How the primary god and great warrior of the Vedas ended up as a minor Puranic god.

There are two ways of looking at Adi Shankaracharya — through the historical lens and the hagiographical lens.

Our monumental temples, such as Puri’s Jagannatha temple, were a reaction to the arrival of a foreign faith, and a sign of resistance to it.

Giving women the short shrift has been a feature of religions the world over.

Politics is often a play when it comes to criticising Hinduism.

Rebirth and liberation are the twin fates that await the Hindu dead, but there are temporary sojourns to heaven and hell as well.

The Lingayats’ socio-cultural demand to be classified as different from Hindus throws up many interesting questions.

Beyond the codes, metaphors and allegories, the mantras of the Rig Veda reveal how the first Hindus engaged with the unknown.

Unlike Westerners, Hindus have been comfortable seeing unity in diversity for thousands of years.

It is time to reclaim the diversity offered by the four-spice model of purush-artha.