Hindu American
A plant-based diet is about much more than not harming animals
By Mat McDermott — April 22, 2021
(RNS) — It can help stop the climate crisis and prevent the next pandemic, too.
Under guise of protecting workers, California defines (and demonizes) Hinduism
By Kavita Pallod Sekhsaria — February 2, 2021
(RNS) — In defining caste as we know it as a Hindu concept, the state paints a major world faith as inherently discriminatory.
How South Asian Americans are reckoning with Partition’s legacy 72 years later
By Harmeet Kamboj — August 14, 2019
(RNS) — While we often talk about the calamity of 9/11, it's impossible to ignore the legacy of the 1947 Partition of India, whose 72nd anniversary is this week, in the sometimes troubled relations between South Asian American communities today.
Why do racists hate ethnic and religious clothing?
By Simran Jeet Singh — July 31, 2019
(RNS) — Seeing someone dressed in unfamiliar attire, like a Punjabi kurta pajama, may cause confusion or raise an eyebrow. It should not be a cause for hate.
Tulsi Gabbard: Religious bigotry is un-American
By Tulsi Gabbard — January 26, 2019
(RNS) — To question my commitment to my country, while not questioning non-Hindu leaders, creates a double standard that can be rooted in only one thing: religious bigotry.
Reza Aslan’s ‘Believer’ sensationalizes and stereotypes Hindus
By Aseem Shukla — March 7, 2017
(RNS) What Aslan should have done is give voice to the scores of contemporary Hindu spiritual leaders who reject the notion that Hinduism or its scriptures sanction a birth-based hierarchy or caste-based discrimination.
Buddhist, Hindu make history in new Congress
By Daniel Burke — November 7, 2012
(RNS) Congress will become a shade more religiously diverse this January, after Tuesday’s election of the first Hindu representative and first Buddhist senator. By Daniel Burke.
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