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  • Mesha Sankranti – Hindu Solar New Year

    The Sankranti (transit) of the Sun into Mesha Rashi (Taurus) is celebrated as the New Year* by Hindu communities that follow the Solar Hindu…

  • British Hindu activists condemn grooming and coerced conversions

    Hindu activists in the UK have raised concerns about an increase in the grooming of Hindu children. In some cases, children under the age…

  • Varsha Pratipada, Chetichand & Vasanta Navaratri

    The first day of Chaitra Shukla Paksha marks the start of the year in most regions of Bharat that follow the Lunisolar Hindu calendar*.…

  • British Hindu Schoolgirl wins European Chess Championships

    Eight-year-old British Hindu schoolgirl, Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow (London), scored 8.5/13 at the European blitz chess championships held in Croatia in December 2023 and…

  • Hindu postgraduate student cancelled by LSE’s Students’ Union

    Hindu and Indian postgraduate student Karan Kataria at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has submitted a complaint against the LSE…

  • Malaysia: Hindu mother succeeds in fight for religious freedom

    In 2019, Loh Siew Hong; a Malaysian Hindu of Chinese origin, had her three children taken away by her now ex-husband Nagashwaran Muniandy. A…

  • Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month gains traction

    Hindu Heritage Month (HHM) is a global movement to highlight Hinduism as a tradition and contributions Hinduism has made to human society. October has…

  • Hindu festival of light begins today

    Diwali is a multifaceted festival with different Hindu communities marking this time of year with their own unique narratives and customs. The duration of…

  • No cremation facilities for Maltese Hindus

    In May 2019, the Maltese Parliament passed a law to allow the building of a crematorium. There has, however, been very little sign of…

  • Attack on Israel claims Hindu lives

    On 7th October 2023, Hamas (a Palestinian Islamist organisation) launched a surprise attack on Israel by firing thousands of rockets into Israeli territory. Hamas…

  • Justice for Jaahnavi campaign goes mainstream

    Jaahnavi Kandula was a 23-year-old master’s student at Northeastern University (Seattle). She died after being run over by a police officer on 23rd January…

  • Hindus express gratitude for public service on Raksha Bandhan

    The festival of Raksha Bandhan, which was marked in August, is traditionally associated with the renewal of sibling bonds, where sisters tie a sacred…