Until 2015 Nidān used to be a journal for the study of Hinduism. It has, since 2016, expanded its scope to include not only Hinduism but also topics associated with Indian studies broadly —history, geography, philosophy, religion, society, culture and other related fields in relation to India, Indian society, and the Indian diaspora. It is a multidisciplinary journal that includes a range of disciplines from humanities and social sciences.

• Articles published in Nidān have abstracts reflected in the Index to South African Periodicals
• Nidān is now distributed only through electronic media as a freely accessed journal from its main website: [https://nidan.ukzn.ac.za]
• Articles published in Nidān are also available on Sabinet [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_Nidan.html]
• This periodical is indexed in the ATLA Religion Database® (ATLA RDB®), www: http://www.atla.com)