Quarterlife by Devika Rege review – an intimate epic set in Modi’s India An astute debut novel follows the personal and political upheaval of three friends in a thinly fictionalised contemporary Mumbai The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025
Fire tears through tents at India's mega Hindu festival but causes no injuries A fire has torn through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s northern Prayagraj city The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2025
India's Outcast Toilet Cleaners Keeping Hindu Festival Going Millions of pilgrims hoping to cleanse their sins by ritual baths at India's Kumbh Mela festival rely on key lavatory workers to clear up behind them -- those born on the lowest rung of the Hindu caste system. International Business Times · Jan 16, 2025
Quarterlife by Devika Rege review – an ambitious debut of the new India This acutely portrayed reckoning with contemporary Indian sociopolitics traces the faultlines of caste, class and religion The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025
AP PHOTOS: Tens of millions of Hindu devotees make do with little at Maha Kumbh festival It’s late evening in the city of Prayagraj and the roadside vendors selling snacks are packing up their wares to shut for the night. Under the large fig trees, between two paved streets, a group of people is unpacking their bedding of brightly printed blankets. Using their bags as pillows… The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025
Holy Dips At India's Giant Hindu Festival Come With Challenge For pilgrims at the largest gathering of humanity, ritual bathing in India's holy rivers includes a key challenge -- finding your family and clothes after the chilly dip. International Business Times · Jan 15, 2025
Nearly 15M Hindus Take a Dip in Freezing Water To Celebrate Festival That Happens Every 12 Years Millions of pilgrims braved the cold despite the chilling waters by immersing themselves in the Sangam during the Kumbh Mela. International Business Times UK · Jan 14, 2025
Millions Gather For Maha Kumbh Festival In India Experience the grandeur of the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, where millions seek spiritual cleansing and salvation. Top News · Jan 14, 2025
India's Hindu Pilgrims: A Sea Of Humanity At Kumbh Mela Millions of Hindu pilgrims are gathering in India to bathe in sacred waters for the six-week-long Kumbh Mela festival -- from the very old to babies, cave-dwelling monks to science teachers. International Business Times · Jan 14, 2025
Naked, ash-smeared Hindu ascetics take holy dips at the Maha Kumbh festival Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
The world’s largest gathering: how India plans to keep 400 million pilgrims safe at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival Imagine a gathering so large it dwarfs any concert, festival, or sporting event you’ve ever seen. In the Kumbh Mela, a religious festival held in India, millions of Hindu pilgrims come together to bathe in rivers considered sacred. The Conversation · Jan 14, 2025
India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival gets under way for first time in 144 years The grand version of the 12-yearly Hindu pilgrimage is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering Millions of Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on earth The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025
India To Open Giant Hindu Festival For 400 Million Pilgrims Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India readied on Monday to bathe in sacred waters for the Kumbh Mela festival, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity. International Business Times · Jan 12, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2025 Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees take holy dip at largest gathering of humanity on Earth Maha Kumbh, the largest gathering of people anywhere on Earth, is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees to India’s Uttar Pradesh
International Business Times · Jan 12, 2025 Indian Hindu Pilgrims Take The Plunge Ahead Of Largest Gathering Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two days by train to reach what he believes is the "land of the gods" -- just one among legions of Hindu pilgrims joining the largest gathering of humanity.
Dynamite News · Jan 11, 2025 Maha Kumbh: VHP announces 'religious programs' in Prayagraj Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) General Secretary Bajrang Lal Bagda announced on Saturday the schedule for the upcoming Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Read further on Dynamite News:
International Business Times · Jan 10, 2025 India Readies For Mammoth Hindu Festival Of 400 Million Pilgrims The world's largest gathering of humanity begins in India on Monday with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival organisers expect to attract up to 400 million pilgrims.
International Business Times · Jan 10, 2025 India's Kumbh Mela, World's Largest Religious Gathering Organisers of India's Kumbh Mela have prepared to host a staggering 400 million devotees at the six-week Hindu festival that starts Monday and is expected to be the largest human gathering in history.
Al Jazeera · Jan 9, 2025 Crowd crush at India’s Tirupati temple kills six as thousands seek entry Dozens of others injured after thousands of devotees queue outside one of the most visited Hindu temples in south India.
Newslaundry · Jan 4, 2025 The evolution of TM Krishna: Justice through art and literature All the ruckus around an MS Subbulakshmi award being given to TM Krishna, outspoken Carnatic musician, appears to have doubled the sound of applause on Christmas Day when he performed as part of the annual conferences and concerts of the Madras Music Academy. Ever since March 2024, when the Music…
Newslaundry · Jan 4, 2025 Hafta 518: Bihar protests, Moradabad murder, Hindutva campaigns This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by The News Minute’s Pooja Prasanna.
Top News · Jan 2, 2025 Bangladesh Court Rejects Bail For Jailed Hindu Leader Hindu leader Krishna Das Prabhu denied bail on sedition charges in Bangladesh, sparking security concerns and tensions. Supporters closely monitor legal pr...
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025 Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies A court in southeastern Bangladesh has rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups
Dynamite News · Jan 1, 2025 Dual face of BJP revealed through such orders," Delhi CM on Religious Committee decision Delhi CM Atishi said, "The dual face of BJP is revealed through such orders. On one hand, they pretend to protect Hinduism, while on the other, they secretly instruct their appointed officers and LG to demolish temples." Read further on Dynamite News: