Editor’s Note: This page has been retired and is no longer being updated. Here’s a look at Hinduism, the world’s third largest religion after Christianity and Islam. “Hinduism” is derived from a ...

As is evident, Islam is growing fast everywhere. The report in fact predicts that, by 2050, Muslims will surpass Hindus as the largest religious group in the India-Pacific region from having just 24.3 ...

Hinduism, originating in India, has spread globally. India has the largest Hindu population, followed by Nepal. Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Pakistan also have significant Hindu communities. Sri Lanka, ...

“Ram ayenge toh angana sajayenge” – The popular song played on the transistor radio in the small chai ki tapri in a bylane of Delhi’s Sukhdev Vihar, a posh, urban upper middle-class neighborhood, as I ...

Well, he symbolises in many ways the compressed cerebral energy of Hinduism. As a religion it is more or less a way of life. There is a tendency among Hindus that they have gone adrift from the ...

In today’s polarized world, the terms Hinduism and Hindutva are often used interchangeably, causing widespread confusion. While both draw from India’s rich cultural and religious history, they ...

It’s not about tolerance, says Ashok Vohra Historians of religion often wonder why there have been no crusades or major religious wars in India despite the fact that Hinduism is among the oldest of ...