Richa Karmarkar

(RNS) — In her early teens and early 20s, Halo Seronko struggled with an eating disorder and bodily insecurities. “I’ve been a woman who’s overcome so many challenges just because I’m a woman, and I think all of us women can relate to the struggles of bei... See more

(RNS) — The Maha Kumbh Mela of 2025 — the Hindu festival marking a full orbital revolution of Jupiter around the sun, occurring once every 144 years — drew an estimated 660 million pilgrims to Prayagraj, India, from around the world, making it among the l... See more

(RNS) — In late October, Rutgers University, New Jersey’s flagship state school, held an academic panel on the rise of Hindu nationalism in the United States. The conversation between a South Asian history professor and a graduate student traced how Hindu... See more

(RNS) — In 1970s New England, then-25-year-old Sharon Kunin, a pastor’s daughter, was full of out-of-the-box questions her Presbyterian upbringing didn’t quite answer — a typical countercultural shift seen in her generation. “I had my own little truth det... See more

(RNS) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a contentious bill Monday evening (Oct. 13) that had for months been the focus of Indian diaspora communities across the nation. The bipartisan bill, known as SB 509, would have required the state’s Office of Em... See more