The use of a sacred Hindu scripture during the "Oppenheimer" sex scene is sparking outrage among India's right wing. Reading from the Bhagavad Gita occurs during an intimate scene featuring Cillian ...

People interested in studying Hinduism find it to be a complex product of centuries of evolution. It developed out of the encounter of two cultures several millenniums ago. Historians tell us that ...

Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh's sex scene in "Oppenheimer" has sparked backlash in India over the use of a sacred text. The Christopher Nolan film details the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the ...

Brij Maharaj is a geography professor at UKZN. He writes in his personal capacity. While human rights are perceived as a Western concept, emerging strongly in 1948, it has been an important part of ...

Hindu scriptures such as the Vedas, Puranas, and epics like the Mahabharata make numerous references to dogs. Far from being dismissed as ordinary animals, dogs in these texts are often portrayed as ...

Indian Christians grapple with heresies and cultural confusion. CT reached out to three Christian leaders from Bengaluru, Chennai, and New Delhi to learn what modern heresies are widespread in India ...

“People think anybody can recite the Bhagavata [Purana] and become famous,” Hemant Mani, 42, grumbled over the phone from his monastery in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. “Social media is giving people the ...

Recently released, Nag Ashwin’s sci-fi film Kalki 2898 AD starring Prabhas, Amitabh and Deepika has landed in legal trouble. This situation surfaced after a notice was served to the filmmaking team ...

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