Sushila Chauhan sat quietly a short distance from where she had taken the holy dip, as hundreds of other pilgrims waded in ...

In a special anniversary session at The Hindu Lit for Life festival 2025, Manu Pillai discussed the Hindu identity through the facets of colonialism, religion, and power with Frontline’s Editor, ...

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She explained why the words “Mahakal” — a fierce manifestation of Hindu god Shiva — were pasted on her forehead. “Because he is the god of the three worlds,” Chauhan says, referring to ...