Kali is one of the best known, but poorly understood forms of the Goddess. She is dark destructive and terrible in image. She is allied to the forces of death and destruction. The most common image of Kali shows her dancing on Shiva. This article aims to give an insight into Hinduism’s use of such […]
Offensive Video Game Adding More Hindu Deities
(CHAKRA) Upset Hindus, who recently urged American online game developer to remove Kali and other Hindu gods from action game SMITE saying it trivialized revered deities, are further shocked now on the developer’s announcement of adding even more deities. Alpharetta (Georgia) headquartered developer of online interactive entertainment, Hi-Rez Studios, which is creating SMITE, in a […]
Mother India at the Crossroads
By Tina Sadhwani Mother India Stripping of Draupadi & the Rise of Adharma In one world-defining moment of the Mahabharata that bred cosmic repercussions, it is well known that the most venerated icon of grace and purity, Draupadi, was publicly disgraced, brutally violated and stripped of her honour while everyone at the mahasabha watched in […]
Bangladesh’s 200-year-old Kali Temple Vandalized
By Antony Thomas A damanged idol of Bal Krishna during a Hindu temple attack Dhaka, Bangladesh (CHAKRA) — Nine idols have been vandalized at a Kali Temple in Bangladesh by Islamists which has been standing for 200 years. According to temple committee president, Harendranath Barman, four of the nine damaged idols were found beheaded in Sudrahabi […]