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Europe’s Gandhian

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Mansukh Patel, born of Indian parents in Kenya in 1955, was deeply affected by the murderous Mau Mau uprising and […]

What’s In a Name?

May 1, 2000

By Mukund Venugopalan Venugopalan. Mukund Venugopalan.” It is not as dramatic as “Bond, James Bond,” but it is my name.

The Power of Pose

May 1, 2000

By Neeta Dave I met Dr. Menaka Thakkar after a 20-year lapse and expected to see an East Indian lady

Letters

May 1, 2000

Bangladesh Genocide I was deeply moved by Ishani Chowdhury’s article “A Bleak Future for Bangladesh Hindus” [Feb, 2000]. The genocide

Quotes & Quips

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"THE DOWNFALL OF A RELIGOUS SECT BEGINS FROM THE DAY THAT THE WORSHIP OF THE RICH ENTERS INTO IT." Swami

India’s Statue of Liberation

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Forcefields and Psychic Protection

May 1, 2000

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Being on the path is a marvelous thing, but it is a path. There are jungles

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