September/October, 2000

September/October, 2000

Trinidad Notebook

By Anil Mahabir Sundar Popo, one of Trinidad’s and the world’s most popular Indian “chutney” singers, died in early May […]

A Stonecarvers Story

By Kesav Mallia It was dipavali time in india, 1969, and the dusty Tenkasi town was painted red. All roads

Hanuman in Mumbai

Muthiah sthapati, a famed South Indian sculptor and temple architect, directed 50 skilled workers in the creation of a 33-foot

Temple and the Swami

By Anandhi Ramachandran South India’s Tanjavur district is well known for its great temples, especially those along the banks of

Goddess in Jeopardy

Kalkaji temple just feels ancient, even though its present structure is only a few centuries old. Its unique 12-sided building

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

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