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Traditional dating sites devoted to Indian populations feed into common stereotypes about caste and other factors that shouldn’t play a role in someone’s decision to date someone. This new site, TrulyMadly.com, aims to do just that by using factors other than caste and creed to pair potential lovers together! In an …
Exclusion in Indian Education: Students Marginalized by Caste and Religion
In the world’s largest democracy, where millions of adherents to every major religion of the world reside, some Indian teachers have forced children of lower castes, such as Dalits, and minority religions, such as Islam, to sit separately and clean classrooms and toilets comprising the “persistent” discrimination in Indian classrooms. …
Sikh Political Prisoners Forgotten and Locked Away
On Monday, April 14, millions of Sikhs celebrated Vaisakhi, the marking of the start of the Khalsa. On April 14, 1699 in Anandpur Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh Ji had officially started the Khalsa. Of the many in the crowd, the Guru asked for one person to offer their head for …
Cricket Ad Portrays India as Solely Hindu
The T20 cricket World Cup is considered one of the world’s most famous sporting events. Millions sit down to watch sixteen nations compete in a frighteningly intense game of cricket. Yet, the publicity for this event has decreased significantly, downgrading the event to second place in viewership. The number of tweets, …
The Unanswered Plight Of The Hindus And Sikhs in Afghanistan
Hinduism dates back further than 5000 BCE. It has spread to many parts of Asia, and for the past seven thousand years, Hindus have settled all over Asia. One such region where Hinduism has flourished is Afghanistan. In this once beautiful region, Hindus were able to peacefully observe their many …
From Gold to Green: Tirupati Temple Improving Carbon Footprint
Background: India is a country with a population of over a billion people. The nation has ample necessity and opportunity to use more sustainable sources of energy. There are many places across the country where this is taking place. One very prominent and inspirational example is in Tirumala. The Problem: …
Education Key to Changing Muslim Indians Quality of Life
Discrimination has a crippling effect on society. It always has, as history has proven, and it always will. Muslims in India are among those who face constant discrimination in a way that doesn’t just affect pride, but their means of living as well. Making up around 14 to 15 percent …
