Tolstoy and the Russian Vegies
By Sergei Shaginyan The first vegetarian society in Russia was established by the great Russian writer and mystic, Leo Tolstoy. […]
Siva’s Great Night in Mauritius
Every year thousands of Hindu pilgrims converge on Grand Bassin, the holy lake in the hills of Mauritius, a small
QUOTES & QUIPS
"Lead me in the center of thy silence to fill my heart with songs." Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) celebrated Bengali writer
Daddy, Do We Get Toys for Christmas, too?
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Daddy, why don’t we have Christmas? What do we do? Don’t we get presents, too?” That
The Joys of Pilgrimage
By Lavina Melwani It’s the closest you can get to heaven while living on Earth: Haridwar, “Gateway to God’s Abode,”
The Best of Both Worlds
By Lavina Melwani Saris and Chennai may be worlds apart, but there is a young Hindu dancer who seems to
Reconversion Made Right
By D.V. Gokhale Conversion to hinduism started in India as a social movement to bring ex-Hindus back into their native
LETTERS
Macaulay’s “Minute” Your sub-title for the above article says, “[Macaulay’s] 1835 document did more damage to the Hindu legacy than
DIASPORA
USA Iowa’s First Hindu Temple The ground breaking ceremony for the construction of Iowa’s first Hindu temple was a smashing