カテゴリー: Hinduism
Hindu spring festival sees millions hurl coloured powder at each other in a kaleidoscopic celebration of the end of winter and the triumph of good over evil Continue reading…
Nisar Ahmed was almost killed in the Delhi riots. But when he became a witness in court cases against the alleged perpetrators, he realised that was only the start of his troublesThis is how Nisar Ahmed remembers it. On 24 February 2020, at about three…
‘India: the Modi Question’, examining 2002 sectarian riots, comes at sensitive time for prime minister• BBC offices in India raidedA BBC documentary on the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi’s, actions during deadly sectarian riots in 2002 continues…
A brightly lit Kali Puja marquee was made to look like an identity card for the goddess – complete with a heavenly address This photo of a pandal or marquee was taken on my phone from the car window as we passed through Dover Terrace in south Kolkata,…
Shamsi Jama Masjid, an 800-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh, is the latest flashpoint in a dispute that could eventually turn violentIn a small, darkened office in Budaun, where dusty legal books line the walls, two lawyers have fallen into a squabble….
We should quickly abandon wishful thinking in order to be truly ready for Rishi SunakThe world has watched in appalled fascination as the UK’s ruling party scrapes the bottom of its human resources barrel: it found there its first Black chancellor of t…
There is a complex story behind his arrival at No 10. The Conservatives worked hard to erase a hatred that went back to the era of ChurchillRishi Sunak’s arrival in No 10 is a more complex story than that of the first brown man to hold the highest offi…
Indians react to news UK will have its first Hindu PM and consider how it will affect bilateral tiesRishi Sunak to be UK PM – live news updatesSunak wins Tory leadership – full reportAs Rishi Sunak prepares to become the UK’s next prime minister at the…
Diwali, one of the most popular Hindu festivals, is celebrated by devotees all over the world. Also known as the festival of lights, it symbolises the victory of good over evil and commemorates Lord Ram’s return to the Ayodhya kingdom after a 14-year e…
The recent disorder in Leicester echoes the ‘communalist’ politics that now dominates India thanks to the ruling BJPChetan Bhatt is professor of sociology at the London School of EconomicsThe terrible events in Leicester last month saw several hundred …
Popular Front of India, which says it fights for rights of minorities, victim of ‘political vendetta’ by Hindu nationalist governmentAn Islamic organisation that says it fights discrimination against minorities in India has disbanded after the governme…
Hindutva is the predominant form in India and has been associated with rightwing extremismHindu nationalism is a political ideology that dates back to the 19th century. It encompassed a broad range of groups but at its core is a belief that Indian nati…
After a couple of years of subdued celebrations, the Mumbai crowds are back out in force bringing more and bigger idols – but with a greater awareness of their environmental impact Text and photographs by Catherine DavisonThe orange shirts of hundreds …
Workers have put the finishing touches to towering statues of the elephant god Ganesha in time for one of India’s biggest religious festivals, under way again after Covid lockdowns. The 11-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which draws tens of thousands of…
T Raja Singh suspended earlier this week for hate speech after allegedly abusive commentsPolice in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad have arrested a suspended leader of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) for making allegedly abusive remark…