A Bangladeshi newspaper documents the disturbing purge of #BangladeshiHindus from their long-held jobs and positions -esp. in academia. Yet we have western media and groups deflecting attention from this direct assault on the right to live and work, by focusing on creative

Thank you, कुशल मेहरा and Aditi Banerjee, for your invaluable insights during our session in Bangladesh Hindu Temple, Montreal. Your deep dive into Hindu thought and the discussions on the challenges facing Hindus were truly enlightening. We're also immensely grateful to all who

A wonderful article calling attention to how the west is largely "astonishingly ignorant" of how ancient India and its #indigenous religions shaped the west! It's hard to imagine our modern digital world without the concept of shoonya - better known as Zero, for instance. CoHNA

A moving vigil for #BangladeshiHindus held at UC Berkeley, was attended by students and community members from a number of faiths and ethnicities. Because safety, security and freedom of religion are basic #HumanRights that everyone stands for. Shlokas, diyas and somber

Audrey Truschke is so funny that I just couldn't resist ... enjoy my video review of her new report, "Caste-Based Discrimination in U.S. Higher Education and at Rutgers":

Horrific mob violence against #BangladeshiHindus continues. In the last 24 hours, we saw raw and graphic imagery of a 15-year-old #Hindu boy being #lynched in a POLICE STATION, as security personnel watch. What freedom and security can the minority Hindus of #Bangladesh expect

Tune into HonestReporting Canada🎗️ podcast as CoHNA Canada President Rishabh Sarswat highlights the alarming violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. Learn how Hindus face existential threats, struggle for their rights, and fight for dignity in the land of their forefathers.

Yesterday we posted our horror on the lynching of a 15-year old #Hindu boy- in a Police Station. Utsav Mandal, the victim is also a Dalit-as are a significant number of the Hindus remaining in Bangladesh and Pakistan after partition in 1947. So we find it telling so far, none

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Bhagwan Ganesha to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother Devi Parvati/Gauri. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha clay murtis privately in homes, or

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Urgent Call for International Investigation Following the Lynching of Utsav Mandol in Bangladesh The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) calls for immediate international attention to the lynching of Utsav Mandol, a

Rishi Panchami is celebrated on the fifth lunar day of Shukla Paksha (waxing moon fortnight) in the month of Bhadrapad. Through fasting and puja, people express respect and gratitude to the Sapta Rishis (7 sages) who worked tirelessly for the upliftment of society. Rishi