the practices and doctrines of the Brahmos, members of a Hindu theistic society noted for its belief in social reform and monotheism. Krishnaism the worship of Krishna as the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu, the preserver-god of the Hindu trinity. ...
a. Over the last three decades, a movement toward Hinduizing India--advancing the status of Hindus toward political and social primacy in India-- has continued to gain ground in South Asia and diasporic communities. The Sangh Parivar (the Sangh "family"), the network of groups at the forefr...
reports theNew York Times. A US federal lawsuit filed against the Hindu group alleges that the men brought to the United States under religious R-1 visa had their Indian passports confiscated by the Hindu group. It further alleges that ...
Secondly – the win of the Taliban is cause for cheer among leftists. After all, Islam is Communism with Marx replaced by Mo. It shares the same dynamic with Groups and Othering. And most of all – your question overlooks the sociological aspect – the Taliban has no worldly succe...
Relief efforts commenced immediately at the Mata Amritanandamayi Ashram on the Kerala coast--even before the tsunami water receded from the ashrams grounds on December 26, 2004. Though right on the ocean, the well-built center easily withstood the waves, and the 10,000 ashramites gathered fo...
As Himansu Charan Sadangi explains, ‘Ambedkar is by no means a guru in the way Maharishi Mahesh Yogi or Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh or any of the contemporary cult figures are gurus … One’s guru does not need to be saintly in character or religious in profession; he needs only to be the...
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was the leading advocate for Dalits, Hindu caste groups then labeled “untouchables,” throughout the Indian Independence Movement. He held degrees from Columbia University and the London School of Economics in the social sciences and law and would go on to become the ...