God Archives

Kanye West’s Jesus Is King Isn’t An Album, It’s A Life Event

There’s very little point in forming a real opinion on the songs in Jesus is King, for their purpose has gone beyond being just songs. Instead, these are roundabout ways for Kanye West to announce to the world who he is at this point in time.

Prthvir Solanki July 24, 2016

POV

Finding Faith: How I Discovered Religion When I Left India

Belief in something – anything – undergirds our lives. It anchors us to an idea, offers us an understanding of the world that goes beyond our immediate selves. As a person indifferent to ritual and ceremony, I discovered religion only when I moved to the west.

Srishti Chaudhary June 29, 2016

Gender

We Made It to Sabarimala. What About Our Right to Pray at Home?

Confronting my grandmother about my sister’s participation in a house puja while she was on her period turned into a four-hour screaming match. At the end of it all, grandma allowed her to wash some puja utensils, but I still lost. I could not convince her to change her belief.

Sreemoyee Mukherjee March 16, 2016