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Being Sarna: a fight to define tribal identity in Jharkhand

As demands for a Sarna religious code in Census 2021 grow in Jharkhand, RSS-backed outfits are busy trying to convince the tribal people that they are Hindus. Abhinay Lakshman reports on the efforts of Sarna outfits to resist Hindu organisations and Christian missionaries alike, and define their identity through their…

The Hindu

Religious groups divided on abortion

Despite claims that religious communities oppose abortion, the reality is much more complicated

Salon

America's religious communities are divided over the issue of abortion: 5 essential reads

Since the first indications that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, following a leaked draft opinion on May 2, 2022, religious leaders from many denominations have been working to preserve access to abortion care, even as others prayed for Roe to indeed be overruled.…

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Gyanvapi dispute: plaintiff moves court for FIR against masjid panel

Plea says Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee allegedly trying to erase symbols of Hinduism from inside premises

The Hindu

Plea in SC challenges provision of NCM Act, seeks district-wise identification of minorities

The plea said that the rights of followers of Judaism, Bahaism and Hinduism under Articles 29-30 is being siphoned off illegally to the majority community in several States because the Centre has not notified them as ‘minority’ under the NCM Act

The Hindu

Exhibition on various facets of Hinduism held at US Capitol

Senators and Congressmen attended the event which is part of the Hindu Dharma Awareness Campaign.

The Hindu

Caste doesn't just exist in India or in Hinduism – it is pervasive across many religions in South Asia and the diaspora

The California State University system, America’s largest public higher education system, recently added caste, a birth-based social hierarchy system, to its anti-discrimination policy, allowing students, staff and faculty across its 23 campuses to report caste bias and discrimination.

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#Cobrapost sting and Hindutva in the newsroom

The lines between editorial and marketing departments are more blurred than media organisations would like to acknowledge. This has been well established by documentation of paid news cases. The Cobrapost sting reinforces the fact that media’s business model is advertisement-centric.

Newslaundry

#KarnatakaElections: Politics of privilege driving Lingayat movement?

In Karnataka, the Lingayats are fighting a battle to get the status of a separate religious community. They claim that the religion of the followers of 12th century philosopher Basavanna should be recognised as Lingayatism.

Newslaundry

#AmbedkarJayanti: Keeping Ambedkar’s dream relevant

On April 10, a statue of BR Ambedkar was installed by government agencies in Dungraiya village, Uttar Pradesh to replace one that had been vandalised a few days ago. In what has been called an act of ‘playing politics of colour’, the statue showed him wearing saffron clothes. A colour…

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