A Home Away From Home
Since the 1983 initiation of all-out war between the Singhalese and Tamils, Canada has been especially accommodating to Sri Lankan […]
Tesla: Electricity’s Mastermind
By Mark Hawthorne Nikola Tesla is not as famous as his contemporary, Thomas Edison, but his inventions brought the world
Value of Samskaras
By Swami Veda Bharati Excerpts from an interview conducted by Hinduism Today correspondent Rajiv Malik at the 2001 Maha Kumbha
SACRED SAMSKARAS
The best rendering of samskara in English is made by the word “sacrament,” which means “religious ceremony or act regarded
A Mela History
One typical mela pilgrim, an illiterate woman, traveled with her family by crowded bus from West Bengal, slept in the
How The Media Covered the Mela
Sooner or later, some conscience-struck journalism student will finally send Hinduism Today a copy of “The Journalist’s Guide to Reporting
Our Tour of a Lifetime
By Kailash Dakshinamurthi Pilgrimage. I’ve always begun one with spiritual preparation and an understanding of what I expect to experience.
Schooling the Blind
Since its establishment in 1979, the Navajeevan Blind Relief Centre, located in the famed temple town of Tirupati in South
Spreading Joy through Dance
On October 23, 2000 at the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, New York, Sharanya Mukhopadhyay won the Princess
Faiths in Conflict
By Ashok Singhal A follow-up report: Millennium World Peace summit of religious and spiritual leaders, August, 2000, New York Sri