NEW DELHI -- In largely Hindu India, where many animals are revered as sacred, the cow has always held a special place. "If someone were to ask me what the most important outward manifestation of ...

In Varun Chopra’s Oscar-contending documentary short Holy Cowboys, the director offers a peek into a side of India’s societal structure on how the cow, a sacred and holy animal to the majority Hindu ...

India's cherished tradition of offering the first roti to cows is now scientifically validated. A study reveals that feeding ...

Krishna wasn’t just a cowherd by name. He was Gopal —the protector of cows, Govind —the friend of cows, and Murlidhar —the divine flautist whose music calmed even the wildest hearts, including those ...

The basics of Hindu cosmology and mythology. (This is the third of a series. See earlier ones here and here.) Christians and Jews tend to ask lots of questions about how life began. Hindus tend not to ...

Discover the significance of Gopashtami, a Hindu festival celebrating cows and Lord Krishna, observed on 30th025.

In India, cows, sacred to Hindus, are dying after eating plastic bags. One solution: don't ban the bags, make them thicker. Robert Krulwich explains. There is a cow killer in India. That's right, a ...

In the small village of Gummatapura on the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu border, Diwali celebrations end not with fireworks but ...