Spirituality/Culture

St James schools were established in London in 1975. Sanskrit is taught as part of the curriculum to all Prep School students, and in the Senior Schools many take the option of continuing with Sanskrit up to IGCSE Level. Having gained a significant interest and appreciation of the subject as a result of their studies, [...]

Rihanna participated in a traditional puja ceremony and performed Aarti during her visit to the Ambani residence in Mumbai, marking a cultural moment during her India trip.   [...]

During the Street Fighter trailer launch at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, one of the action stars from the movie, Vidyut Jammwal, was on stage, first doing prayers to the sun and then the moon, followed by chanting the Gayatri Mantra, which instantly shifted the loud and busy atmosphere to a calm and deeply spiritual togetherness [...]

After all, Indian Hindus invented chess as a mind-strategy game that simulates battle through foresight, calculation, and positional understanding. It cultivates patience, concentration, and long-term mental planning before the real Dharmic battle on the ground, that evolved into a modern, globally recognised sport, which also proves beyond all that current Gandian nonsense of how peacefool [...]

Seattle has become the first city government in the United States to host a life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda, installed at Westlake Square in downtown Seattle. The bronze statue was jointly unveiled by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Consul General of India in Seattle Prakash Gupta. The Indian consulate said the installation marks the first [...]

After hearing for the last 2 thousand years that Jesus the King is going to return soon, from the Christian lobby, especially among the MAGA lot, who also feel threatened by the giant Hanuman statue in Sugar Land, Texas, because it’s against Christianity, which is also why they want all these Hindu demonic Indians kicked [...]

A deeply emotional scene unfolded at Rayara Doddi in Channapatna near Bengaluru after an elderly woman, known for regularly feeding monkeys, passed away following a heart attack. As her body was brought home, a monkey arrived and sat beside her, appearing to mourn, and even hugged her in a touching final goodbye. The rare moment [...]

Kate Middleton, better known as  Catherine, the Princess of Wales, was in Leicester to celebrate Holi with the British Hindu community. Around her neck, she was given a “mala,” a necklace made of pearls and bright red roses—a symbol of honour and respect.As she walked into a Hindu Temple, she removed her shoes in respect [...]

A Hindu community at risk of losing its temple has won the first round of a legal fight against the local authority. Peterborough City Council has decided to sell the Bharat Hindu Samaj's temple building to an Islamic mosque group, a move Hindu worshippers are objecting to. [...]

Among Hinduphobic myths you often hear is that Hindus are not charitable, while greedy, oppressive Brahmins live off Hindu wealth at temples. In reality, to our experience, Hindus are often the most charitable and often don’t promote themselves doing so.  But there is one hinduphobic myth we often come across, where Hindus are brainwashed by [...]