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BSP Chief Mayawati (Photo: PTI)

Mayawati threatens to embrace Buddhism

She said that Dr Ambedkar had to urged saints and seers to change the system in Hinduism which alienated the deprived...

25 Oct 2017 12:55 AM IST

editation can be found in all areas of life -- from hospitals exploring its benefits for patients with serious illnesses, to schools who recommend it for children and television shows. (Photo: Pixabay)

After yoga, meditation breaks into the mainstream

Meditation can be found in all areas of life -- from hospitals exploring its benefits for patients with serious...

15 Oct 2017 11:29 AM IST

The author deftly weaves into the work-field narrative Buddhist philosophies, particularly those espoused by monk Nichiren Daishonin. (Photo: Geetanjali Pandit)

Threw out Buddha busts, then embraced him, says author Geetanjali...

The author deftly weaves into the work-field narrative Buddhist philosophies, particularly those espoused by monk...

14 Oct 2017 1:55 PM IST

Geetanjali Pandits Buddha at Work, is a semi-fictional account on how to find balance, purpose and happiness in the workplace. (Photo: Google books)

Book Review Buddha at Work': How to be zen at professional places

Geetanjali Pandit's Buddha at Work, is a semi-fictional account on how to find balance, purpose and happiness in the...

5 Oct 2017 6:07 PM IST

The scene is part of an ancient Torajan ritual known as Manene , in which clans visit the tombs of deceased family members. (Photo: AP)

'You look so beautiful!': Indonesians celebrate the dead in ancient...

The scene is part of an ancient Torajan ritual known as Manene , in which clans visit the tombs of deceased family...

1 Oct 2017 4:57 PM IST

Malik ibn Deenar devoted his life to God and made a living as a calligrapher of the Quran.

Mystic Mantra: Islam and Buddhism Spiritual symbiosis

There is no dearth of peaceful references and spiritual commonalities among our faith traditions, as diverse as even...

16 Nov 2017 12:45 AM IST

A popular teacher of Buddhism once spoke about the ease with which one is able to generate feelings of loving-kindness and compassion in solitary retreat, when there is no one around. (Photo: AP)

Happiness lies, Buddhism says, within you

The fundamental point of the practice of Buddhism lies in our behaviour as human beings.

6 Nov 2017 6:03 AM IST

My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik Rupa, Rs 295.

Book review: An ode to the Hindu, Buddhist Monkey God

Other religions, mainly Buddhism, constantly weave themselves into the text as Pattanaik makes scholarly points of...

3 Sept 2017 2:42 AM IST

Vipin was assaulted for allegedly leading a Dalit group planning to convert to Buddhism and removing portraits of Hindu deities from their homes. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

UP: Man thrashed, forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'; Dalits threaten...

Vipin Kumar (22) was allegedly beaten up brutally by four activists of the Vahini in Kalanpur village in Muzaffarnagar...

17 Jan 2018 1:44 PM IST

In the run up to International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested setting up of yoga parks where people can find inner peace in the lap of nature. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Spiritual changemakers

Women spiritual masters, poets and yoginis have been harbingers of change.

3 Feb 2018 5:27 AM IST

META comes to Delhi with a flourish

META comes to Delhi with a flourish

Sonjoy Roy of Temawork films, one of the collaborators of the festival, at the helm.

19 April 2018 2:23 AM IST

A statue of B.R. Ambedkar in Dugraiyya village in Uttar Pradeshs Badaun district where his saffron coat was painted blue (right) after protests by dalits.

For Dalits, Blue is Ambedkar's legacy legacy

B.R. Ambedkar was very fond of blue. When he founded the Scheduled Caste Federation in 1942, he chose a blue flag.

14 April 2018 1:28 AM IST