The Atheist and the Cross: European proceedings on secularism

Italy, 2002. Soile Lautsi, a Finnish-origin Italian citizen and member of the Italian Union of Atheists,…

Periyar’s anti-Hindi stance busted

E.V. Ramasamy Naicker, known as “Periyar” by his followers, is seen as a firebrand leader who…

US withdrawal from Afghanistan and implications for India

“The high probability is if American forces withdraw from Afghanistan and if no alternative international arrangement…

NEP 2020: Unpacking the important elements in school education

When the Bharatiya Janata Party returned to power in May 2019, one of the first tasks…

Thoughts on Sanatana Dharma by an ex-Muslim woman

Sanatana Dharma’s roots predate time immemorial. It is recorded in Quran and Bible too that such…

Saudi Arabia asks Pakistan to return loan deposit, refuses to raise Kashmir in OIC

In 2018, Pakistan approached Saudi Arabia to seek a loan deposit of $3 billion in foreign…

‘Arogaraa’ for Murugan, pin drop silence for Ram

The Bhoomi Poojan ceremony for the construction of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya was conducted…

Congress and its U-turns on the Ram Janmabhoomi

Right from the beginning, the Congress had been in a catch 22 with the Ram Janmabhoomi…

Ram Lalla returns from forced exile

On November 9, 2019, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice…

Libbies, radical Islamists, left and EVR boys have a meltdown over Ram Mandir Bhoomi Poojan

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation stone for the grand temple for Lord Ram,…