(RNS) — When Hindu Heritage Month was held for the first time two years ago, its organizers hoped to educate their fellow Americans about the contributions Hindus have made in the world. Most could ...

She is wrapped in a traditional sari as she speaks, a kindly twinkle in her eye even as she seems to chide in an Instagram video posted in March. “Kids often tell me they have no time for puja,” The ...

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(RNS) — I am a co-founder of a 2-year-old advocacy organization called Hindus for Human Rights. We are a small, nimble nonprofit, with just one full-time staff member and without a physical office. So ...

AHMEDABAD, India — Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India’s most beloved and ...

The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees bathe in the holy river’s waters, and the Muslim call to prayer reverberates through the dusty air. Varanasi, an ancient city of temples and gods, is ...

We had a wedding filled with the vibrancy of Indian culture and the traditions of American culture. I find that our differences have made us a much stronger couple. My wife, Katy, and I come from ...