Hinduism
Letter from America: Hindutva in Chicago
The World Hindu Congress in Chicago and the Hindu right’s plans to rebrand their ideology.
Slok Gyawali | Oct 26, 2018
On how to be a woman
How the missing sindoor in my hair provoked unwelcome attention from a complete stranger
Jyoti Singh | Dec 29, 2015
No reform
Hinduism’s rigidity is forcing it to cede ground to Islam, Christianity and Buddhism
Kancha Ilaiah | Apr 01, 2010
Waiting for spring
The emergence of a Dalit identity in Punjab is a recent development, spurred in part by the failure of Sikhism to abandon caste discrimination.
Nirupama Dutt | Apr 01, 2010
Equalisation to annihilation-and beyond
A further fragmentation of caste identities would rule out the possibility of solidarity across oppressed castes.
S Anand | Apr 01, 2010
The ambivalence about Gandhi
Southasia's difficulties with Gandhi's legacy.
Ashis Nandy | Mar 24, 2006
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Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast
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