Hariyali Teej 2025: Date, rituals, do’s and don’ts, and the spiritual significance of greenHariyali Teej 2025: Hariyali Teej, a festival for married women, will be celebrated on July 27, 2025. Women will pray to Lord Shiva and God...
26 Jul, 2025, 09.24 AM IST
Holashtak 2025 start date and time, significance, do’s and don’ts, and what to avoid during the periodHolashtak is the eight-day period considered inauspicious as it leads up to the Holi festival. It begins on Ashtami Tithi in Shukla Paksha ...
06 Mar, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
Pitru Paksha Shradh 2024: Here are dos and don'ts you should strictly follow during these daysPitru Paksha, starting on September 18, 2024, is a 16-day period in the Hindu calendar dedicated to honoring ancestors. Rituals such as pit...
18 Sep, 2024, 01.25 PM IST
View: Gita is all about family, property and inheritanceThe Bhagavad Gita presents a clear problem statement in its first chapter, addressing the complexities of determining insiders and outsider...
06 Jul, 2024, 01.27 AM IST
Pope Francis says priesthood exclusive to men, can’t alter traditions for womenIn a recent release, Pope Francis reaffirmed the long-standing doctrine of the Catholic Church, asserting that the ordination of women as p...
26 Oct, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
Women who want to worship Ayyappan face the wrath of the elite Liberals Against SabarimalaMyths have often been a device of dominance in Hinduism, which is why they are unreliable guides to govern contemporary life.
20 Jan, 2019, 09.41 AM IST
View: Why the BJP may end up on the losing side of Sabarimala slugfestThe political gains which the BJP is eyeing from the Sabarimala standoff are likely to be limited in the long run.
21 Oct, 2018, 08.27 PM IST
Why the Sabarimala verdict is an act of social engineeringTraditional Hindu laws have yielded way to gender equality in matters of inheritance and society has accepted it without fuss.
07 Oct, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
From Lady Gaga to Nikola Tesla, famous people who defined 'sexual desire' in a different wayFrom protecting creativity to following religion, the many reasons to stay away from the allure of lust.
18 May, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
Not only Karnan, list of judges courting controversy too longA storm, similar to the one triggered by Karnan's comment, was also created in '10 when a sitting judge of the K'taka HC called the then CJ...
18 Jun, 2017, 12.29 PM IST
Sex and the neta: In 24×7 media age, politicians can’t invoke the right to privacyThis is increasingly the price to be paid for being in politics: to open oneself up to public scrutiny all the time.
14 Sep, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
Decoding disturbing sexual dreamsA disturbing or distressing sexual dream needn't always imply what it depicts. Our expert helps you decode your subconscious lingo.
06 Jul, 2015, 12.59 PM IST
Almost half of Japanese people aren't having sex - and it could endanger the global economyThe Japanese press has taken to calling it sekkusu shinai shokogun: celibacy syndrome. Basically, the country just isn't that interested in...
02 Jul, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj stokes another controversy, asks Hindus to have 4 kidsMaharaj has stoked controversy with his remarks yet again by asking Hindu women to have at least four children, drawing criticism and ridic...
07 Jan, 2015, 01.27 PM IST
Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi for raising marriage age to 25Jitan Ram Manjhi favoured raising marriage age to 25 in tune with "Ashrama system" prescribed in Hindu philosophy for good health and nutri...
13 Oct, 2014, 04.00 PM IST
Why India is a nation best served singleYogis are so admired that their followers refuse to believe anything negative that is said about them and will attack anyone who dares accu...
13 Apr, 2014, 01.19 PM IST
Ancient Hinduism more tolerant and supportive of HomosexualityThere can be no room for homophobia in Hinduism, much to the irritation of those Hindus who desperately want to control the habits of conse...
15 Dec, 2013, 01.28 PM IST