Deepdanutsav is NOT a day of CELEBRATION for Buddhists Some Buddhists have replaced Diwali with the CELEBRATION of what they call Deepdan Utsav. Diwali is a spring festival. Then why is it celebrated in winter? Deepdanutsav (sy…

The Ministry of External Affairs responded by saying that violations of law cannot be condoned on the pretext of human rights.  The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday appealed to the G…

About this Event: Caste-based oppression is not limited to South Asia, but is replicated in migrant communities across the globe. In the UK, the ‘Caste discrimination and harassment in Great Britain’ report commissioned by the go…

Mass conversions from Hinduism to Buddhism on the rise due to an escalation of atrocities on the historically oppressed communities Around 236 Hindu sanitary workers from Karhera village of Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh converted to Bu…

BACKGROUND:  Babasaheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar  prescribed these vows so that: 1. There may be complete severance of bond with the old Hindu customs that promote superstition and caste which in turn hinders fraternity, human progress …

[Courtesy: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute] Copy of the oldest available Rig Veda, written in the year1464,  is registered at the UNESCO website. It was submitted for registration by India in 2007 and accepted. The two n…

The article is from a series of questions answered by Shekhar Bodhakar What makes think there are only six shastras of what was termed ‘Hinduism’ by the British in the early nineteenth century. ‘Hinduism’  was , what we can   c…

This article is from a series of questions answered by  Shekhar Bodhakar The questioner is assuming that Hinduism is alive in India. The Hindu religion hasn't even been born yet, let alone will it survive. Will it ever be bor…

"Police investigating the murder of Phoolan Devi have no shortage of suspects. During her 38-year journey from the bottom of India's caste ladder to parliament - via murder, robbery and prison - she made plenty of enemie…

A.P. Singh, lawyer for convicts in Nirbhaya case decides to defend Rapists in the Hathras Rape and Murder Case.   He says that if the accused are hanged it will be a political murder. He also brings into the discussion, Pakistan,…

UN in India calls attention to cases of sexual violence against women and girls in India The UN Resident Coordinator in India issued the following statement on 4 October 2020: The UN in India is profoundly saddened and concerned …