Pitru Paksha is a special period in Hinduism, in which the souls of ancestors come to earth and shower their blessings on ...

Krishna Janmashtami, a two-day festival beginning this Friday, is a happy day for 1.2 billion Hindus, 95 percent of whom live ...

Economist Jean Drèze, a Belgian who became an Indian citizen and a close student of India’s interplay of religion and ...

Touching feet in Hinduism shows respect, but doing it for these 9 people could bring sin instead of blessings. Find out who ...

He differentiated between Hinduism and Hindutva – Hinduism according to him, was only a part of Hindutva. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was set up in 1925.

(RNS) — Among American Hindus, a survey by the organization Interfaith Shaadi found that 38% marry outside the umbrella of Dharmic faiths — Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism.

Lesson 1: Tracking Early Hinduism; The Story of India; In this lesson students explore the early history of Hinduism and create a scrapbook that highlights important gods, holy sites, and ancient ...

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (August 13) refused to entertain a plea questioning the vires of extension of SC/ST ...

Hinduism is historically known for its ability to evolve, and many of these changes are interesting: they mostly represent an evolution to a more dynamic, philosophical mainstream Hinduism away ...