next year.
Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, often in news for making controversial statements, on Thursday praised Hindu religion saying it was the most tolerant religion.
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court today refused to reconsider its 1995 judgement in which it had defined “Hindutva” as "a way of life and not a religion."
Hindutva is a brand of fundamentalism and the Hindu right wing is distorting what Hinduism stands for, says renowned author Nayantara Sahgal who was among one of the first writers to return her Sahitya Akademi award to protest against intolerance in
New Delhi: The fact that reach of Indian culture is well beyond Indian subcontinent is a common knowledge, but the roots of Hinduism, like Buddhism, are also connected to the land of rising sun came
New Delhi: French writer, journalist and noted Indophile, Francois Gautier, believes in "reunification of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh". "Whether it will happen violently or naturally, I don't know", he adds.Sixtysix-year-old Gautier, who has made India
New Delhi: Hindu leaders in US are upset over comparison between Hindu God Lord Krishna and new X-Men villain Apocalypse, played by Oscar Isaac.The trailer of the latest film in X-Men franchisee was released this
New Delhi: PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti today while speaking in Lok Sabha amidst the 'intolerance' debate, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti lashed out at those saying "go to Pakistan".She asserted that the "nation owns us and
Pitru Paksha (meaning fortnight of the ancestors) is a 16-day period when Hindus pay tribute to their ancestors so that the departed souls can rest in peace.The Shraddh ritual is performed on a particular day
‘Shravan Maas' or the month of ‘Shravan' is a popular concept in the Hindu religion. As per the English calendar, one can say that this is the time when the monsoon approaches India.However, from the
New Delhi: In India, certain groups have raised concern over fast growth of Muslims but what is interesting is the fact that the total population of Hindus are increasing in far away Saudi Arabia.According to
Bhopal: RSS today sought to justify its reconversion programmes by saying it was “national necessity” while it claimed that ‘ghar wapsi' was going on “unnoticed” in Madhya Pradesh and nearly 2,000 people have re-embraced Hinduism
Allahabad: A number of seers and senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders on Saturday asked the Narendra Modi government to bring in a "strong anti-conversion" law but insisted that re-conversion to Hinduism be allowed as "Sanatan
BJP member Sakshi Maharaj created quite a stir in the social media world with his recent remarks on saving Hinudism.While addressing a gathering of saints, Sakshi Maharaj quite convincingly suggested that there could be only
Jaipur: Appreciating Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP)'s 'Ghar Wapsi' programme, senior BJP leader Om Mathur on Tuesday said there was nothing wrong if a person converts by his own wish."Forceful conversion is wrong hence a stringent
Mumbai: As protests against the film continued, the producers of Aamir Khan-starrer 'PK' today said the film has broken 'Dhoom 3' record to become the biggest earner in Bollywood by collecting Rs 278.52 crores since
New Delhi: Demanding a ban on Aamir Khan-starrer "PK", right-wing group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Tuesday termed the film part of a larger scheme to discredit Hindu religion and rituals.VHP spokesman Vinod Bansal told IANS
Bhubaneswar: The Bajrang Dal Tuesday protested at various cinema halls in this Odisha capital and demanded a ban on Aamir Khan's movie "PK", saying it was against religious sentiments of Hindus.Activists vandalised a cinema hall
PK hai kya? – Probably the most apt question to be asked to all the ‘self acclaimed protectors' of Hinduism wandering everywhere to ban PK and its screening.Aamir Khan starrer PK is all hit and
Hyderabad: Senior VHP leader Pravin Togadia has said they will welcome people from other religions, who are willing to embrace Hinduism."We will not allow conversion of a single Hindu. In India those Muslims and Christians,
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