The Power of Pose
By Neeta Dave I met Dr. Menaka Thakkar after a 20-year lapse and expected to see an East Indian lady […]
Monument to the Saint of Kanchi
The great works of saints live on long after their passing.” This time-worn adage consoles devotees when their beloved guru
India’s Picture Vendor
Ever wondered where Hinduism Today gets those fabulous photographs of India like the one below capturing a few hundred thousand
What to Do After 72?
Nachiappan was born May 29, 1923, in the small village of Managiri, Tamil Nadu, South India. He was in the
Dada Vaswani in Africa
In December, Dada Vaswani, head of the worldwide Sadhu Vaswani Mission, visited several countries in Africa, including Ghana. There he
A Palace For the Gods
When a religious leader who is rooted in orthodox tradition inspires devotional zeal in devotees, that movement flourishes and endures.
Nepal Flirts With Dowry
By Hari Bansh Jha Apart from her beauty, a nepalese girl in the Terai region needs a fat dowry to
Nine Questions
Back in the spring of 1990, a group of teenagers from the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, sent a
Bringing Stone to Life
Following his profitable conquest of Karnataka, Kerala and northern Sri Lanka, the Tamil King Rajaraja Chola found himself with a
What’s In a Name?
By Mukund Venugopalan Venugopalan. Mukund Venugopalan.” It is not as dramatic as “Bond, James Bond,” but it is my name.