Puja in the time of pandemicMeera NandaDevotional Hinduisim has been quick to use technology in its pursuit of spirituality, with worshippers staying safe at home while performing their rit
Frontline Special Godmen’s own countryMeera NandaThe Dera Sacha Sauda fiasco is a classic example of the state-temple-business nexus and what ensues when the basic social functions of the state are �
Essay Hindutva’s science envyMEERA NANDAClaiming an organic unity between the Vedic world view and modern science has been the agenda of Hindu nationalists from the very start. If modern sci
Cover Story In the name of faithMEERA NANDAAsaram Bapu’s alleged sexual assault on a young girl offers an opportunity to throw light on India’s superstition industry and lift the veil on th
Producing priestsMEERA NANDAWHAT is good for the market is proving to be good for the gods in India. The more material acquisitions the middle classes make, the more pujas and ho
Affirmative action and caste dilemmasMEERA NANDAIndian businesses are taking a skewed view of `affirmative action' in the U.S. to sell a strategy that is big on promises and low on accountability.
Ayurveda under the scannerMEERA NANDAThe efficacy and safety of Ayurvedic drugs, especially those claiming to provide miraculous cures, need to be subjected to scientific scrutiny.
Vedic creationism in AmericaMEERA NANDAVedic creationism is attracting friendly attention from both the old-fashioned Biblical creationists and the new-fangled intelligent design theorists.
Is India a science superpower?MEERA NANDAOn the radical disconnect between the dreams of becoming a science superpower and the grim reality of mind-numbing superstitions and life-threatening
Postmodernism, Hindu nationalism and `Vedic science'MEERA NANDAThe second and concluding part of the two-part article.
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
