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The one Vedic verse that modern Hindus quote most frequently is the third quarter of Rigveda 1.164.46 Ekam sad viprãh bahudhã vadanti (it is of One Existence that the wise ones speak in diverse ways).

2021 saw six lynching cases linked to sacrilege of Sikh Holy Books and symbols in Punjab. Two of them were reported in a span of 24 hours, on December 18 in Amritsar and December 19 in Kapurthala. There are some condemning the murders, however, a large number of people are only condemning the alleged sacrilege, and keeping mum on the lynchings. There is even a section of people that is supporting ‘instant justice’. However, at this moment, it is of utmost importance to sit down and think about the series of events that are leading to such killings. One cannot become so angry ...

In an earlier series, Hindu Society under Siege, I had dealt with the forces which threaten Hindu society, and are striving to throttle it out of existence with aid and abetment from their international allies.

The day was 8 April 1929. While debates in New Delhi’s Central Legislative Assembly raged on, two young revolutionaries, namely, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt entered the cabinet undetected to perform a dramatic act of revolution.

The communist and fellow-travelling press and platforms in this country are busy building up and defending India's Defence Minister, Mr. VK Krishna Menon, in the face of what the leftists describe as "an upsurge of rightist reaction". Krishna Menon himself struts about with an air of injured innocence, and frequently dons the mask of a much misunderstood martyr whose services to the nation have not been properly appreciated.

The period of a fortnight just before the hanging of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Raj Guru, was an eventful time. The infamous Gandhi-­Irwin pact was signed on 5th March 1931; with that pact the final onslaught was launched by Lord Irwin to curtail the powers of Mahatma Gandhi and National Movement of Independence.

The Delhi HC (High Court) refused to entertain a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) that sought the removal of misleading claims regarding Mughal rulers Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb found in class 12 NCERT history textbook. The Delhi HC further remarked that the petitioner should file petitions on tax evasion while referring to him as a ‘champion of PILs’. It also stated that PILs were being filed randomly.

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a Muslim petitioner and permitted people from all religions to participate in the process of auction of leases of shops in the Sri Bramaramamba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple at Kurnool Andhra Pradesh and in the shopping complex, until the time SC delivers a final judgement on the matter, reports LiveLaw.in.

Over the last few weeks, Hindus in Aotearoa have been actively trying to engage with Massey University to raise concern and issue regarding a publication promoting Hinduphobia and Hindumisia. The paper titled ‘Cultural Hindutva and Islamophobia’ was authored by Prof. Mohan J. Dutta, Dean’s Chair Professor in Communication, School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University.