Key Hindu religious leader arrives in Kenya ‘to pray for this nation’ | The Star, Kenya

Businessman Sanghani Kaburu receives Swaminarayan spiritual leader, His Divine Holiness Ach- arya Maharaj (C), at Mombasa airport on Monday. Two days after Pope Francis wound up his three-day visit to Kenya, a high-profile Hindu religious leader has arrived in the country. The Pope left the country on Friday. His Divine Holiness Acharya Maharaj arrived More...

Sanskrit in Croatia From Sarasvati to Hrvati by James Cooper at Sutra Journ
Glagojica Script For most of the Croatian people (or as they call themselves, Hrvati) when it comes to defining their origins and tracing their ancient roots they turn towards the land of Iran and Persia. According More...

‘1,000 girls forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan every year’ |
Karachi Around a 1,000 girls are forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan every year, the Aurat Foundation stated in a report issued on Monday evening. The report was released in the presence of Aurat Foundation More...

International Yoga Day: Gujarat targets 1 crore people, Rajasthan looks at 25 lakh | The Indian Express
Officials of CID practicing Yoga in Ranchi on Wednesday ahead of World Yoga Day. (Source: PTI) Gujarat’s main Yoga Day event will be a two-hour programme (6 to 8 am) at the 50 lakh-square-foot GMDC Ground in More...

The man fighting for Americans to learn the truth about Hinduism – Rediff
Vamsee Juluri is exasperated with the increasing Hinduphobia of some Western intellectuals.In Rearming Hinduism: Nature, Hinduphobia and the Return of Indian Intelligence, he offers the alternative narrative. He More...

EXCLUSIVE: Germans to be the eventual custodians of Sanskrit? : India Today
Will Germans be the eventual custodians of Sanskrit, its rich heritage and culture? If the demand for Sanskrit and Indology courses in Germany is any indication, that’s what the future looks like. Unable More...

Sanskrit fever grips Germany: 14 universities teaching India’s ancient language struggle to meet demand as students clamour for courses | Daily Mail Online
Will Germans be the eventual custodians of Sanskrit, its rich heritage and culture? If the demand for Sanskrit and Indology courses in Germany is any indication, that’s what the future looks like. Unable to More...

Tulsi Gabbard, a Hindu in Congress – The Atlantic
When Tulsi Gabbard first ran for Congress in 2012 from her home state of Hawaii, her Republican opponent, David “Kawika” Crowley, ridiculed the observant Hindu for subscribing to a religion that “doesn’t More...

Hinduism Is Arizona And Delaware’s Second-Largest Religion | Huffingon Post
Christianity is the largest religion in every American state, but a look at the second-largest religion in every state reveals a more diverse picture. Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism are the second-largest religions More...