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
Lord Hanuman’s Festival
By GITANJALI CHAK These days, the mercury hovers around a scorching 113 degrees Fahrenheit in Lucknow, the capital of the
Murugan Conference
By Rajen Manick Millions of hindus around the world regularly worship Lord Murugan, also called Skanda or Karttikeya. He is
To the Source of Ganga
By Prabha Prabhakar Bhardwaj Many magical tales are told about Gangotri, the mythical wellspring of the Ganges, India’s most famous
University Hinduism
By Suchorita Rudra Only a small red dot on Mira’s forehead gave away her Hindu beliefs. Inside her one-bedroom apartment
India’s New Abuse Laws Still Miss the Mark
The following article by Madhu Kishwar is excerpted from Manushi, a Journal About Women and Society, a non-profit magazine published
Ayurveda Gets a Boost
By Mamta Landerman The California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, CAAM, brought together 300 people for a weekend of talks, panel