The Return of the Temple Arts
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan Keralite Hindus are coming to a renewed appreciation of traditions once branded as primitive, obsolete and […]
The Madame of Dance
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan She used to be French. now, except for her name, she is much more a traditional
All Her Children
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan It is a Hindu Temple, but each week one in four devotees seeking blessings at the
Compassion Hospital
India is a land where advanced medical services are unavailable or too expensive for many who need them. Now Sri
Rediscovering Ayurveda
By VRINDAVANAM S. GOPALAKRISHNAN K. Nair had a gut feeling, and it wasn’t caused by his painful peptic ulcer. Drugs
In the Lap of the Mother
By Nikki Lastreto Once again, Sri Mukambika–the “Silent Mother”–has called me back to her powerful temple in Kollur, a typical
Telling the Future by Shells
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan Jyotish Surendran is in the 19th generation of a family of astrologers who trace their origins
Kerala Siva Temples
By VRINDAVANAM S. GOPALAKRISHNAN Two thousand and more timber temples dot Kerala’s verdant landscape. Devotee’s devotion have created them in
Sacred Psychiatry
By VRINDAVANAM S. GOPAIAKRISHNAN My wife developed mental problems when she was pregnant in 1965. All types of treatment, from
Kerala Controversy
By VRINDAVANAM S. GOPALAKRISHNAN The Kerala police anticipated resistence when they made their move to enforce a court-ordered transfer of