BRAHMO SAMAJ

Rabindranath Tagore's poetry is full of powerful mystical imagery, and this is mostly true in the body of work that he categorised under the title Puja.

Of course, given Rabindranath Tagore's influence on Bengalis and his fascination for flowers (evident in his poetry) his contribution to this efflorescence of floral monikers among Bengalis cannot be discounted. His lyrical names for some flowers - ...

The temples have become visual anchors of Hinduism globally & are silently shaping destiny of contemporary Indian politics. Not surprisingly, the Swaminarayan community is an integral part of the Hindutva project. Even the Ram Janmabhoomi temple bui...

The report has criticised NCERT and Kerala textbooks for giving more weightage to accounts of Muslim chroniclers such as Ibn Batuta and Al Baruni, and social reform movements such as the Brahmo Samaj and reformers such as Raja Ram Mohan Roy, ignorin...

The culture ministry is mulling over a set of proposals detailing year-long celebrations to commemorate the 250th birth anniversary of social reformer and one of the leading lights of Indian renaissance, Raja Ram Mohun Roy, next year.

While it is impossible to pick a favourite among Gurudev's works, here's a list to get you started.

The agonising dilemma of the gentle bhadralok now is this: The need to support Mamata Banerjee and TMC because it’s clear as daylight that the Left Front doesn’t have the strength to keep the Hindutva raiders from the Hindi heartland at bay. There’s...

The BJP has made a list of over 140 nationalist icons, many of whom it claims have been forgotten by the TMC government. Largely among those who come from a strong nationalist background.

Being married carries along with it the right of maintenance, right of inheritance, a right to own joint bank accounts, etc. But what about the rights of same sex couples who wish to be together? Can the Special Marriages Act be made gender neutral?

You would be correct in saying that new laws will not instantly change traditional beliefs and practices. Yet new laws do indeed have some immediate impact and push society in the right direction.

The doodle​, created by Toronto-based designer Beena Mistry, marks his 246th birth anniversary.

In Hinduism, food is used to make an even more direct link with the divine. It is thought to be the fundamental link between men and gods.

Banerji was born on October 10, 1871 in England. He graduated from the University of Calcutta and obtained a Master's Degree from Balliol College, Oxford.

Chetty belonged to a community that transacted business with the British.

The society had demanded such status from the court after the West Bengal government allegedly tried to interfere with its functioning 23 years ago.

Both the atheist and agnostic can exist under Hinduism because belief in a single god, or 'the single truth' or the concept of 'blasphemy' are hardly central to Hindu traditions.