Toronto, Canada: Hinduism Arrives In Style
BY LAVINA MELWANI Think Canada and you think the Land of the Rockies, Niagara Falls, maple syrup and ice hockey. […]
Fighting to Preserve a Tribal Heritage
BY STEPHEN KNAPP In December of 2003 a few of us from the Vedic Friends Association traveled through Assam, Arunachala
To Save a Soulful Art Form
BY RAJIV MALIK The rudra vina is considered the father-mother of all stringed instruments. Believed to have been used by
Life in the land of color and sand
Pauline van lynden is an irrepressible artist of the wild and visual type. Look inside her massive 11-by-14 inch, 320-page,
Goddess Moves In
The construction of the grand Omkarananda Kamakshi Devi Mandir of Rishikesh, India–which is actually a complex of six temples–was initiated
Be a Child Like Lily
BY TARA MENON In a 34-page children’s picture book just released by Gingham Dog Press, sacred fruits, flowers and trees
Siva’s Magic Bell Tree
BY PRIYANK JAISWAL Traveling through assam close to Digboy, the oldest oil field of India, I came across a most
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