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Ramrati reads Ramcharitmanas every morning on the lane that connects Barakhamba to KG Marg, in New Delhi, India, March 29, 2014.

This 16th-century epic poem sparks political controversy in India

March 10, 2023Lifestyle & Belief

In recent months, a 16th-century epic religious poem has ignited a political storm in India, after several officials said it was offensive to women and those at the bottom of India’s religious caste hierarchy. As the country heads toward general elections next year, some say that different parties are using the poem to appeal to various voters.

Relatives of Mohammad Akhlaq mourn after he was killed by a mob over rumors that he butchered a cow.

A lynch mob killed a man in India — after rumors he ate beef

October 2, 2015Belief

Fisherman are silhouetted against the rising sun in the waters of the Ganges river.

Spreading my father’s ashes on the Ganges felt like a link across the globe and across generations

February 9, 2015Health

A Hindu history book becomes hot after being recalled in India

February 12, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

In Maine, a Hindu American Community Comes Into Its Own

How a church in Maine became a Hindu temple

September 24, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Hindus Reconsider Mother Earth

August 14, 2013

Richard Shiffman reports on a green religious movement beginning to take root in India. Hindus are reviving traditional ideas about their relationship to the natural world. Religious activists are using ancient myths to help solve contemporary environmental problems.