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December, 1999

Quotes & Quips

December 1, 1999

"I HOLD THAT, THE MORE HELPLESS A CREATURE, THE MORE ENTITLED IT IS TO PROTECTION FROM THE CRUELTY OF MAN." […]

I Dressed for Success

December 1, 1999

By Shrikumar Poddar When I landed in New York in the spring of 1959 by boat from Mumbai via Southampton,

Retailoring Tradition

December 1, 1999

By Rajiv Malik While most of the nation still gropes for some thread of national identity, the majority of middle

The Thousand Year Temple

December 1, 1999

While the world scrambles to prevent our high-tech computers from bringing civilization as we know it to a screeching halt

Letters

December 1, 1999

INDO-AMERICAN PARENTING The article “Growing Up Hindu” by Tara Katir [Parenting, July 1999] has made me proud to be Hindu.

Be Joyous! Keep Moving From Darkness to Light

December 1, 1999

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI People speak of the “light of understanding.” Before the bright light of spiritual perception is experienced,

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