Tweet Pakistan (CHAKRA) – A Hindu Trader, on his way home from his shop in a Mastung Bazaar,  near the provincial capital, was stopped at gunpoint and taken away by a group of men. In similar cases, Hindu workers are kidnapped by Muslim extremist groups and held for ransom or forced into conversion. The man, [...]

Tweet (CHAKRA) In the recent killings of four Hindu doctors of whom three were brothers, members of the Hindu community from the Citizens for Democracy (CFD), have condemned the act, classifying it as a serious hate crime. According to the CFD, this crime is not an isolated case and is one more act of hatred [...]

Tweet By Abhaya Shanker Dube Note: The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the writer only. The writer is a Hindu who wishes no ill will upon any community. The writer would also like to express his sincere sympathy towards the victims of communal/targeted violence (in all of its forms) and would also [...]

Tweet By Jagmit Singh Province of Balochistan Pakistan (CHAKRA) – Tausiq Kumar, a resident of Islamabad, Pakistan, has recently applied for asylum in India, after his relative, Ramesh was murdered while trying to resist a kidnapping. Kumar, a trader is a resident of Patel Bagh near Quetta, from where he applied for asylum. According to [...]

Tweet By Antony Thomas Obama greets American-Hindu professionals on Diwali Nevada, US (CHAKRA) – According to the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, of American adults, Hindus top the list when it comes to education in America compared to any other religious group. The well-known Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life posted the survey on its [...]

Tweet Ranchi, Jarkhand (CHAKRA) — The BJP Party has given support to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad  (VHP) supporters who are protesting against the demolition of 39 Hindu temples which are constructed on government land. The shutdown of such a sponsorship has been openly stated by the VHP party which the backing of BJP officials.  Raghubar Das, [...]

Tweet Islamabad, Pakistan (CHAKRA) —The minority Hindu community in Pakistan has protested against the demolition of a pre-partition 87-year-old Hindu temple, in the town of Rawalpindi, but the destruction has been set to take place. The temple was being used by Hindus and Sikhs to perform the last rituals of close ones, according to Jagmohan [...]

Tweet By Sucheta Rustagi New York, USA (CHAKRA) – This article will attempt to analyze why Hindus quite often do not feel comfortable speaking about their religion or identifying with aspects of it.  The average Muslim, Christian or Jew never has to even be asked about which faith they follow, rather they are upfront and [...]