Category: A Hindu Identity

Redefining Hinduism – Need of the Hour

Tavleen Singh wrote a great piece in Indian Express a few days back titled, “A dark, distorted Hinduism“. In that article, Tavleen talked about how “in these jehadi times, when Islamists run around the globe killing...

Is this too much to ask?

For the last several weeks, I have been deeply distressed by several comments, reports and other articles re. the question of caste and how it is destroying the very fabric of our society and...

On Husain, Khajuraho and moral policing

I wrote a follow-up comment on Jo’s blog following my earlier comment� which I feel is worth reproducing in full here: Jo, First a clarification (which I think is very important): I am all...

Utterly shameful and inexcusable…

Some of you must have already come across this piece of news mentioning how Dalits were barred from entering the Jagannath Temple in Kendrapara which led to their subsequent conversion to Buddhism. The issue...

The dreaded “H-word” – excerpts

Came across this very well-written piece by Anish Shah in a recent issue of Hindu Voice UK. Worth a read. Excerpts below: “So I’ll start with a conversation I had a couple of years...