Is Pilgrimage Too Dangerous?
IN THE WAKE OF DISASTERS DURING SEVERAL MAJOR PILGRIMAGES, TWO HINDU COMMENTATORS DEBATE WHETHER WE MIGHT BETTER MANAGE THE HAZARDS […]
Vedanta’s Western Poet
By Mark Hawthorne For many Westerners, their introduction to Hinduism came not from yoga or a respected guru, but from
All Her Children
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan It is a Hindu Temple, but each week one in four devotees seeking blessings at the
Life After Death
Death is the most fateful experience of each of our lives. But no Hindu really fears death, nor does he
The All-American Murugan!
By V. G. Julie Rajan LANHAM, MARYLAND, A QUIET SUBURB of Washington, D.C., was deluged by passionate Hindus, May 29-31,
Better Off Dead?
By V. G. Julie Rajan Even for a Sunday night news show, this was not your normal fare. Earlier this
Mumbai Merriment
Excerpted from a 1996 article in India Mail by MAYANK BHATT and VIKRAM DOCTOR Ganesha Visarjana is an increasingly popular
I Let My Family Look for My Prince Charming
By Shalmali Pal For some reason an Indian mother finds it necessary to stretch the truth when it comes to
Troupe Wins Emmy Award
My job is to inspire bhakti within them,” Hema Rajagopalan explained, “Their job onstage is to transport the audience to
Postpartum Blues?
By Vatsala Sperling Pregnancy, childbirth and parenting present intense challenges for all women, challenges that are compounded in industrialized societies