Kumbh Mela named Intangible Cultural Heritage By UNESCO

Kumbh Mela has been recognized by the UNESCO as an “intangible cultural heritage of humanity” for being the world’s larges...

Prayers bring Hindu and Muslim communities together

"Bengal’s Durga Puja is a social festival first and a religious festival later" - Suddhabrata Deb

“Right from the puja mela (fair) to being res...

Stop Killing Your Grandmother For The Nth Time!

A recent tweet by a web developer, Madalyn Parker about her CEO’s response to her email has sparked an important conversation about mental health. Parker, who suffers...

The Elders Welcome Iran Election Result As Spur For Peace And Tolerance

The Elders welcomed the re-election of President Hassan Rouhani in Iran as a sign that the Iranian people clearly desire peaceful relations with the outside world and a mor...

Rural Film Festivals Are The Next Frontier Of LGBTQ Tolerance

In the fall of 2015, in tiny Lewisburg, West Virginia, Tim Ward and Jon Matthews were gearing up for the second annual Appalachian Queer Film Festival (AQFF for short). The...

Sonam Kapoor accepts an award on behalf of Neerja Bhanot

Mumbai, November 21th, 2016: Emotions ran high at the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice 2016, as heroes Combatting Terrorism were honoured for t...

How Reading Harry Potter Can Reduce Prejudice

A study found that reading the fantasy novels improves tolerance of stigmatized groups across a range of demographics Frequenters of social media may have found a surprisin...

This Gandhian Organisation Has Rehabilitated More Than 2,000 Vulnerable Women Over 25 Years

Vasavya Mahila Mandali (VMM) is an NGO based in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh. It was founded by former Member of Parliament, Chennupati Vidya, in 1969. While working at Gandhi...

Money Earned From US Sales Of “Mein Kampf” Will Now Go To Holocaust Survivors

Soon American readers eager to peruse Adolf Hitler’s manifesto will be donating money to Holocaust survivors.
The US publisher of Hitler’s Mein Kampf has d...