Winning the Hearts of Youth
BY DAHYABHAI K. PATEL My wife Sushila and I conduct a youth program for teenage Hindus at our local mandir […]
Diaspora
AFRICA AFRICAN COUNIL MOBILIZES In early June, 2003, Shri Muljibhai Pindolia, president of the Kenya-based Hindu Council in Africa (HCA),
Dreaded Diabetes
BY VIRENDER SODHI Ayurveda is an ancient science that has been practiced for over fifty centuries. Modern science is done
A President Who Can “Dance with Siva”?
The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper is an unlikely place to encounter a dissertation on Siva Nataraja–especially when it is written by
Digital Dharma
DUE SOUTH OF MT. KAILAS, IN THE STEAMY JUNGLES OF SOUTHEASTERN SRI LANKA, LIES KATARAGAMA, THE ABODE OF SKANDA-MURUGAN. THIS
Films’ Real Victims
BY LAKSHMY PARAMESWARAN The “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” was a box-office hit the weekend the movie was released in the United
A Saint’s Life
There are a lot of books on Sri Ramakrishna and his disciples, but nothing as comprehensive as Sri Ramakrishna, His
Singing Prayers of Praise
BY KALYANI GIRI When friends Chandrakantha Courtney, Kalpalatha Guntupalli and Swaroop Rani get together, their conversation skims the usual subjects:
Digital Dharma
PILGRIMAGE Magical Andhra Andhra pradesh is a land bejewelled with ancient temples. Though it is a religious "melting pot," its
One Man’s Divine Diversion
BY RAJIV MALIK Sanjay started collecting images of Lord Ganesha about five years ago. “I used to collect matchboxes, ”