KADAPA, India (RNS) — A village of just 250 families put up a clear warning to non-Hindus wanting to enter. KADAPA, India (RNS) — A decade ago the residents of Kesalingayapalli, a village in the south ...

Hinduism gained ground in the region in the early centuries of the Common Era because it provided elites with a fully-fleshed metaphysical package along with literacy.

In today’s polarized world, the terms Hinduism and Hindutva are often used interchangeably, causing widespread confusion. While both draw from India’s rich cultural and religious history, they ...

The question is not whether Hindu nationalism will be part of India’s political landscape, but whether and to what extent non-Hindus will be able to play a role. Earlier this month, India’s ruling ...

Throughout this report, religious switching refers to a change between the religious group in which a person says they were raised (during their childhood) and their religious identity now (in ...

The United Nations counts international migrants as people of any age who live outside their country (or in some cases, territory) of birth – regardless of their motives for migrating, their length of ...

IN INDIA NATIONAL elections are looming. Voters are expected to go to the polls in April and May. Narendra Modi, the prime minister, hopes to win a third term in office. To that end he has been ...