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Caste is not just a problem for India. Those of us in the Diaspora are not immune to its pernicious effects. There has been debate in the UK for some time about caste and whether specific legislation is required to outlaw caste discrimination in the UK. There is no...

TOILETS AND TEMPLES

When it comes to building temples, either in India or in the Diaspora, it seems that we are some sort of world champions. Some Hindu sects are going completely overboard when it comes to building temples. Indeed it can appear to an outsider looking...

CASTE INJUSTICES AND LEGISLATION

It is the sad truth that even after 67 years of independence we still hear of caste injustices every day. These include rapes, murders, lynching, land stealing, public stripping and all manner of other humiliations. The Dalits, it woul...

Ask any Hindu what Hinduism is all about and you are likely to get a  one word reply- "spiritualism". Ask an old Brahmin the same question and you will almost certainly get a more convoluted response. It is too deep, he will begin, for just anyone to fathom its secr...