Tag: india
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Indian PM’s Guyana trip highlights Hindu-Caribbean heritage
On 20th November 2024, Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister in 50 years to visit Guyana. Located on the South American landmass, culturally Guyana is considered part of the Caribbean. Guyana is also a member of CARICOM; a trade bloc of Caribbean nations, whose summit Modi also attended. Modi’s visit was significant as…
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35 years since Kashmiri Hindu Ethnocide, attacks still continue
Today, 19 January 2025, marks 35 years since the Kashmiri Hindu Exodus & ethnocide of 1990. Over 350,000 indigenous Kashmiri Hindus were forced to leave their homes after seeing their leaders, colleagues and family members being subjected to murder, rape or kidnapping. Islamist terrorist groups had become emboldened with numerous Kashmiri Islamists crossing the Line…
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Safeguarding the Hindu roots of Carnatic Music
March 2024: Well-known Carnatic musicians, Ranjini-Gayatri (shown in the image above), Dushyanth Sridhar, and others have recently decided to withdraw from the Madras Music Academy’s annual festival in response to the Academy’s decision to confer the 2024 Kalanidhi Award to highly controversial musician T.M. Krishna. The Kalanidhi is one of the most prestigious music awards…
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Sandheshkhali: Hindu Rape Victims Speak Out
Sandheshkhali is a village in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas District which is close to India’s border with Bangladesh. This remote corner of India made headlines earlier this year following over 700 cases of crimes against economically disadvantaged Hindus by Sheikh Shahjahan, an influential political leader and member of the state’s ruling party, TMC. In…
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200CE – Philostratus, The Greek Philosopher
Did Pythagorus study under Hindu Rishis in Bharat? The third-century CE philosopher, Philostratus, claimed that Pythagoras studied under the tutelage of Hindu Rishis in Bharat. “Many centuries ago, there lived a great teacher who was part of an ancient Guru Paramparaâ tradition. For nearly forty years he travelled extensively and studied at the feet of…
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200 BCE – Snakes and Ladders
Moksha Patam, or ‘Snakes and Ladders’, as it is known in English, gained popularity in the West in the 20th Century, having originated in Bharat as part of a family of dice board games, along with Gyan chauper and pachisi (present-day Ludo and Parcheesi). The game has a strong association with traditional Hindu philosophy contrasting…