I’m Taking a Break!
BY DEEPA SETHARAMAN Harvard sprawled before us. the 400-year-old ivy-covered walls revealed, the dew on the impeccably manicured lawn shimmering […]
Hindu Kids Just Want to Be Cool
Three and a half million people live in Singapore. Of those, just 250,000 are Hindu even though Hindus have lived
Time’s OM Page
Let there be no confusion. the primary aim of meditation is spiritual evolution. Not surprisingly, such a lofty goal appeals
The Lore of Kumbha Melas
BY RAJIV MALIK The Kumbha Mela is a gathering of the great monastic orders of India, known as akharas. At
Rising Above Apartheid
It was a precedent setting event when South Africa’s first national convention on Hindu unity convened on September 6, 2003,
Sweet Soul of Song
BY ANANDHI RAMACHANDRAN Subbulakshmi sang beautifully at my dance recital for graduation from Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts back in
McDonald’s Fries: Not Done Yet
It was started by a Seattle lawyer, Harish Bharti, a vegetarian Hindu who makes a habit out of identifying the
East Meets West Down South
By Lakshmy Parameswaran It all began humbly 25 years ago when Indu Krishnamurthy, affectionately known to friends as Indu Mami,
Vrindavan Cleanup
By Tirtho Banerjee For the last five years Michael Duffy, a 47-year-old Englishman turned Vaishnava, has brought together eco-awareness and
Mormons Welcome Ganesha
BY ADITYA VINADHARA In May 5, 2003, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported, “Ganesha’s devotees gave Him a housewarming, bathing