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India will soon surpass China in number of world’s tallest religious statues

India’s recent rise in Hindu nationalism can be seen playing out in multi-million-dollar projects funded by both government and private donations to build some of the world’s tallest statues of Hindu heroes, including not just an independence leader and Hindu gods but also a Hindu warrior king who defeated Muslim forces.

Asia, Culture, Religion, NewsStephen DavidAugust 18, 2020Hinudism, Ram temple, Ayodhya, Stephen David, Primary Feature, Hanuman statue, Lord ram statue, statues in India, Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Secondary FeatureComment

A Hindu story of garlic and onions, and what it means for our "tribal" religious divisions in 2019

(COMMENTARY) Without making an effort to understand how all these small differences expressed in eating habits add up to create the chasms that divide us, we have no hope of overcoming them.

Asia, Conflict, Health, Religion, OpinionIra RifkinDecember 27, 2018Hinduism, Hindus, Jains, Jainism, ISKON, Hare Krishna, Scroll.in, Indian diet, Hindu diet, tribalism, Ira Rifkin, natural medicine, ayurveda, Trump, Islam, Russia, Mormons, Akshaya Patra Foundation, China, Taoists, Buddhists

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