Hinduism
Nepal’s holy Bagmati River choked with black sewage, trash
By Binaj Gurubacharya — August 17, 2022
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tainted by garbage and raw sewage that is dumped directly into the waterway, Nepal’s holiest river has deteriorated so greatly that today it is also the country’s most polluted.
2nd Australian state bans public displays of Nazi swastikas
By Associated Press — August 11, 2022
SYDNEY (AP) — The law allows for the swastika to be used in academic, historical or educational settings, thereby paving the way for its display by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains for whom it holds religious significance.
Thousands protest ‘bulldozer justice’ against Indian Muslims
By Biswajeet Banerjee — June 15, 2022
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - The protests were sparked by derogatory remarks about Islam and the Prophet Muhammed made recently by two spokespeople of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India
By Krutika Pathi and Sheikh Saaliq — May 26, 2022
NEW DELHI (AP) — A group of Hindus seeks access to pray inside the Gyanvapi mosque, arguing it was built on top of the ruins of a medieval-era temple that was razed by a Mughal emperor.
Hindu’s classical texts strictly forbid abortion. Here’s why many Hindus don’t.
By Dheepa Sundaram — May 20, 2022
(RNS) — Support for abortion rights is often rooted in the ethic of individual choice.
In LA, ‘Atheist Pirates’ remove religious signs from public streets and overpasses
By Alejandra Molina — March 3, 2022
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — ‘The only way we can have streets that are welcoming to all is if all religions can equally go through them and be on them without feeling like they are less than.’
Why Hindus should celebrate Black History Month
By Murali Balaji — February 17, 2022
(RNS) — Hindus have influenced the Black experience in America since W.E.B. Du Bois.
Why Cal State’s new caste discrimination policy is a critical step
By Dheepa Sundaram and Simran Jeet Singh — January 27, 2022
(RNS) — As the South Asian American population grows, caste is playing an increasingly important role in American life.
How American couples’ ‘inter-Hindu’ marriages are changing the faith
By Murali Balaji — January 10, 2022
(RNS) — The couples marrying and raising the next generation now are redefining what it means to be Hindu in America.
Since Jan. 6 attacks, spiritual leaders unify to combat Christian nationalism
By Alejandra Molina — January 7, 2022
(RNS) — The Jan. 6 insurrection of the U.S. Capitol drew recent attention to the phenomenon of Christian nationalism, but religious and spiritual leaders acknowledge its existence long before that.
We could use a little more Hinduism in our approach to climate change
By Gopal D. Patel and Murali Balaji — December 22, 2021
(RNS) — Hinduism’s central tenet is seeing the divinity in all living beings.
In Hinduism, women create spaces for their own leadership
By Deepti Hajela — December 13, 2021
(AP) — Women in Hinduism globally lead by building communities, taking on positions in organizations and passing on knowledge.
Interfaith love a risk amid India’s Hindu nationalist surge
By Sheikh Saaliq — November 29, 2021
While interfaith unions between Hindus and Muslims are rare in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and other Hindu nationalists have forcefully decried what they call “love jihad.”
Indians celebrate festival of light amid COVID-19 fears
By Krutika Pathi — November 4, 2021
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians across the country began celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on Thursday amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and rising air pollution. Diwali is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging gifts with family and friends. Many light oil lamps or candles to symbolize a victory of light over darkness, […]
Meet the Hindu god Rama, an immigrant
By Khyati Y. Joshi — November 4, 2021
(RNS) — How the Diwali story lights our path in the U.S.
