A Saint’s Self-Willed Death
By CHQODIE SHIVARAM, BANGALORE Dear friends,” began Swami Nirmalananda’s short missive of December 23, 1996, “It is with tearful feelings […]
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Temple Ablaze
While pilgrimaging to the temples of South India, Hinduism Today Deputy Managing Editor, Yogi Kashinatha, was present June 7, 1997,
Malaysia’s Everest Quest
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Shankar’s New CD – Mantras by a Maestro
Pandit Ravi Shankar’s new CD, “Chants of India,” produced by long-time friend and student, George Harrison, and conducted by Shankar’s
Pious Precussionists
The complex rhythmic orchestral music of Bali rivals the best of classical traditions East or West. Played jn temples for
We Play to Entertain the Gods – And the People
Performer, teacher, scholar and composer for both gamelan orchestra and dance, I Wayan Sinti has won abundant awards in Bali’s
Suicide and Free Will
As the suicide of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate group in San Diego in March an event predetermined by
Murugan’s New Home
With reports from Eddin Khoo and K Anuradha of The Star, from the Tamil language Malaysia Nanban and Ramesh Sivanathan,
50 Years of Freedom
Everyone knows how to celebrate; only a time and date are required to set in motion this inborn human behavior.