In the Wake of a Cyclone
By Sadhu Divyamurtidas Nature’s devastating wrath overwhelmed Orissa, ripping the state apart on October 29, 1999. On that nightmarish day, […]
Don’t Shackle Freedom
Madhu Kishwar, editor of Manushi magazine and a champion of the oppressed in India, offers her analysis of a proposed
What Future the Priesthood?
By Sivakamisundari Shanmugasundaram My father and I, along with my four-year-old daughter, arrived at the Kalikambal Temple in Chennai, South
The Vintage Voice of Vyas
By Anthony Peter Westbrook The modern era has brought changes to many aspects of Indian culture, and music is no
Home Festivals!
Hinduism is a celebratory religion, and nowhere can this be seen more clearly than in the yearly cycle of home
BOOKS
LITTLE READERS A SET OF CUTE TALES FOR THE KIDS By Tara Katir, Kapaa, Hawaii The retelling of an ancient
Women’s day in Nepal
By Sushma Joshi Hinduism Todayhas received reports from Nepal that in 1999, members of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Macauley’s Minute
Thomas Babington Macaulay, politician, essayist, poet and historian, was born in October of 1800. In 1834 he accepted a position
The Maoist Threat
Amnesty International regularly reports on human rights issues in Nepal resulting from the antagonism between the ruling Nepali Congress Party
Back to the Future
Dr. V. R. Rajasekharan Pillaiis vice chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, located in Kottayam, Kerala State. As a devout Hindu,