The Story of the Mela
Deep in india’s ancient past, knowledge was often conveyed in allegory. One such meaningful chronicle of yore provides a dramatic […]
Discussions on Dharma
BY RAJIV MALIK As with previous melas, we brought with us a prepared list of questions regarding current issues facing
Our Man at the Melas
BY RAJIV MALIK When my friends and relatives–and even strangers – learn that I bathed at the Maha Kumbha Melas
God’s Slave
BY KESAVA MALLIA March 20, 1968: it was a dark day indeed for the priest at the Ratnagiri Hill Temple,
The Sagely Activist
Sita Ram Goel will be remembered by Hindus in India and around the world for a long time. For most
Anger Management
Two cars bang fenders at an intersection; tempers flare and a fistfight breaks out. In a store nearby, a man
By the Grace of Godavari
BY MANGALA PRASAD MOHANTY It is one moment past midnight on Monday, July 28, 2003–the first day of South India’s
Kids Love Hindu Sunday School
Just as at many other temples in the US, Hindu parents in Middletown, Connecticut, looked around one day in the
Aesthetic Himalayas
BY HELEN ASQUINE FAZIO Many years ago, when I was in the middle of my master’s degree in Art History,
Hindu Concepts in the Movies
BY MARK HAWTHORNE Namaste, movie lovers! Grab your popcorn bucket and super-sized soft drink and join our film festival host,