Global Hindu News
Current events, cultural developments, and news from Hindu communities across India, the diaspora, and the global stage. Curated and contextualized from a Dharmic perspective.
The international designation has brought renewed attention to questions of ownership, commercialization, and the relationship between the wellness industry and the living tradition from which yoga originates. Hindu scholars and community leaders respond to what the recognition does — and does not — protect.
An estimated 400 million pilgrims are expected over the full festival period — the largest peaceful human gathering in recorded history.
A wave of new faculty positions and curriculum development reflects growing student demand for rigorous engagement with South Asian religious traditions.
The annual celebration draws over 35,000 attendees, making it one of the largest Diwali celebrations outside South Asia. Community leaders reflect on what the event represents for British Hindu identity.
The Ayodhya temple has become one of the most visited religious sites in the world within its first year of operation, drawing pilgrims from across the Hindu diaspora.
The island's Hindu-majority population is pushing back against commercial encroachment on sacred sites and rituals as tourist numbers reach pre-pandemic highs.
Researchers at the University of Houston document a significant uptick in young Hindu Americans engaging seriously with philosophy, Sanskrit, and practice — driven by identity, meaning-seeking, and disillusionment with secular alternatives.
Half a century after the iconic Woodstock invocation, scholars and practitioners reflect on how Hindu teachers shaped the American counterculture — and what was faithfully transmitted versus what was lost.
The most ambitious digitization project in Indian temple history will make medieval Tamil, Sanskrit, and Telugu inscriptions freely available to scholars and practitioners worldwide.
The Modern Pundit curates news relevant to Hindu communities and the global dharmic tradition. Articles are linked to original sources. Curation reflects an informed Dharmic perspective — it is not neutral aggregation, and does not claim to be. Readers are encouraged to seek out primary sources and form their own considered views.