World Dharma News: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism News and Insight.
By Priya Shah New Delhi, India (CHAKRA) – Indian’s take pleasure in the fact that India is renowned as the world’s largest democracy. However under the disguise of being massively populated yet governed democratically through a transparent electoral process, lies the truth: India’s democracy runs at the cost of Hindu rights. This is the case due to […]
By Aseem Shukla Swami Ramdev has helped spread traditional Hindu Yoga Washington, US - Nearly 20 million people in the United States gather together routinely, fold their hands and utter the Hindu greeting of Namaste — the Divine in me bows to the same Divine in you. Then they close their eyes and focus their […]
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 open […]
By P.Gandhi Many relationships nowadays are interreligious and in our society that is okay as long as it was the free choice of both individuals. However, the thing that boggles my mind is that, there has not been a single intercultural wedding I have seen between a Muslim and a Hindu in which the Muslim […]
Vietnam (CHAKRA) – After being recognized last year, The Truc Lam Zen Buddhist Prayer Woodblocks located in northern Vietnam have been submitted for an opportunity to be recognized for the UNESCO World Documentary Heritage. The Woodblocks are part of the Nguyen Dynasty. The Truc Lam Blocks origins are from the Vinh Nghiem Pagoda which follows […]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (CHAKRA) – The ’All India Council of United Muslims’ (MIM) post-communal clashes has led the opposition government in Andhra Pradesh to reveal that Hindu youth in the area are being harassed by the Congress-led state government. The Congress government has appealed to the police of Andhra Pradesh to go from house to house […]
Punjab (CHAKRA) – Wishing everyone a happy Vaisakhi on this auspicious day. Sikhs, Punjabis and Indians all over the world celebrate Vaisakhi (also known as Baisakhi) today. Vaisakhi is a historic harvest festival based out of the Punjab and Haryana area which starts a new harvest season as well as marking a new solar year. For Sikhs, […]
By Sameh Ghobrial Many Mcdonalds and Burger King stores sell Halal meat Living in Canada—a country where the Muslim population is rapidly growing, people that are not Muslim are forced to deal with Islamic based choices daily even though many may claim it does not affect them. When driving through the streets of Toronto, you […]
By Antony Thomas Thousands of Temples have been destroyed or converted into Mosques in Pakistan since partition Lahore, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – After numerous reports of Gurdwara land being snatched and sold by radical groups in Pakistan, a piece of land owned by a temple is now being seized unfairly by a fundamental organization—Jeay Sindh. This […]
By Arun Shanghvi A Colorful Jain Temple in India Auckland, New Zealand (CHAKRA) – With the visit of Jain leader, Munishri Jinchandraji to Auckland, the Jain community is one step closer to building a place of worship of their own there. As the community, with the help of Jinchandraji are making progress towards their goal, […]