04 October 2010 Islam in India: a journey through Deoband Situated on a stretch of rural road in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, at first sight the Dar... Read more
20 July 2010 India: Lucknow’s Bada Mangal — experiencing a festival Dedicated to Hanuman, the festival of Bada Mangal is said to be Lucknow's symbol of communal harmony between Hindus and... Read more
13 March 2010 Popular religion in India: where Hindus and Muslims pray together When Hindus visit a temple in Gaddeajijpur village of Uttar Pradesh, they also make it a point to pray at... Read more
08 January 2010 France: French Sikhs bringing turban ban issue to Delhi A delegation of Sikhs from France will land in New Delhi Thursday for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the annual... Read more
21 November 2009 India: ‘Vande Mataram controversy uncalled for’, say Muslim personalities Stating that the controversy over Vande Mataram (the national song of India) was uncalled for, several prominent Muslim personalities Wednesday... Read more
30 August 2009 India: shariat courts to also act as counsellors to save marriages With a view to curbing the rising incidence of talaq (divorce), shariat (Islamic law) courts have been asked to act... Read more
28 December 2008 India: the engineering of Sadhguru’s Isha In the Velliangiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, near Coimbatore, a fairly new spiritual organisation has become active in recent years:... Read more
03 March 2008 India: pilgrimage to Sabarimala – farewell to a hundred pilgrims Sabarimala temple nestles in the Sahyadri mountain range in the southernmost state of Kerala in India and is open for... Read more
06 October 2007 India: Krishna devotees on clean Ganga mission Five devotees belonging to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) are on a mission to help clean the Ganga,... Read more
18 May 2007 India: bomb hits mosque in Hyderabad Thirteen people were killed, including six in police firing to quell violence, after a bomb ripped through one of the... Read more