Hindu Conversion
Conversion is a red hot topic in India this month, what with the Pope’s visit in November and the US […]
Savoring the Sacred Sounds of the Ganges
By Bhavani Param What most of the world knows as Indian music is generally confined to the classical Hindustani and
Y2K
A computer “bug” is not the normal fare for Hinduism Today, but then again the “Y2K bug” is not your
Sitting with Swami
By Rajiv Malik “Do Good, Be Good.” These four words are written in bold letters all over the inside and
These Are Priests, Have No Drought
The Washington Post, one of America’s most prestigious newspapers, was unhesitating in giving credit where credit was due. In a
I Dressed for Success
By Shrikumar Poddar When I landed in New York in the spring of 1959 by boat from Mumbai via Southampton,
Retailoring Tradition
By Rajiv Malik While most of the nation still gropes for some thread of national identity, the majority of middle
Conversion Is an Act of Violence
BY SWAMI DAYANANDA SARASWATI Religious conversion is a widely discussed topic in the Indian media these days. I think this
Narmada Floods Begin
Best-selling Indian authoress Arundhati Roy is leading new protests against daming the Narmada River. In a recent six-day “Rally for
Reviving Taoism
By Mark Hawthorne An elderly monk, dressed in the traditional blue robe and jade-studded black cap of his Taoist sect,