The Right to Nose Studs
For generations the women of Shivani Karan’s family have worn a traditional khil, or nose-stud. The 15-year-old girl decided the […]
Two Bambhoodhas
Anthony Peter Westbrook Over the last few years, the World Music Institute has presented many concerts of Indian classical music
GM Foods: Gift or Curse?
Microbiologist Vatsala Sperling argues ‘that genetic modification of foods is fraught with so much uncertainty and potential for disaster that
You Call This Food?
In the fall of 1997 a california high school biology class started their week just like any other week, or
India Doesn’t Need More Tobacco
BY SADHU MUKUNDCHARANDAS Imagine a country releasing a biological weapon on another country. Firstly, using a biological weapon would be
Sachin: “God is With Me”
In August of 1999 cricket star Sachin Tendulkar spoke on religion with Aparna Srinivasan of the Times of India. Below
Please Don’t Hit Us
By BBC News Hundreds of children marched through central London April 15 to demand an end to smacking. They paraded
Holi, Caribbean Style
By Visnu Bisram Tens of thousands of jubilant Indo-Caribbeans celebrated Phagwah, the joyous Hindu festival of spring that symbolizes the
1940’S VEDANTIC NOVEL STILL A HIT
A MEETING WITH RAMANA MAHARSHI INSPIRED SOMERSET MAUGHAM’S CLASSIC “THE RAZOR’S EDGE” By Mark Hawthorne, California When he arrived in
All’s Fair
By Krishan Dutt As the sleek diesel-powered Shatabdi express train sped across the barren Rajasthan landscape, I was entranced by