September, 1998

September, 1998

Diaspora

CULTURE A New Sparkle In Her Twirl In 1994 Aditi Hanumante completed six years of learning bharata natyam in New […]

One Pilgrim’s Story

Is it possible to film the Kumbha Mela in all its complex, wild and unruly grandeur? Vancouver director Alan Morinis

Digital Dharma

VEGETARIANS Don't Have A Cow Need we add more than Saint Tiruvalluvar's provocation in his Tirukural 2,000 years ago, "How

Evolutions

PASSED ON:Bir Narayan Chaudhury of eastern Nepal, on April 20, reputedly the oldest man in the world at 141. He

Briefly…

WESTERN MEDIA tended to be less interested in the Kumbha Mela than other religious celebrations at the same time, despite

Meet Our Mela Corps

(Please see hard copy for all photographs) The creation of this special issue required a rare and eclectic collaboration of

Cool, Windy, Dry-How to Acclimate

BY DEVANANDA TANDAVAN The months of October, November and December constitute in the northern hemisphere the fall, autumn or early

Coping With Crowds

By PRABHA PRABHAKAR BHARDWAJ Senior Indian administration service official J.P. Sharma smiled contentedly as he detailed to Hinduism Today the

Kumbha Mela

With Jono Lineen The tens of millions of Hindus who came to the Kumbha Mela at Haridwar this year were

Deadly Melee of Sadhus Mars Mela

The official report is that a hundred holy men were injured but none killed in the clash between two monastic

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