Tolerance on Track in India
Like a lightening bolt of hope, the blue train travels to distant corners of India carrying the message of peace, […]
Letters to the Editor
Peaceful Good Wishes Canada is renowned for the tolerance with which it embraces the diverse traditions and values of its
My Turn: With a Little Patience and Understanding
Indian culture has often puzzled me. It is uniquely diverse in that it comprises many different religions and communities. And
Peace Institute Honors Chinmoy
The eminent spiritual leader, Bengal-born Sri Chinmoy, 62, received the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace Award in Honolulu, Hawaii,
Mixed Marriages
In rural India, it's still taboo. Outside India, everyone is getting used to it. Visionaries laud it as the making
Criticism and Acclaim Greet Trinidad’s First Woman Priest
In an impressive initiation ceremony at the Seereeram Memorial Vedic School in Montrose, Trinidad, Indrani Rampersad was ordained as Pandita-the
Stunning Statue Coming to Cape Comorin
In two years India will have a monument to rival the Statue of Liberty in New York: a 133-foot stone
Conference Explores India’s Diaspora
On August 21st Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, opened the International Conference on the Indian Diaspora. The 3-day
Devadasis
Parts One and Two of our 4-part series introduced India's legendary ritual temple artists, the Devadasis. Part Three-drawn extensively from
1993 Year in Review
It was a year of Orwellian drama-the simmering Ayodhya affair with promises by hyper-Hindus to reclaim more Hindu temples under