Training Priests for Our 21st-Century Hindu World
SPEACIAL FEATURE An unusual school dedicated to training new generations of Saivite Hindu priests is situated in a sheltered corner […]
Should Parents Teach Their Kids Religion?
In a globalized world, people are questioning the need to pass their faith on to the next generation. Let’s talk
Toward Effective Teaching
In the fall of 2006, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami toured South India and Malaysia. As part of his tour, he met
A Parent’s Essential Skill: Storytelling
BY RAMA DEVAGUPTA My father was never trained as a professional storyteller; he is a retired engineer. And yet, some
A Hindu Primer
Loving Hindu parents worldwide, of various lineages, have called for a common religious code to teach their sons and daughters.
Preserving Ancient Ways
BY KUMUD MOHAN During vedic times, most children were taught at home by their parents. Sons apprenticed with dads, and
Oh, For a Fair View of Hinduism…
BY LAVINA MELWANI Those attending the speeches of Swami Vivekananda at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in 1893 had
A Dynamic Trio
By Geeta Maraj Prakash Chand Gossai is the youngest of three brothers, and the most prominent in the Hindu community.
No More “Sage on a Stage”
By Tara Katir Last year when I began teaching at a middle school here on the island of Kauai, the
NO FEAR
By Rajiv Malik The physical abuse of children around the world has been a way of life for many more