Dolls of Devotion
Necessity is the mother of invention, they say, and according to one inventive mother, Rukmini Devi Dasi, Hindu children need […]
American Mantras
The headline in a recent Macweek magazine, “Netscape’s Good Karma,” is typical of a growing trend of corporate America to
Vegetarianism: Roots of Righteousness
BY SWAMI PRAGYANAND Sanatana Dharma, today known as Hindu Dharma, the eternal religion, is an integration of nature and scientific
A Master’s in Rhythm
By RADHIKA SRINIVASAN, New Jersey Few percussionists venture from the orchestra into the limelight, and fewer stay for long. But
Coming of Age, From Lass to Lady
By Devananda Tandavan Here are three important milestones which we reach in our lifetimes–childhood, from birth to age 16 (kapha),
Math-a-Magician
By LAVINA MELWANI, NEW YORK You could have heard a pin drop. After all, the event was one of awe-inspiring
Mars-Saturn Opposition
From December 17, 1996, through March 24 of this year, Mars was in Virgo opposite Saturn in Pisces, as will
Devotional Artist By Fate
Lawrence Paul is a third-generation Pakistani Hindu whose family originally hailed from Gujarat, but elected to stay in Karachi after
To Be Elderly in India
By M.P. MOHANTY, NEW DELHI For untold centuries in india, it had been routinely regarded as immoral to neglect the
Put Your Ashes in Orbit
By SUSAN HERREL Timothy Leary and Gene Roddenberry were scheduled to blast into space in mid-February. Leary, the ’60s guru,