Hinduism gained ground in the region in the early centuries of the Common Era because it provided elites with a fully-fleshed metaphysical package along with literacy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing Bhoomi Pujan (ground-breaking ceremony) of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, India, Aug. 5, 2020. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Press Information Bureau-Prime Minister’s ...

Hindus are the world’s fourth-largest religious group, after Christians, Muslims, and the religiously unaffiliated. According to Pew Research Center (Hackett et al., 2025), the number of Hindus ...

What does it mean to be Hindu? What does it mean to be Hindu? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about the surprising history of the term “Hindu,” what the word “karma” really ...

At this critical moment, Vivek Ramaswamy's record reflects ambition without accountability, identity without responsibility ...

This is the first installment in RD’s latest series, “What in the What??,” in which our experts offer insight into religious political movements currently shaping our world. Some contemporary Hindu ...