But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...

Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara, who makes valuable contributions to Buddhist literature in these columns, has written ...

I continue to read Mark Twain’s secondary books — the ones beyond the classics “Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer.” My most ...

This comes amid growing interest in the succession of the current Dalai Lama, who has repeatedly stated that only his Gaden ...

Mumbai: In a bid to reshape political narrative and connect with citizens, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ...

The Gita challenges caste by promoting inner qualities over birth, urging liberation from all social identities ...

Facing systemic exclusion, scores of Dalit families in Gujarat are turning to Buddhism. But official recognition of these ...

The last census was held in 2011, the next is scheduled for 2027. What may have fallen through that gaping chasm, and what ...

Raeden Richardson’s surreal, gritty novel both dazzles and overwhelms, while showing empathy for the marginalised and their stories.

Aravindan Neelakandan in his ‘A Dharmic Social History of India’ has sought to deconstruct the widely held views on the Indian caste system. That the Indian caste system is rigid has ...

A caste census will lead to demands for reservations in jobs and education proportional to the population share. Hindu upper castes are anxious that their share will shrink.