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July 1, 1996

"SEND US YOUR CHILDREN.Let them have one to six-years of cultural adventure." Such is H.H. Swami Tejomayananda's invitation to study […]

Letters to the Editor

July 1, 1996

TAKE THAT! Everyone in our ashrams in Europe and in India, loves and adores Gurudeva Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. The greatest

How to Stop Tolerating Turmoil

July 1, 1996

My satguru, Sage Yogaswami, used to say, "It takes a lot of courage to be happy all the time." Most

Just What Would BJP Rule Mean For Hinduism?

July 1, 1996

Well, to no one's great surprise, the BJP resigned before its sure loss of a May 29th confidence vote in

Editorial

July 1, 1996

It has been said that journalism is literature in a hurry. We at Hinduism Today understand that sentiment. During the

Aryan Invasion Theory

July 1, 1996

The Aryan Invasion Theory is not a subject of academic interest only, rather it conditions our perception of India's historical

Hinduism Today’s Annual Literary Review

July 1, 1996

Dispelling Darkness, India’s Divya Jyothi Journeys Westward by Land and Sea

July 1, 1996

"I have traveled by land and by sea, through villages, towns and cities, crossing national and international borders. I need

Mad Cow Disease and CJD

July 1, 1996

Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) is a debilitating and fatal disease that occurs in humans throughout the world. It is characterized by

Religion and Environment Conspire to Tear Down Tehri Dam

July 1, 1996

Consider this fictional news report: New Delhi, October 15th, 2011 There has been no word of survivors from a hundred-kilometer

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