Namaste: Greeting the Divine
“Shake hands and come out fighting.” It’s the referee’s final counsel to two pugilists about to beat each other’s brains […]
India Comes to the Big Screen
BY KALYANI GIRI From the snowy splendor of Mount Kailash to the wild jungles of Sunderbans, from the towering minars
Enshrining Saints & Sages
BY VRINDAVANAM S. GOPALAKRISHNAN Not long ago, I received the blessings of a truly good man. His name was Sudhir
Do Teens Like Temples?
BY RAMYA GOPAL “Shuklam baradharam vishnum” echoes the Saturday morning chanting through the body of the temple where the priest
Childhood Nutrition
BY VIRENDER SODHI Childhood illness is on the rise. many kids are diagnosed with obesity, diabetes, asthma, chronic otitis media
Feasting in the Land of Gods
BY LAVINA MELWANI For Hindus, food and religious devotion are intricately entwined. I grew up in New Delhi and remember
My Friend, Lord Ganesha
The great Lord Ganesha has been prayed to, worshiped and adored in one form or another since time began; and
For the Love of Lanka
Ganapathypillai Shanmugasunderam (62), known professionally as Dr. Shan Sunder, was born and raised in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. After immigrating to
Nepal’s Downtrodden
BY HARI BANSH JHA The kingdom of Nepal’s 24 million citizens comprise 103 distinct groups speaking 92 languages. The caste-based
Letters
I was so moved to read Shurjendu Dutt-Mazumdar’s essay ( “Finding Self Identity, ” Oct/Nov/Dec, 2004) prompted by your query