investigation

‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’: Does it have its origin in the Vedas?

Dwarka Bharti

The issue is not only that these mythological texts are being hailed as repositories of Indian culture but also that the texts are cited as the source of maxims that don’t at all figure in...

Lakbhir Singh’s murder: What eyewitnesses saw and heard that night

Nawal Kishore Kumar / Priyanka Priyadarshini

A Dalit man was brutally done to death at Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border on 15 October 2021. It was alleged that he had defiled the Sarbaloh, the Nihang scripture. But did this ‘offence’ warrant...

Nath Panth and Machhendranath

Kanwal bharti

There are many commonalities between the Siddhas and the Naths in terms of their ideology. Both penned poetry in the language of the common man. Both emphasized leading a simple life, rooted in nature. Both...