William Dalrymple’s new book brings back this question. It’s plausible that in ancient times, a new religion like Buddhism ...

India's ancient sages believed that a balanced society relies on the contribution of four“varnas”, generic categories ...

Dalit authors writing in English have produced groundbreaking works, gaining international acclaim but failing to secure ...

With conversion in mind, Max Mueller propounded the Aryan Invasion Theory in the mid-19th century, based on two main factors: racial eminence and comparative linguistics ...

In his book Buddhist India Rhys Davids traces the history of writing in India where Buddhism was born. Explaining the ...

Days before his death, Ram Kumar wrote to education ministry & National Commission for Scheduled Castes, accusing Sharma of ...

Twilight Prisoners collects a rich range of essays on the damage capitalism and the Hindu right is doing to India, finds ...

The Union Cabinet, on Thursday, finally approved the Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project giving much needed impetus to the project.

In the South, it is sometimes claimed that the term ‘pulao’ may have originated from an ancient name for ... of or embarrassed by our caste heritage, we recognise that our families have been ...

On this episode of “Religion on Campus,” sisters Lauren Miller and Olivia Miller sit down with the internal vice president of ...

Haryana campaign is different. Modi's isn’t the lead picture on hoardings and after two terms in power, BJP is relying once ...