Our Hindu of the Year
You may not know who Dr. K. Pichai Sivacharya is, but if you’re a temple-going Hindu, you may have well […]
Hare Rama!
On February 22, 2004, five twelve-foot-tall, three-ton sculptural masterpieces were installed for worship in the International Society for Krishna consciousness
The Power of Mother Sita in Modern India
BY MADHU KISHWAR Many people in India find it difficult to justify or reconcile themselves to the fact that in
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