Catholic priest resigns after allowing Ganesh Chaturthi celebration in Ceuta church August 30, 2017 The resignation of a parish priest in the Spanish territory of Ceuta, which rests on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast, has [...]
US art museum returns stolen Hindu statue to Cambodia March 31, 2016 A 10th-century sandstone sculpture of the Hindu god Rama returned to Cambodia decades after it was stolen from a temple [...]
Asian, Muslim and Hindu holidays added to school calendars in Howard County, Maryland January 21, 2016 A Maryland county will allow Muslim and Hindu students a day off from school to celebrate Diwali and Eid al-Adha. The Howard [...]
Why Hindu nationalism threatens India’s free speech and secularism October 30, 2015 Some of India’s most prominent scientists have signed a petition and returned awards to draw attention to [...]
What is the Hindu festival of Navratri? October 8, 2015 The festival of Navratri (nine nights) celebrates the triumph of good over evil. Navaratri begins around harvest time in [...]
Happy Onam! But what is this festival about? August 28, 2015 The harvest festival of Onam is a moveable feast: it colours the landscape of Kerala in South West India in a rhythm of [...]
Oxford University digitises depictions of Hindu deities August 7, 2015 Oxford University digitised more than one hundred 19th Century Kalighat paintings depicting Hindu deities. The digitisation [...]
What is the festival of Ratha Yatra? June 12, 2015 June 14 marks the 47th annual Ratha yatra (festival of chariots) in London. The journey begins at 11:30am at Hyde Park. Upon [...]
How the city of Brighton took care of India’s soldiers during WW1 October 27, 2014 The city of Brighton holds a unique place in the hearts of many British Indians thanks to its role during World War I. [...]
Diwali lit up a dreary Trafalgar Square in 2014 October 21, 2014 A cavalcade of colours burst through the grey clouds that hung over Trafalgar Square to celebrate Diwali. On Sunday October [...]