Culture & Society
Chidananda Reminisces
Swami Chidananda Saraswati, president of the Divine Life Society, was honored byHINDUISMTODAY with the “Hindu Rena…
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July/August, 2001
27 articles
Culture & Society
A Home Away From Home
Since the 1983 initiation of all-out war between the Singhalese and Tamils, Canada has been especially accommodating to …
Teaching & Parenting
Academy of Religion Gets Hindu President
By Lavina Melwani We are the people who teachxyour children about religion,” says Dr. Vasudha Narayanan, “an…
July/August, 2001
BOOKS
Becoming a Hindu A manual for self-conversion By Bob Ledwidge, Australia,editor of "Living Traditions" It is a…
July/August, 2001
Digital Dharma
INDIA A Cyber Portrait Through eons of time, India has become honed and polished like a sparkling jewel. The subcontinen…
Teaching & Parenting
Questions Your Kids Might Ask
The following questions were asked of Sushri Siddheshvari Devi by children from Texas, Minnesota and Chennai, ages 12 to…
Temples & Pilgrimage
God’s Newest African Home
By Ajith Bridgraj No expense was spared in ensuring that the Ekta Mandir of Durban, South Africa, an institution of [&he…
Culture & Society
Vivekananda’s Mansion
By Lekshmi Venugopalan Like many, I was drawn to vedanta by the eloquence and inspiration of Swami Vivekananda. As I [&h…
Health & Ayurveda
The Alcohol Trap
By Greesh C. Sharma The Indian community in America, now just over one million people, has a positive image. Its [&helli…
Environment
DNA Exposes India’s Past
Genetic evidence isn’t just about freeing the unjustly convicted these days or determining whether Thomas Jefferso…
July/August, 2001
DIASPORA
USA The Brain in Meditation Science is moving in on religion’s turf.Newsweek reports that brain imaging techniques…
Opinion
Speaking of Siva
By Renuka Adiraju During my teens in the ’80s in South Carolina, I wanted to invite my “American” frie…
Publisher's Editorials
The Dreadful Curse Of Verbal Abuse
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI It’s one thing to hurt yourself through swearing, but it’s a double hurt …
Environment
To Rebuild Kutch
By Rajiv Malik The game begins with one child emitting a low-pitch growl, “grrrrrrrrr,” imitating not the wa…
July/August, 2001
What Happens When We Die?
Just as when the king wishes todepart, the ugras appointed to deal with crimes, the sutas and the leaders of […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 7-2001
Who Said, “No Conversion”? Recently, an American friend of mine who had been researching Hinduism said, R…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes & Quips
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Correctin…
Culture & Society
An Unholy Business
The following article was excerpted from Rajiv Malhotra’s speech given at a conference, “Human Rights and Re…
Environment
The Snake Boats of Kerala
Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan This is no ordinary boat race. There are other such tournaments taking place elsewhere in …
Philosophy & Scripture
Peace by Peace
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Hindu wisdom, which inspires humans to live the ideals of compassion andnonviolence, …
The Arts
Jeweler to the Gods
By Anandhi Ramachandran Nearly 23 years ago, Kalki Raju came to Chennai, India, and opened Sukra Jewellery, a store that…
The Arts
The Tale of Tattoos
By Mark Hawthorne While tattoos among sailors and motorcycle clubs might seem the most obvious to someone living in the …
The Arts
S. RAJAM
By Kesav He’s 83 years old and is, he says, “just beginning.” Art and music are his passions, and they…
The Arts
Dance is my Heartbeat
By Kalyani Giri It’s a home where the Gods reside comfortably. An intriguing array of Ganesha figurines bounteousl…
Culture & Society
God’s Voice
By Nancy Levine Access to Humla, the farthest northwestern district in Nepal, depends on very elemental factors. The fli…
Philosophy & Scripture
The Peace of Gandhi
Gandhi was a brilliant, complex and selfless man, understood in different ways by different people. No one will ever den…
Culture & Society
Two to Tangle; Three to Win
By Scilla Wahrhaftig The following article from the Conflict Resolution Center International, established by Christian Q…