In Gujarat, BJP promises anti-radicalisation cell, Uniform Civil Code implementation

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its manifesto for the Gujarat assembly elections which promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and set up an 'anti-radicalisation......

Lyching, farmer issues rock both houses of Parliament

The issue of lynchings resonated in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday where the Opposition alleged involvement of 'some members' of Bharatiya Janata Party and Sangh Parivar in these......

What India's secularists can learn from south-east Asia

Colonel (retd) Anil Athale on how India can learn from the way many Muslim-majority countries in south-east Asia have protected their Hindu and Buddhist heritage. The Merdeka Square in Kuala......

Why we need to remember Krishna & the Gita's teachings

The decline in society began when we reduced the message of Gita to fatalism. We are forever waiting for a messiah to come and rescue us as promised in Gita. But we have forgotten the central......

'Something like Ramayan just happens once'

'Back then, being religious and devout was not a compulsion.''It was a voluntary and totally instinctive impulse.''So the impact of the Ramayan and the reverence it generated came from a place of......