Rani Gaidinliu?A victim of slander Rani Gaidinliu was a political, social, religious and cultural awakener?all rolled into one. All the top-ranking leaders of the country hold her in very high esteem. She became a legend in her lifetime and innumerable people?young and old?draw inspiration from her. Rani Ma was born on January 26, 1915.… Read More »
The row between the Hindus in Britain and the Royal Mail, over a new Christmas stamp depicting a Hindu man and woman worshipping baby Jesus, has deepened, after the Royal Mail refused to withdraw the stamp. An umbrella body representing 250 Hindu organisations — the Hindu Forum of Britain — has demanded the withdrawal… Read More »
Hindus are demanding that Royal Mail withdraws one of this year’s Christmas stamps, claiming the mother and child image it represents is insulting to their religion. The 68p Christmas stamp, which would be used to send mail to India, features a man and woman with Hindu markings worshipping the infant Christ. The image is… Read More »
The RSS today slammed the conferment of Padma Shri on Gladys Staines, wife of slain Australian missionary Graham Staines and Left historians who had opposed the “nationalist” approach to education brought in by the NDA government. It charged the Sonia Gandhi-led UPA with converting every occasion “to make a statement against national sentiments”. “The Padma… Read More »
In her police complaint, Priyalatha has charged Shantaraju, pastor of Bethel Church and Bethel Student Centre, with having sex with young girls and getting them abort. A city pastor has been accused by his own wife of being a paedophile and of misappropriating church funds. The charges against K Shantaraju, the 45-year-old pastor of… Read More »
In his explosive new book The Armies Of God: A Study In Militant Christianity, British-born, Malaysia-based academic Iain Buchanan blows the lid off a subject that most scholars and journalists tend to shy away from: the rise of US evangelism as a force in global affairs. His book looks at how some of the powerful… Read More »
The Narmada Samajik Kumbh, a purely cultural event is being politicised and demonised so much that it makes one feel as though the Hindus cannot even gather for a legitimate cause. The unwarranted protest of some Christian leaders over the Kumbh and the instant support of the Congress Party to them only confirm the long-held… Read More »
Till death do us part: Dalits are buried on the other side of the wall in this cemetery Many in India have embraced Christianity to escape the age-old caste oppression of the Hindu social order, but Christianity itself in some places is finding it difficult to shrug off the worst of caste discrimination. In the… Read More »
The All-India Christian Council (AICC) has opposed a section of the proposed Foreign Contribution (Management and Control) Bill, 2005 saying that it could be used to target Christian organisations charging them with conversion. The council plans to agitate against the proposed bills controversial Section 5 (iv), which stops inflow of foreign funding to organisations which… Read More »
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the 104th Constitution (Amendment) Bill, providing reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes citizens in non-minority unaided private educational institutions, with near unanimity after a Bharatiya Janata Party-sponsored amendment was defeated. The Bill was passed with 379 votes in favour with one against. The BJP, which… Read More »