Plan Your Wedding
BY TARA KATIR Indian weddings often are grand affairs, with celebrations stretching over a number of days and the price […]
Mormons Welcome Ganesha
BY ADITYA VINADHARA In May 5, 2003, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported, “Ganesha’s devotees gave Him a housewarming, bathing
Sweet Soul of Song
BY ANANDHI RAMACHANDRAN Subbulakshmi sang beautifully at my dance recital for graduation from Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts back in
Walking on Fire
By Gilles Flament It is late afternoon in a small village on Reunion, a mountainous island nation about the size
In Defense of Astrology
By Gayatri Devi Vasudev When the University Grants Commission of India brought Vedic astrology into the teaching curriculum of universities
The Art of Kenro Izu
By Lavina Melwani There is an eerie stillness to the images, a strongly felt presence of a higher power. Be
Godhra in Perspective
By Swami Veda Bharati Any individual experience is a ripple in the stream of karma; any event is a wave
The Wrong Way
By Arun Gandhi In our obscurantist zeal we focus on a crisis with-out going into the cause and inevitably reach
Smoking Yogis, Beware!
By Dr. Swami Gitananda When I was just a school boy, cigarettes were referred to as “coffin nails.” Every puff
Medical Ethics
Hindu medicine, known as ayurveda or the “science of life,” has a highly developed system of practical ethics derived from