Explore the socio-political realities of south India through Nirmala Lakshman's insightful portrayal of Tamil Nadu's history ...

In 2007, the DMK government opened schools with a one-year course to become temple priests, which was open to people from all ...

The BJP's caste-based mobilisation appears to have prompted a response from the chief minister herself. During an assembly ...

The emphasis that the Trinamool Congress chairperson placed on her caste assumes significance in the wake of recent ...

Veteran actor-director has passed away at the age of 87. Heres everything you need to know about his wife, kids and more.

The man was appointed to perform “kazhagam” duties at the famed Koodalmanikyam temple in Thrissur district of Kerala and was ...

Sri Vidyaranya (1320–80), the Shankaracharya of Sringeri Sharada Peetham and the founder of the Vijayanagar empire, used the ...

Thrissur: B A Balu, who went on leave after facing opposition from the tantris at Koodalmanikyam Temple in Irinjalakuda, ...

General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Tuesday iterated that caste has no place in the Sangh and said Hindu unity is the key to transcending caste divisions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Thailand during April 3-4 would put a focus on the historic ties of culture and ...

The recent controversy surrounding the 17th-century Mughal ruler Aurangzeb is a vivid example of how intensely history can be ...

The Ugadi Panchanga Shravanam at the dargah is held in the morning instead of the evening, as in temples. The dargah pontiff ...