Uttar Pradesh

Humanist Purnendu Goswami, 49, at his ashram in the pilgrimage town of Vrindavan, India. Goswami runs a school for underprivileged children on the ashram grounds.

‘Fanaticism is all about aggression’: One man’s journey from a Hindu nationalist to a humanist

Sacred Nation

As a young man, Purnendu Goswami was a proud Hindu nationalist who went to extremes to promote his beliefs. Now 49, he describes himself as a humanist who practices “radical love.”

Several men supervise a voter registration table adorned with BJP flags during the election in Uttar Pradesh.

A test for Hindu nationalism as India’s biggest state goes to the polls

Elections

Mumbai terrorist attacks

A Building Embedded With Famous Stones

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