November/December, 2001

November/December, 2001

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

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

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