July/August, 2001
Table of Contents

Lead Story: Following the Staggering Loss of 50,000 People, Rescue and Relief Turn to Reconstruction

India: A Hundred Men Power Each Snake Boatin Kerala's Famous Water Race

India: This Jewlery Shop Designs for the Gods

Nepal: Local Priests Face Competition from Godless Trends and Buddhist Clergy

Culture: Dancer Rathna Kumar Brings Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi to Texas

Women of Vision: Meet the First Hindu President of the American Academy of Religion

Science: Does the Latest DNA Research Finally Debunk the Aryan Invasion Theory?

South Africa: $1.9 Million Gujarati Temple Opens

India: The Ramakrishna Mission Rebuilds Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral Mansion

Interview: Swami Chidananda on DLS Future

LIFESTYLE

Insight: Hinduism's Foremost Ethical Precept:Nonjury to Others, Ahimsa

Customs: Understanding Tattoos in Indian and Other World Cultures

Profile: Musician and Artist, S. Rajam of Chennai

Addiction: Dealing with Alchoholism in the Hindu Community

Books: Spousal Abuse, Ayurveda and Womens' Health, Hindu Conversion, Yoga and Teen Eduation

OPINION

Publisher's Desk: The Bane of Verbal Abuse

In My Opinion: Sivaratri Celebrations and My Southern Baptist Friends in America

Letters

From the Vedas: The Mystic Processes of Dying

Interview: Is Christian Proselytization a Violation of Human Rights?

Analysis: How Gandhi's Methods Really Worked

Commentary: "Third Voice" Conflict Resolution

Interview: A Tamil Finds a Home in Vancouver

Minister's Message: Didi Answers Youth Queries

DIGESTS

Diaspora

Quotes & Quips

Digital Dharma