April, May, June, 2002

All About Hinduism Today

HINDU RENAISSANCE TEAM

HINDUISM TODAY was founded January 5, 1979, by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. It is a nonprofit educational activity of Himalayan Academy with the following purposes: 1. To foster Hindu solidarity as a unity in diversity among all sects and lineages; 2. To inform and inspire Hindus worldwide and people interested in Hinduism; 3. To dispel myths, illusions and misinformation about Hinduism; 4. To protect, preserve and promote the sacred Vedas and the Hindu religion; 5. To nurture and monitor the ongoing spiritual Hindu renaissance; 6. To publish a resource for Hindu leaders and educators who promote Sanatana Dharma. Join this seva by sending letters, clippings, reports on events and encouraging others to subscribe

Founder: Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Publisher: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami

Editor-in-Chief: Acharya Palaniswami

Publisher's Aide: Acharya Ceyonswami

Deputy Editor: Acharya Kumarswami

Managing Editor: Sannyasin Arumugaswami

Graphics Director: Sannyasin Natarajnathaswami

Production Manager: Sannyasin Sivakatirswami

Managing Ed's Aide: Sadhaka Jivanandanatha

Marketing Manager: Sadhaka Jothinatha

Circulation Manager: Sadhaka Adinatha

Correspondents: Choodamani Shivaram, Bangalore; Rajiv Malik, Prabha Prabhakar Bhardwaj, Madhu Kishwar, Delhi; Mangala Prasad Mohanty, Orissa; V. S. Gopalakrishnan, Kerala; Basudeb Dhar, Bangladesh; Krishan Dutt, England; Archana Dongre, Los Angeles; Lavina Melwani, New York; Dr. Hari Bansh Jha, Nepal; Anil Mahabir, Paras Ramoutar, Trinidad; Dr. Devananda Tandavan, Chicago; V. G. Julie Rajan, Philadelphia; Rajesh Jantilal, South Africa; Tara Katir, Hawaii; Nilima Srikantha, Nevada. Youth Correspondents: Praveen Jamunar, Minnesota, Aditya Balachander, Texas, Madhuri Shekar, Chennai. Sanskritist: Dr. S. Jayaraman, New York. Artists: A. Manivelu, S. Rajam. Cartoonists: M. Arumugam, Randy Glasbergen, Gary L. Stair, Bob Thaves. Photo Contributors: Thomas L. Kelly, Stephen P. Huyler, Dinodia, Amit Kumar, Dev Raj Agrawal, Phal S. Girota, Tony Stone Images, Photobank, Gordon Wiltsie, Indivar Sivanathan. Web Masters: Nitya Nadesan, Sadhunathan Nadesan. Distribution: USA: Ingram Periodicals, New Leaf, EBSCO Subscription Services, Back Office, OneSource, Ubiquity. Canada: Gordon and Gotch. Europe: SWETS Subscription Service. Malaysia and Singapore: Sanathana Dharma Publications. India: Central News Agency Limited, Delhi.

Printer: Banta Publications Group, Kansas City, MO

Letters to the editor, subscription and editorial inquiries should be sent to Hinduism Today, 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii 96746-9304 USA. E-mail: letters@hindu.org. HINDUISM TODAY (issn# 0896-0801), Editorial: 808.822.7032 (ext. 234); subscriptions: 808.822.7032 (ext. 247) or (in USA) 888.464.1008, e-mail: subscribe@hindu.org; advertising: (USA) 800.850.1008, (overseas) 808.822.7032 (ext. 233). All-department fax: 808.822.4351. HINDUISM TODAY is published bimonthly by Himalayan Academy, a nonprofit educational institution; Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Founder; Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Publisher; Acharya Palaniswami, Editor. USA Subscriptions: ^us$35/1 year, $65/2 years, $95/3 years, $155/5 years $1,001/lifetime. Write for international rates. Also distributed through major subscription agencies worldwide. Call 808.822.7032 for bulk orders (ext. 247) or permission to publish a HINDUISM TODAY article (ext. 227) or fax 808.822.4351. Printed in USA.

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