Category: Anti Hindu Sentiment
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Smear campaign against Hindu American Foundation on Wikipedia
On 3rd June 2026, the Narrative intelligence platform (‘NPOV’, @npovmedia) Ashley Rindsberg, published a report on Substack detailing a coordinated effort from 2021 to hijack the Wikipedia page of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF, @hinduamerican). Founded in 2003, the HAF is the oldest and largest education and advocacy organisation for Hindus in America. The organisation works…
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Rishikesh: Indians denied entry to Kirtan event
February 2026: Rishikesh Kirtan Fest has been taking place for five years, featuring daily kirtans, workshops and spiritual talks under the banner of Bhakti Yoga. This free event is held in the sacred Hindu city of Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, known for attracting large numbers of international visitors seeking to learn yoga. Social media influencers including…
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Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth condemns arrest of Gautam Khattar and silencing of Hindus
26th April 2025: We reported on the recent arrest of Hindu activist Gautam Khattar and his brother Madhav following his speech on St. Francis Xavier in Goa. Speaking to a Hindi news channel, India Speak Daily, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati came out in support of the Khattar Brothers describing the actions of the Goa police as…
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Hindu Activist Detained for exposing dark history of Catholic rule in Goa
26th April 2026: Hindu activist Gautam Khattar has been arrested and now detained in Goa (India), following allegations of making offensive remarks against Francis Xavier during a Hindu gathering on 18th April in Vasco, Goa. Xavier was a 16th century Catholic priest and missionary from Spain, sent by the King of Portugal to spread Catholicism…
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Sexual Grooming and forced conversion targeting Hindu employees at TCS
Maharashtra, India: Reports are emerging of sexual grooming and conversion targeting Hindu employees by a racket of Muslim employees at the Nashik office of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of India’s largest tech companies. At the time of reporting, nine police complaints have been filed by eight female employees and one male employee, detailing allegations…
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Peterborough: High Court halts sale of Mandir site to Mosque group
In April 2025, Peterborough Council announced it would sell the site of the Bharat Hindu Samaj Mandir. The Mandir team agreed to purchase the site for £1.3 million and commenced fundraising. As the community marked Navaratri in September 2025, the Labour led coalition in charge of Peterborough City Council took a U-turn on its agreement…
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Tamil Nadu: unlawful crackdown on Hindu Devotees at Thiruparankundram
During the festival of Kartikai Deepam, Hindus for centuries have observed a tradition of lighting a sacred lamp at a Deepathon (stone beacon) at the top of the sacred Thiruparankundram Hill (Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India). There are records of this site being a place of Hindu pilgrimage as early as the 2nd-4th century CE. In…
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Bangladesh: Extremists desecrate Durga Puja shrines
Durga Puja, the largest and most popular Hindu festival across Bangladesh began on Sunday, 28th September 2025. The festival is traditionally observed by setting up temporary shrines (pandals), where clay murthies of Durga and other deities, crafted especially for the festival, are installed. In the run-up to the festival, 9 incidents have been reported in which…
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Launch of UK’s first anti-Hindu hate survey
30th March 2025: INSIGHT UK initiated the UK’s first survey on Anti-Hindu Hate Survey. This survey will provide a deeper understanding as to the expereinces of British Hindus experiencing discrimination, hostility, or hate-related incidents due to their religious identity. In contrast to more well-established British frameworks to address discrimination faced by Jewish and Muslim communities,…
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Islamist terrorists carry out targeted murder of Hindu tourists in Jammu & Kashmir
26 civilians, mainly Hindu tourists, have been murdered by Islamist terrorists in Pahalgam (Jammu and Kashmir, India). The attack occurred at 14:30 on 22nd April 2025, in the scenic Baisaran meadow. Eyewitnesses reported how the camouflaged terrorists appeared from the nearby forest, singling out Hindu men by asking whether they could recite Islamic verses, then…
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Canadian Hindus feel betrayed by Temple Leader; Mr M Lama
On November 3, 2024, the Canadian National Council of Hindus (CNCH), the Hindu Federation, and several prominent Canadian Hindu leaders issued a directive: no politician can use Canadian Hindu temple platforms for political purposes. This directive was prompted by the recent attacks on the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton by pro-Khalistan groups. The Hindu community…
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Hindu Billionaire criticised for supporting anti-Hindu interim Bangladeshi PM
Vinod Khosla, a Hindu-American billionaire, faced criticism from prominent Hindu activist Mohandas Pai, for his apparent silence on the plight of minority Hindus in Bangladesh. Pai’s criticism was sparked by Khosla’s social media post on 7th August 2024 which celebrated Muhammad Yunus’ appointment as the leader of Bangladesh’s interim government, following the fall of Sheikh…