India

Persecution Claims Abroad, Environmental Violations at Home: Kuki Groups Allege Minority Christian Persecution After NGT Halts Illegal Road Through Protected Forests

When environmental law finally caught up with an illegal road carved through protected forests in Manipur, the response from its patrons was not compliance — but diplomacy. Or, more precisely, performative minority diplomacy. A self-described Kuki Civil Society Organisation (CSO), The Kuki Alliance for Nampi Awakening Movement (KANAM) has written directly to the United States Embassy in New Delhi, …

Religious Tensions in Dindigul: Hindu Minorities Seek Court Support to Exercise Religious Rights

Hindu Voice Team: Religious tensions have intensified in several villages around Dindigul district as Hindu minority communities seek legal redress to protect their rights to worship and use government-allotted land for traditional religious activities. In Perumal Kovilpatti village, Hindus make up a small minority of around 150 households among about 1,000 families, while Christians account …

Kerala: Political Rally Sparks Controversy Over Hindu Temple Music in Malappuram

Hindu Voice Team: A political victory celebration in the Malappuram district on Wednesday has sparked controversy after participants raised slogans protesting early-morning devotional music played at a local Hindu temple. United Democratic Front (UDF) workers were holding a procession in Edavanna to celebrate their win in a local ward panchayat election when the march passed …

Government School in Coimbatore Hit by Allegations of Religious and Physical Harassment by Headmistress

Hindu Voice Team: A serious controversy has erupted at the Government Higher Secondary School in Kallapalayam, Sulur, after several girl students accused their headmistress, identified as Deva Kiruba Jayakrishnan, of enforcing discriminatory rules against Hindu cultural symbols and physically assaulting students for minor delays and perceived infractions. In video testimonies recorded by local media, multiple …

Progressive Masks, Radical Reality: How some Awami League Elite persecuted Bangladeshi Hindus and found safe haven in India

Ever since the fall of the Awami League–led coalition government headed by Sheikh Hasina on 05 August 2024, a deliberate effort has taken shape among certain politicians, journalists and intellectual circles to repaint Hasina and her senior lieutenants as “secular reformers” and “progressive modernists.” This attempt at historical revisionism collapses under even the faintest scrutiny. …

Mumbai Priest Arrested After Kali Idol Was Transformed to Resemble Mother Mary

Hindu Voice Team: A priest in Mumbai has been arrested after altering the idol of Goddess Kali inside a temple to resemble Mother Mary, sparking outrage among devotees and religious groups. The incident took place at a Kali temple located in the Chembur area, within a Hindu cremation ground in Anik Village. Devotees were shocked …

Urban Activism or Maoists-Extremist Facade? Unmasking The Himkhand’s Role in Delhi’s Anti-Pollution Protest

Hindu Voice Team: On 23 November 2025, a large protest against air pollution took place at India Gate in Delhi. The demonstration, ostensibly organised to highlight environmental concerns, has been characterised by authorities and analysts as a cover for political radicalism, with the involvement of the group The Himkhand. Protest Event and Disruptions During the …

Tamil Nadu – Political Crossfire Over Sanskrit Comments

Hindu Voice Team: In a recent turn of events, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and senior leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazagam (DMK) sparked controversy on Friday, 21 November 2025, when he referred to the classical Indian language Sanskrit as a “dead language.” Speaking at a book‐launch event in Chennai, he criticised …

When Roads close and Airfares turn predatory: The slow strangling of Imphal Valley’s residents and displaced victims

There is a particular kind of suffering that neither roars nor erupts, that makes no demands and seeks no spectacle. It simply endures. It settles into the bones of a people, day after day, until endurance itself becomes a sentence. That is the life forced upon the people of Manipur today — a population trapped …

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar honoured with 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award

Introduction On 3 November 2025, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) together with the AI World Society (AIWS) conferred the 2025 “World Leader for Peace and Security” Award upon Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. This recognition celebrates his global peace-building, reconciliation, and humanitarian efforts. Background of the Award The award marks the tenth edition of the recognitions …