independent states. After India's partition in 1947, there was significant animosity between Muslims and Hindus, who mainly occupied Pakistan and India. Kashmir, a resourceful border region that consisted of both Indian and Pakistan communities, had to experience conflict due to scrambling for ...
Many Indians were distressed by the rapid cultural changes imposed by the British. They worried that Hindu and Muslim India would be Christianized. In 1857, a new type of rifle cartridge was given to the soldiers of the British Indian Army. Rumors spread that the cartridges had been greased w...
The first edit inDecember 2007removed the part that suggested many of the victims were civilians. That is a deletion which is clearly political in nature. On the 26th July 2012, a User, ‘Egeymi’removed the sentencecompletely. The User suggested he ‘shortened’ the lead because ‘it includ...
However, in India, some holy sites are considered to be more auspicious or important than others for several reasons. One such prominent Hindu pilgrim destination in India is Ayodhya. Ayodhya has been an important religious destination for Hindus for ages and many devotees travel to Ayodhya for ...
The same bright sparks who think it a good idea to hammer China about Tibet, which ordinary Chinese have the same proprietary feelings towards as Hindus have to Kashmir and Sikkim and Goa. (An issue largely ignored by Westerners, along with many other regions that in an ideal world might ...
" which means "It’s Holi!" can be heard on the streets. Holi has also been romanticized and popularized over the decades in Bollywood films. AP PHOTOS: COLORS COME OUT AS HINDUS CELEBRATE HOLI FESTIVAL {{#rendered}}{{/rendered}}