Jainism

Guru Purnima 2022: Find wishes, messages and inspiring quotes to share with your gurus

Those observing this day, celebrate it by taking a bath in the morning and offering their gurus sweets and food. This special day also marks the birth anniversary of renowned sage Ved Vyasa. He was the author of Mahabharata, Vedas and Puranas.

Mahavir Jayanti 2022: All you need to know about rituals and celebrations of Jain festival

The festival marks the birth of Lord Mahavira, the last of the 24 Tirthankaras of Jainism. Mahavir Jayanti will be celebrated on 14 April this year.

Mahavir Jayanti 2022: Find date, history and significance of the Jain festival

Devotees, who observe this religious festival, honour the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism - Lord Mahavir

Dharma Files | Why Constitution makers should have included ‘historical justice’ in Preamble

By leaving out historical justice, as a form of justice which needs to be redressed, the historical experience of these traditions, especially Hinduism, is being ignored

Dharma Files | How India and Bharat are not just two names for the nation, they represent two competing visions

It is not, it seems, so much a case of ‘India that is Bharat’ any more. It is rather becoming a case of India or Bharat

Mahavir Jayanti 2021: History, significance of occasion celebrating birth of Lord Mahavir

According to Jain scriptures, Lord Mahavir was born on the 13th day of the bright half of the moon, in Chaitra month

Once a Mysorean military base, Sultan Bathery's Jain temple bears witness to the tribulations of Wayanad and its people

Sultan Bathery's Jain temple has seen the changing fortunes of Wayanad, from its position on Jain cultural networks, to the region's invasion by Tipu Sultan, to the large scale settlement of Malayalis in the modern era.

Historical Gastronomica, an Indus Valley dining experience: Why India’s Hindu Right must chew on its great meat hypocrisy

Contrary to how India advertises itself globally, Indians love their meat.

Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, state govt on plea seeking ban on loudspeakers at religious institutions, places of worship

Delhi High Court sought the responses of the Centre and the Delhi government on a plea seeking a ban on loudspeakers atop religious structures in the national capital.

Hyderabad police shut probe into Jain girl's death due to fasting; cite insufficient evidence against parents

Almost five months after a 13-year-old girl died in Hyderabad following 68 days of fasting, the city police have shut the case and dropped charges against the girl's parents for lack of evidence