India’s Foreign Observers
By Francois Gautier Foreign journalists and photographers covering India are generally interested in three kinds of India. First is the […]
Journey to India And to Myself
BY AMBER SUKUMARAN I do not think that my husband and I see each other as the world does. Sometimes
Narayana Guru on Religious Conversion
BY UDAYABHANU L. P. PANICKAR Religious conversion has become a serious subject among Indians all over the world. My home
Swami Chidananda
At 83, Swami Chidananda, president of the Divine Life Society, is one of India’s spiritual treasures, a sage, a beacon
Savoring the Sacred Sounds of the Ganges
By Bhavani Param What most of the world knows as Indian music is generally confined to the classical Hindustani and
Sitting with Swami
By Rajiv Malik “Do Good, Be Good.” These four words are written in bold letters all over the inside and
Retailoring Tradition
By Rajiv Malik While most of the nation still gropes for some thread of national identity, the majority of middle
Narmada Floods Begin
Best-selling Indian authoress Arundhati Roy is leading new protests against daming the Narmada River. In a recent six-day “Rally for
Divine Life Society’s Rising Star
By Archana Dongre I will trade you all my sadhus for that one,” proclaimed a prominent sadhu visiting the Divine
Hail Hindu Heroes!
Beginning two centuries ago, there arose throughout India a retinue of talented, high-souled and dedicated men and women who were