Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. There’s a new novel out by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize ...

Those who follow a meat-restricted diet should add this delicious destination to your travel bucket list, as it's the most ...

Mahatma Gandhi, fondly known as the Father of the Nation, was assassinated on 30 January 1948 in New Delhi. His death was a ...

For those fully preoccupied with conflict in the world it must have been maddening that Gandhi repeatedly insisted that the ...

Shourie, who in the past retained his Hindutva identity despite holding several contrarian views, is now well and truly into ...

Meru Trayodashi is a Jain festival marking the enlightenment and salvation of Rishabhanatha Deva, the first Jain Tirthankara.

GK Quiz on Hindu Mythology: Hindu mythology deals with the legends and tales of various Hindu deities that are worshipped in Hinduism. It provides various accounts of their evolution and how the ...

Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions, with origins dating back over 4,000 years. It is practiced by over 1.2 billion people globally, making it the third-largest religion in the world. The ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A book about Hinduism which begins with a maharaja’s cows sounds a little like a Rudyard Kipling tale ...

The entry of the Sun into Uttarayan holds special significance in Hinduism. The word ‘uttar’ means ‘north’. On January 14, the Sun moves from the zodiac sign of Sagittarius to Capricorn, marking the ...

One of the easiest-to-pronounce and simple Sanskrit affirmations is this one. ‘Ananda Hum’ simply means ‘I am happiness’, and if this affirmation does not bring good luck in people’s ...

14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) Hindu pilgrims perform rituals after taking a holy dip at Hooghly River on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 ...