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INTER-CULTURAL Chicago Rama Blending three diverse dance styles in one performance may seem a jumble, but the South Asian artists […]
India’s Ecological Mess
By M. P. Mohanty India has a culture and tradition of holding every form of life in esteem. Indeed, even
Badrinath’s Trees
SPECIAL REPORT By EDWIN BERNBAUM High in a valley beneath the sacred snow peak of Nilkanth, the “Blue-Necked God,” lies
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PHYSICS Real Slow Light Danish Physicist Dr. Lene Vastergaard Hau and fellow scientists achieved the slowest-ever speed for light, a
A Fabled Makeover
By Tara Katir Move over Mickey Mouse, Karadi Bear is here! India’s ancient moral tales, precursors to Aesop’s fables, have
Sage of Sacred Art
With Rajiv Malik SITTING FOR HOURS CROSS-LEGGED on the floor of his Udaipur home, encircled by paints and brushes, B.G.
Om Muruga!
With Patrick Harrigan CRIES OF SUPPLICATION TO CLEANSE misdeeds. Milk pots on the head and spears through cheeks. Shouts of
Of Karma and Football
GLENN HODDLE DIDN’T FORESEE HIS belief in karma and reincarnation dealing him a personal blow. But hints came last May
Karma and Reincarnation
Just before the turn of the Twentieth Century, Swami Vivekananda, a brilliant young Hindu monk from India, preached about the
Quotes & Quips
"WHEN I REST,I RUST." Swami Chinmayananda (1916?1992), founder, Chinmaya Mission, VHP [99may_randy.jpeg] There are pearls in the deep sea, but