Column: University of Hawaii, peers must step up for vulnerable, not retreat | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Column: University of Hawaii, peers must step up for vulnerable, not retreat | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

It was 2019 when I called my friends back home in India, all of us struggling to comfort each other in the aftermath of a devastating election. Narendra Modi, the leader of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), had just secured a sweeping victory, further consolidating his grip on the country’s politics. His party had campaigned on a platform of Hindu nationalism, reinforcing a majoritarian vision that increasingly sidelined India’s Musli…

India: Buddhist Administration of Mahabodhi Temple Will Lend Credence to ‘Buddhist’ Diplomacy

Viewpoint by Bhikkhu Sanghasena* LEH, Ladakh, India | 9 March 2025 (IDN) — The ongoing debates surrounding the management of the most sacred place for the Buddhist world, the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, underscore a deeper issue of religious representation and governance in multi-religious India, as the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi promotes India as the home of Buddhism. Bodh Gaya holds immense significance for Buddhists globall…