Growing up Hindu
By Tara Katir Hillary Clinton got it right when she wrote, “It takes a village to raise a child.” But, […]
Lotus: Food For the Body
By Anil K. Goel Besides its sanctity and beauty, the lotus is extensively used as both food and medicine in
The Moving Finger Writes…
By Dev Raj Agarwal The dull and time-worn face of Gomti Ben has suddenly come to life, and I can
God’s Favorite Flower
By Anil K. Goel Both in worship and in portrayals of the divine, hindus are infatuated with flowers. The very
Sister Nivedita’s Story
By Sadhu Prof. V. Rangarajan When a great man has prepared his workers, he must go to another place, for
The T-Shirt Tiff: Gaudy or Godly?
Some Hindus entering tourist shops on Penang Road in Penang, Malaysia, were shocked and outraged to find t-shirts, “disco blouses”
Pagan Power in Modern Europe
In this special report for Hinduism Today, Belgian writer Hughes Henry profiles a leader of Europe’s Pagan renaissance Christopher Gérard
A Cure for Schools
BY ANIL SHRIVASTAVA “MUSAFIR” The recent Colorado killing of 13 high-school students by two deranged students has made our parents
Quotes & Quips
"WE BELIEVE WE ARE NOT IDOL WORSHIPERS. WE ARE IDEAL WORSHIPERS." Swami Sidheshwaranand, of the Ramakrishna mission, challenged in 1947
Vedanta in Latvia?
More than 30 years ago, Latvian-born Rudite Emir, 59, received a mystical poem by Rabindrinath Tagore translated into her native