Languages have always co-existed in India and will continue to co-exist. What is needed is a deep desire within people to ensure its prosperity. The hollow politics around languages serves no one and should be junked.

Why it is time for India to do away with the hollow politics over language imposition

We have to choose between the contrasting messages. The one delivered by a Hindu monk in 1893 and the other by jihadi Muslim bombers in 2001.

The contrasting legacies of two 9/11s

He was no arm-chair rant artist. He was a traveller and used to believe that's the ideal way to get rid of all dirt.

5 reasons why Swami Vivekananda is the original Indian rockstar

The Conference seeks to understand the challenges facing Hindus globally and collaborate on possible solutions to those challenges.

Why the World Hindu Congress in Chicago, to be the largest gathering of Hindu leaders to date, is important

The BJP and Trinamool Congress have been sparring over the ownership and legacy of the torchbearers of Bengal.

Bengal is battling over its icons

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Why Swami Vivekananda wished India's future had strong Muslim bodies and Vedantic souls

[Book excerpt] To Sister Nivedita, he mentioned his admiration for the Mughal policy of taking Hindu brides.

How Narendra Modi has mastered the art of Nautanki

Narendra Modi is India's greatest living star performer

The identity of India has become the identity of this one man.

It’s important that Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago address is read and reread multiple times.

BJP trolls, follow Modi's advice on Vivekananda

On the 125th anniversary of the icon’s famous Chicago address, his message seems to be lost in translation.

His concern for his mother at the height of his spiritual standing not only humanises him but also redefines the meaning of the monkhood.

Swami Vivekananda: Monk who never stopped loving his mother

If his life was unconventional, its traces could be found in his childhood itself.

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19 quotes of Swami Vivekananda every Indian must know by heart

His words offer an unending source of inspiration to move on in life.