Pollution of Hinduisim

Simply put it is an amazing gap between theory and practice. Yet it is one of the main reasons why India's environment is as degraded as it is …

SUBSIDISED KILLING

They may survive the drought. But they cannot survive government policies. When people have to abandon their livestock, they are reduced to misery,…

The past and present of rivers

Author(s): Karuna Futane We are a generation that has turned flowing fresh water rivers to rivers of sewage and garbage. We have lost rivers. …

Aswamedh Yajna - the burning question

Over the centuries, the Aswamedh yajna changed from being related to metal smelteries and became associated with horse sacrifices?

Environment and the Middle Path

Like all religions, Buddhism is eco-friendly. But lofty ideals rarely translate into pragmatism

Pilgrimage or carnage

Two crore pilgrims visit the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala annually, and the environment pays dearly for it

Big gods came after the rise of civilisations, not before, finds study using huge historical database

A massive database, named after Seshat, the Egyptian goddess of record keeping, is helping researchers 

In pursuit of eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi

From cow dung to alum, eco-friendly experiments ruled the art of making idols of Ganesha this year

The answers within

Swadhyay, which literally means study of the self, is a movement that has introduced realistic social change in India's rural communities

Saving Krishna's forests

This is the story of Friends of Vrindavan, a unique experiment in conservation, which brings to attention the important role that India's …

Organised religion can play a crucial role in helping tackle COVID-19

Faith leaders need to play positive roles in educating their communities about the disease rather than attribute it to divine will

Official double-speak keeps Indian women down

WOMEN AND FAMILY LAW REFORM IN INDIA Archana Parashar Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi Price: Rs 295

Transient truths

UNTO THE FOLD·Colour· 87 mins·Hindi with English subtitles·Directed by Pravin Kumar·Samanvaya Trust, New Delhi&…

Forsaken forests

Economic growth and development are destroying Rajasthan's unique forest-based religious system

Serving in god's name

This dedicated band have abandoned their egos and selfishness to go about performing social service without any fanfare

`We are teetering at the edge of a new era'

It is very hard to understand why we do not seem to grasp the immensity and urgency of climate change that is already unfolding around us, says …

Muslim identity stays veiled

BOUNDARIES AND IDENTITIES: MUSLIMS, WORK AND STATUS IN ALIGARH E A Mann Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi Price: Rs 220

The common root

The ancient tradition that sanctified groves for the common good awaits a voyage of rediscovery.

Give Peace A Chance

Only a campaign that aims to conserve "wants" with the support of age-old "religious beliefs" can lead to a less strifed and more "peaceful world"

Pak NGOs under fire

While right-wing religious groups in Pakistan indulge in a hate campaign against voluntary organisations, the military regime looks the other way

Primitive classification

The Gonds, like other indigenous communities, still do not have sovereign political rights

Skin-deep Hinduism

Desperate Hindu extremists are making a mockery of the real problems that the river Ganga faces

How cow became the mother of demigods

The current political discourse on cow protection disregards the history of beef eating in India

Illicit Staple

Ritual offering, survival food, index of sophistication: what's pagan about northeast India's penchant for wild meat?

Traditional wisdom

Researchers in Gujarat use rural expertise to predict weather when modern methods fail to make accurate forecast