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For the first time in history, a US president has attended a Diwali celebration held at the White House.
Huffington Post | Posted 10.16.2009 | World
India is preparing for Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, an important festival for Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. Below we have...
Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living
Tantra hold secrets to creating fulfilling love and intimacy that are not known to the Western world. You might wonder "What is it and how does it work?" Here is a taste of what it's all about
Jim Luce | Posted 07.09.2009 | World
As I travel through Sri Lanka, covering the nation as it seeks reconciliation among its diverse population after decades of conflict, I am receiving e-mails from my friends at home asking me to review the basics.
Avital Binshtock | Posted 07.07.2009 | Green
Most people who consider themselves at least somewhat spiritual, regardless of their religion or set of beliefs, have realized that caring for the earth is imperative to their spirituality.
Lee Schneider | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living
Just because you're in a computer simulation doesn't mean that your feelings are any less than real and even if life is only pixel-deep, it could have meaning anyway.
Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 06.04.2009 | Media
I guess when it comes to religion vs. freedom of expression... the game will never be 'over'!
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.29.2009 | World
The Saudi-based Islamic group Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) spoke out Tuesday against "Faith Fighter" -- an online video game that pits...
Times of India | Posted 05.24.2009 | World
KUALA LUMPUR: In an attempt to ease interfaith conflicts that have strained race relations, Malaysia on Thursday banned the conversion of children wit...
Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 04.27.2009 | World
It is problematic that characters in these stories -- the Pope, a member of India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, a Knesset leader, a Canadian federal minister -- are influential, mainstream figures.
Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 04.25.2009 | World
For many, the coming of spring marks the coming of the holiday season. Around the world people of many religions, cultures and nations gather this se...
Michael DeJong | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics
One might have thought that Obama would slant more towards the Constitutional First Amendment of Separation of Church and State, and forgo the tradition of "Prayer Breakfasts."
Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.14.2009 | World
India's Hindu nationalist movement is working on creating a new soft drink to rival Coca-Cola and Pepsi. The main ingredient? Cow urine. The Time...
Subhash Ghimire | Posted 02.28.2009 | World
The scientists and researchers who claim to be the savior of human kind are also the brutal and savage killers of animal species.
Vamsee Juluri | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics
Obama's mentioning in his inauguration speech of some of the world's great religions can be seen as recognition not just of the people who follow them, but that religion is an immense cultural resource.
Tess Ghilaga | Posted 02.16.2009 | Living
Yogi Sarah Tomlinson delves into in ancient Indian artistic form to promote healing and centering effects, which includes Radiance, Nourishment, Passion, Intellect, Expansion and Bliss.
GroundReport | Posted 02.06.2009 | World
Originally published on GroundReport.com, the citizen journalism site that covers world news at the local level. Tension is brewing in Kathmandu. Th...
Shashi Tharoor | Posted 01.08.2009 | World
The general public feels it is not adequately protected against the random violence of terrorists, but every pro-active policing effort seriously alienates Muslims, India's largest minority community.
Brooke-Sidney Gavins | Posted 01.04.2009 | World
Immediately after the Mumbai attacks attacks, several Bollywood stars, including actor Aamir Khan, began to blog about the problem of associating Islam with terrorism.
Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 01.03.2009 | World
The difficult thing to remember here is that the Mumbai attacks were not symptomatic of Islam, but symptomatic of the kind of violence that is common throughout the developing world.
Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 01.03.2009 | World
To distance itself from last week's terror attacks, the Pakistan-based organization now held responsible issued a missive from a fake terror organization. Indian intelligence was not fooled.
Shashi Tharoor | Posted 01.01.2009 | Home
There is a savage irony to the fact that the horror in Mumbai began with terrorists docking near the Gateway of India. The magnificent arch, built in ...
Shashi Tharoor | Posted 11.16.2008 | Living
The important debate is not about conversions, but between the unifiers and the dividers -- between those who think all Indians are "us," and those who think that Indians can be divided into "us" and "them."
Shashi Tharoor | Posted 11.13.2008 | Living
Let each religion do its thing, and let each Indian be free to choose. Conversion should be an issue of individual conscience and not mass delusion.
AP | YUVRAJ ACHARYA | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living
KATMANDU, Nepal — Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and cascaded flowers and grains of rice over a 3-year-old girl who was appoint...
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Mira Veda | Posted 10.19.2009 | World