Goddess Moves In
The construction of the grand Omkarananda Kamakshi Devi Mandir of Rishikesh, India–which is actually a complex of …
The Magazine
January/February/March, 2005
22 articles in this issue
Life in the land of color and sand
Pauline van lynden is an irrepressible artist of the wild and visual type. Look inside her massive 11-by-14 inch, 320-pa…
Digital Dharma
Normally we do not review institutional sites intended for devotees, but the sheer depth, beauty and life of the Bochasa…
To Save a Soulful Art Form
BY RAJIV MALIK The rudra vina is considered the father-mother of all stringed instruments. Believed to have been used by…
Fighting to Preserve a Tribal Heritage
BY STEPHEN KNAPP In December of 2003 a few of us from the Vedic Friends Association traveled through Assam, Arunachala […
Publisher's Editorials
Solidarity in Diversity
As the world rapidly becomes a global village, Hindu leaders are collectively discovering that Hindu unity is more impor…
Diaspora
FRANCE GANESH RULES PARIS FOR A DAY The Manicka Vinayakar Alayam, Paris, France, held its 9th annual chariot festival on…
Growing Up Mixed Up
BY JENNIFER VERWAY Growing up in an ethnically mixed family isn’t easy. My mother is Indian and Hindu. My father […
Love and Be One with God
Though 20th century Western scholarship has focused on the impersonal monism of the Upanishads, the Vedas are filled wit…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes & Quips
"The Blind Men and the Elephant, by the American poet John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) is based on a famous Indian [&h…
“Solidarity in Diversity “
As the world rapidly becomes a global village, Hindu leaders are collectively discovering that Hindu unity is more impor…
Letters to the Editor 1-2005
Most secularists have attempted to tarnish the image of Lord Ram by the way he “handled ” Sita (Oct/Nov/Dec,…
Toronto, Canada: Hinduism Arrives In Style
BY LAVINA MELWANI Think Canada and you think the Land of the Rockies, Niagara Falls, maple syrup and ice hockey. [&helli…
Houston Welcomes Lord Swaminarayan
Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today, was invited to attend the inauguration of the Bochasanwasi …
A Hindu Primer
Loving Hindu parents worldwide, of various lineages, have called for a common religious code to teach their sons and dau…
Made for the Gods
BY LAVINA MELWANI Gold is almost a language in India. It speaks of birth and marriage, of rituals and devotion. [&hellip…
The Globe Trotting Lord of Dance
BY MEERA VAYAPOOREE His powerful & dynamic dance performances have made him one of Bharata Natyam’s most impor…
Babeena’s Debut
Babeena Sharma is a talented and highly trained North Indian vocalist who started performing on stage with her parents w…
A Ritual for Ladies Only
BY HARI BANSH AND JAYANTI JHA Once upon a time, long, long ago, in a region of land that now […]
Preventing Diabetes
BY VIRENDER SODHI Prevention is decidedly the best medicine when it comes to the dreaded disease of diabetes. The four […
Siva’s Magic Bell Tree
BY PRIYANK JAISWAL Traveling through assam close to Digboy, the oldest oil field of India, I came across a most [&hellip…
Be a Child Like Lily
BY TARA MENON In a 34-page children’s picture book just released by Gingham Dog Press, sacred fruits, flowers and …