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India’s achievements in science and technology have been in focus ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi used examples from the Mahabharata and Ramayana to illustrate the country’s scientific temperament in ancient times. The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) has approved the first research project in its effort to map the country’s ancient scientific achievements, [...]

After a one-day police remand, the two men were sent to judicial custody. Police said one of them had created the image, while the other had circulated it. Saxena said the issue was volatile and could have caused tension ahead of Ramzan, so police requested the organisations not to take to the streets.Days after some [...]

India’s greatest river, the Ganges, is one of the world’s dirtiest. The river is revered by Hindus, but it is also the sewer that carries away the waste from 450 million people. Pollution from industry, agriculture – and even waste from religious ceremonies – has turned its sacred waters into a toxic and deadly cocktail. [...]

East and west aren’t just directions in Girgaum’s Sicka Nagar. They are two vastly different educational concepts that reside in one building here. Right behind The Modern School — whose students troop in to class in a black-white-and-red camouflage of pants and chequered skirts — hides a traditional school, whose 100 students turn up daily [...]

In this article, Well known author Galina Krasskova examines how monotheism became the domain theme in our thinking, and how the deep spiritual beliefs of ancient and great civilisations were suppressed and obliterated with horrific violence. The same nefarious forces which now target Hindus committed crimes against humanity with their carnage and intolerance. It is [...]

When applied as such to the Indian culture, it leads to anti-Hinduism instead of anti-misogyny. To begin with, feminism has acquired a very wide scope  in both geographical and opinion terms. If one googles the subject, one sees numerous kinds of feminists across countries and religions like radical feminists, sexist feminists, Marxist feminists, liberal feminists, [...]

It’s rare to see such bonding between parents and children in modern times where the only concern for children is caring for themselves and thinking parents to be a burden. All around us, we see, read and hear stories of children abusing their aged parents, leaving them to fend for themselves, enrolling parents in old [...]

Over the recent years there’s been a whole range of Hindu Blogs appearing over the net promoting Hindu based news.Much of the material is often plagiarized from various other blogs and even from the HHR website.But what’s been more worrying is that HHR has received several complaints over time claiming that many of these blogs [...]

What next that even Hinduism is not part of Hinduism ? New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said yoga cannot be identified with any religion and people who think so lack integrity, coordination and balance. The Minister said yoga has a universal appeal and more than 170 countries, including 66 Muslim nations, [...]

“Judges should not dictate religious practises. Political activists should not be allowed to use temples for political agitation.” – Dr David Frawley Visiting Hindu temples is an amazing experience, an inner journey through history, culture and cosmic dimensions. Each temple is profoundly unique with its own identity. Such temples represent one of the most important [...]