“With the dust of the Guru’s lotus feet, I cleanse the mirror of my mind and narrate the pure glory of Lord Ram, which bestows the four fruits of life.” This is how the Hanuman Chalisa begins — with ...

Written in the 16th century by Tulsidas, the Hanuman Chalisa emerged during a turbulent era marked by shifting empires and social uncertainty in North India. Tulsidas, a central figure of the Bhakti ...

There’s something about faith that science can't yet make clear. In temples, homes, and even from soft speakers at first light, the steady lines of the Hanuman Chalisa fill the air in India every day.