Culture & Society

Tribals Take a Walk

It seemed like a good idea at the time–to declare a “Year of the Indigenous Peoples” in 1993 to coincide […]

Swiftly Evolving Faith

When Mark Twain visited our island in 1895 he wryly observed, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait ten

Spare the Rod and Save the Child

By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami There is no greater good than a child. Children are entrusted to their parents to be

Veggie: Norm in the Dorm

By Maryellen La Bosco, New York While vegetarianism is no longer an aberration in America, at Sarah Lawrence College in

Beedies, a New American Fad

When the marlboro man moved to India, who would have guessed that “Ganesha Beedies” would invade America in revenge? Strange

Hussain Offers An Apology

He drew it twenty years ago, and no one seemed to mind. But when Vichar magazine in Bhopal recently published

Bangladesh blessings

By BASHUDEB DHAR, BANGLADESH At the August 4 inauguration of Chittagong’s five-day Janmashtami celebrations, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made

Great Departure

By the Editor General George Patton of World War II fame, no stranger to personal reincarnational remembrances (he claimed to

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