Articles by the Chief Editor

Since Dalits are excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and are seen as "Avarna", they are examined separately. Dalit (meaning broken, shattered...

The term “caste” is of western origin based on the Latin “castus” meaning pure. It was obviously created and introduced during the time when...

Hinduism which is also called Sanatana Dharma (eternal law), refers to the idea that its origins go back beyond time and space, has about...

Globalization that includes the interaction, cohabitation and mixing of people from different ethnicities, cultures, religious backgrounds, values and world views has changed the world...

Sikhism is a religion originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century AD. It is one...

Surrounded on three sides by the sea and closed in the north by high mountain ranges, the relatively segregated geographical position of the subcontinent...

With the largest population of Muslims in the world, Islam is the second largest religion in South Asia with about 600 million Muslims, forming...

Parsis (meaning 'Persian') are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent whose religion is Zoroastrianism. They live chiefly in Mumbai and in a few...