The UK government has imposed an export bar on 56 rare paintings depicting Hinduism narratives, valued at 280,000 pounds.

The news has hit most of the major papers in India and the United States. Under threat from a small group called Shiksha Bachao Andolan, Penguin Press has withdrawn Wendy Doniger’s The Hindus: An ...

It isn't your typical bestseller-an 800-page monograph on the history of Hinduism. But Wendy Doniger's The Hindus: An Alternative History shot to the top of India's nonfiction charts, attracting ...

Wendy Doniger is one of the world's most influential scholars of Hinduism. The author of 16 books, her work has broken new ground in Hindu scholarship, exploring Hinduism through modern contexts, such ...

What does it mean to be Hindu? What does it mean to be Hindu? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about the surprising history of the term “Hindu,” what the word “karma” really ...

Just this past June, at a national meeting of various Hindu organizations in India, a popular preacher, Sadhvi Saraswati, suggested that those who consumed beef should be publicly hanged. Later, at ...

In April 2021, the Hindu Students Council co-hosted its first Understanding Hinduphobia conference, and a resolution ...

NEW DELHI — Romila Thapar is the preeminent historian of ancient India, an octogenarian feted the world over for her scholarship excavating answers to questions at the heart of the country's past. She ...

From ancient to modern times, India has played a central role in human history. The Story of India offers educational resources for teachers wanting to use the DVD and the rich content on this web ...

A missionary (pracharak, in Hindi) is a relentless salesman. He sells God. He sells God’s message. For centuries there have ...

Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, released a statement to the media Saturday criticizing Georgetown’s representation of the Hindu faith in its theology courses. Zed said that ...