Hinduism gained ground in the region in the early centuries of the Common Era because it provided elites with a fully-fleshed metaphysical package along with literacy.

School textbooks have become the latest battleground for Hindu nationalism in India, as education officials have deleted key passages about Muslim rule during the Mughal empire. The textbooks, ...

"History isn’t just written in books; sometimes, it’s woven into the rituals of a land far from home." When you think of Hinduism, the first images that come to mind are likely the ghats of Varanasi, ...