Religion in India

india

Hardliners force meat sellers to close during Hindu festival

Food

The drive against the mostly Muslim shopkeepers in Gurgaon during the Navaratri festival is the highest-profile campaign since Hindu vigilantes targeted people engaged in the slaughter of cows, considered sacred to Hindus.

A photograph of  Swami Vivekananda in 1893 during his visit to Chicago. On the left, Vivekananda wrote: "One infinite, pure and holy – beyond thought, beyond qualities, I bow down to thee."

How a long-dead Hindu swami influences India’s prime minister

Culture
The World

India’s Muslim community

Global Politics