Censorship of 'I am Joyita', a Bengali documentary, is part of the continuing story of official and unofficial censorship of the arts in India in the name of religion, writes independent journalist Priyadarshini Sen.
Bhakti is no juvenile love affair. The word has been used to describe blind faith to a political regime, writes cultural curator, Arundhathi Subramanium
USSR disintegrated, Bangladesh split from Pakistan and UK is under pressure from Scotland and Ireland, but India has remained despite its enormous diversity. Dr Krishna Gopal, the joint-secretary of the RSS, explains the...
India's greatest strength has been its ability to engage with diverse sources and impulses. We need those wise men to guide us away from alienation and brutalisation in the name of faith, writes poet and art curator, Ranjit...
A rational idea of spirituality can heal the split personality syndrome afflicting humanity. Reason is a country India has always belonged to.
Our Sufis, saints and gurus are Indian culture’s biggest achievement—not gods, whom people across the world created
Namgay Rincha is a 47-year-old monk from Bhutan. He is following Buddha's path and spends three months in Bodh Gaya every year
An AMU scholar was the first Muslim to earn a PhD in Sanskrit.
Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary, also known as Gurupurab or Prakash Parb, is being celebrated across the country. This year marks the 550th birth anniversary...
Milad-un-Nabi is commemorated in Rabi'al-awwal, the third month in the religious calendar. On this day, Muslims all across the world celebrate the birthday of...
Talk of a ‘pacifist’ Guru Nanak and ‘militant’ Gobind Singh oversimplifies Sikh history
Guru Nanak, ‘almighty’s bride’, battled patriarchy in the 15th century. But the older mindset found its way back.
In an interview, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh tells Outlook that he believes Sikhism can provide a healing touch to strained relations between India...
Sikhism’s ethics is pursuit of truth by obedience to the authority of the ‘name’—source of all knowledge
Devotees across the country celebrated Chhath Puja and offered prayers to the Sun along the river banks.
Seeking uniformity is the core object of Abrahamism. Whereas our ancient civilisation and its obverse Hinduism seeks unity while celebrating diversity.
'I have found my true calling and have come to Abu Dhabi of my own free will. No one forced me. I am an adult citizen of India and can make my own decision,'...
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, to mark the end of the hajj pilgrimage by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels...
Aththi Varadhar is a six-feet tall idol of Lord Mahavishnu. Carved from the wood of fig tree, the idol is taken out once in 40 years for public viewing for...
Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev's book 'We The Sikhs' features pictures and paintings of 100 gurdwaras across the globe; and is divided into three sections- the...
Mamata Banerjee has lost her cool twice in the last few weeks over people chanting 'Jai Sri Ram' at some places in West Bengal while her motorcade was passing...
Goddess Ekvira Devi is the 'Kul-Devi' of the Thackeray family and the dome's theft had caused huge embarrassment to the BJP-led state government
