Confronting Misconceptions
BY VAMSEE JULURI Hinduism has been misrepresented and insulted in California history textbooks. Even before the state Board of Education […]
Russian Vegetarianism?
BY JANE SRIVASTAVA A joke from my birthplace goes something like this: Someone not familiar with Russia asks a Russian:
Diaspora
AUSTRALIA SAIVA COUNCIL CONFERENCE January 27-29, 2006, Sydney, Australia, was the venue for the 10th World Saiva Conference, held by
Saving our Scriptures
WITH KESAVA MALLIA “I just cannot sit idle” says S. Sambanda Sivacharyar of Cuddalore. “One day, if I don’t read
Digital Dharma
Does history normally put you to sleep? Well, this could be your wake-up call. These sites may get your heart
A Parent’s Essential Skill: Storytelling
BY RAMA DEVAGUPTA My father was never trained as a professional storyteller; he is a retired engineer. And yet, some
God on My Desktop
BY KAUSALYA SAPTHARISHI Ever since I can remember, God always played an integral part in my traditional Tamil brahmin upbringing
Managing a Hindu Temple
BY KATHERINE NANDA In an ideal world, getting together to build an edifice for the worship of God would be
Cooking for Your Health
BY JANE SRIVASTAVA Although Eat, Taste, Heal: an Ayurvedic Cookbook for Modern Living, by Thomas Yarema, M.D., Daniel Rhoda and
California Textbook Issue Has Its First Day in Court
The California superior court in Sacramento ordered on April 21 that an expedited hearing schedule be determined in the lawsuit