By Venkat Narayanaswamy April 22, 2025, Baisaran in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, witnessed terrorists unleashing an unimaginable and unforgettable horror on innocent tourists from many different states in India and abroad. A place known for its aesthetic beauty and tranquility was immediately turned into a place of bloodshed and tragedy. Twenty-seven innocent people who visited the tourist destination were ruthlessly…
By Madhu Hebbar Since 2001, Islamic countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Pakistan, have donated billions to U.S. universities, raising concerns about their influence on academic narratives, particularly antisemitism, Hinduphobia, and portrayals of Hindutva as fascist. Reports from the National Association of Scholars (NAS) and the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) document financial…
By Madhu Hebbar On April 22, 2025, a horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, claimed the lives of at least 26 tourists, predominantly Hindu, in the scenic Baisaran Valley. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility, admitting to targeting victims based on their religious identity. The attack, one of the deadliest in India…
By Madhu Hebbar On April 22, 2025, the idyllic Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district became a scene of unimaginable horror. In one of the deadliest terror attacks in the region since the 2019 Pulwama bombing, militants affiliated with The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), massacred 28 people, including 24 Indian…
By Shreyas Suresh “Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah” — righteousness protects the one who upholds it. This ancient Sanskrit saying encapsulates the essence of the Hindu spirit: to live with integrity, stand by one’s principles, and, through peaceful perseverance, overcome adversity. This wisdom was vividly embodied on April 14th when hundreds of Hindu Americans gathered at the Glenview Hanuman Mandir to honor…
By Avatans Kumar (The author is an award-winning journalist) Another day and another Hindu Mandir is vandalized and desecrated in the US. This time, it was the turn of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills, Southern California. The perpetrators spray-painted the walls of the Mandir with graffiti that called for death to the land of the Hindus…
Dr. Indu Viswanathan I am a lifelong New Yorker, so, naturally, Saturday Night Live has been a part of my regular media consumption for as long as I can remember. SNL has been the incubator for some of our favorite American comedians, producing fun droplets that sometimes integrate seamlessly into pop culture. (Think Debbie Downer.) At its best, SNL…
Irvine, CA (February 15, 2025): Abduction, rape, forceful marriage, and conversion of Hindu women to Islam is a calculated measure to prevent births within the group and annihilate Hindus. It is a part of the Hindu genocide currently underway in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority state. Calling the exploitation of Hindu women “Womb Jihad,” Prof. Renita Mujumdar, a professor of philosophy in…
By Avatans Kumar The Discovery When Rudra Vikram Srivastava stumbled onto this 11th-century inscription while exploring Garhwa Fort in Prayagraj, (UP, India), he instinctively knew he had found something significant. His discovery on December 18, 2024 carried immense historical weight, marking a noteworthy moment in our understanding of Indian history. Srivastava is an independent researcher with a special interest in…
By Priyal and Akshay Jajoo We were planning our trip to India during the winter vacation. Just as we were about to book the tickets, a friend reminded us of the Mahakumbh mela starting just around our planned return and he emphasized the rare, once-in-144-year planetary configuration that is going to happen this time. We thought for a moment and…
Hindutva and Hinduism are two facets of the same eternal idea, embodying the philosophical and practical dimensions of a singular ethos. Hinduism, as a profound and ancient philosophy, extends beyond mere belief systems, offering a holistic worldview. Hindutva, as its practical expression, translates this worldview into a way of life. These are not distinct constructs but interconnected aspects of the…
