Richest Temples, Poorest Worshippers

“  If in this world, there were none to beg, would there be any glory for the rich? – Tirukkural 101 Ch.106. 1059″
Recently, Hindutva party leader and  Karnataka tourism minister Gali Janardhan Reddy gifted the Balaji Lord with a 16-kg diamond-studded crown priced at Rs 45 crore!.  In the last 5 years,  Bellary Reddy brothers  [...]

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Hi-tech remake of Hindu epics flood Indian TV, advertisements worth US$2.6 billion

Chief of India’s ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi (L) worships artists dressed as Hindu Gods Rama and Laxman during the Dussehra festival celebrations in New Delhi October 21, 2007

MUMBAI, India (Reuters) – Two of India’s best loved epics about gods, demons and cataclysmic wars are making a comeback on Indian television, hoping to recreate with [...]

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Unknown Terrorists

Sangh Parivar activists arrested for blasts in RSS office

The cat is finally out of the bag. In numerous bomb blasts that have taken place in the country, the investigating agencies as well as the media swoop on certain Muslim organisations and brand them as terrorists, who perpetrated the ghastly crime.

Irrespective of whether the crime has [...]

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The arithmetic of India’s poverty

Author of this article,  Praful Patel is an Ugandan national of Indian origin. He is currently working as the Vice President, South Asia Region of the  World Bank. He is sharing his views about poverty in India, which he witnessed during his recent visit to Gujarat, a state ruled by India’s extremist Hindu nationalists. Gujarat [...]

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India’s Future May Depend on Eggs and Condoms: Andy Mukherjee

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — Children younger than 6 years of age account for a sixth of India’s population, and yet just 1 percent of the federal government’s budget is spent on them.
In a country where a quarter of the population is estimated to live on $1 a day or less, lack of state funding is [...]

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