Philosophy & Scripture
The Power of Pose
By Neeta Dave I met Dr. Menaka Thakkar after a 20-year lapse and expected to see an East Indian lady […]
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May/June, 2000
27 articles
Philosophy & Scripture
Europe’s Gandhian
Mansukh Patel, born of Indian parents in Kenya in 1955, was deeply affected by the murderous Mau Mau uprising and [&hell…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Milk Miracle Does a Boy Good
It was September 21, 1995, when in a temple in New Delhi Lord Ganesha quietly asked devotees, “Got milk?” Th…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Temple Trouble in Delhi
Point-Counterpoint By Madhu Kishwar and Rajiv Malik By Madhu Kishwar Last year while helping a friend to buy an apartmen…
May/June, 2000
Digital Dharma
RELIGION WHY? Why do we light a lamp? Why do we chant "Aum" and perform arati? Do we just do […]
Philosophy & Scripture
The Lessons of Five Millennia
By Nawal Prinja Irrespective of one’s religious faith, the start of the new millennium affects all of us, because …
Teaching & Parenting
Family Relief At Last
By Amala Seyon Diane’s son, 13, sensed something had changed, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. He…
May/June, 2000
BOOKS
A GUIDE TO NEAT NUPTIALS HOW TO ORGANIZE THE PERFECT HINDU MARRIAGE CEREMONY By Tara Katir, Kapaa, Hawai The Hindu [&hel…
Health & Ayurveda
Death by Healthcare
As many as 98,000 americans die unnecessarily every year from medical mistakes made by physicians, pharmacists and other…
Health & Ayurveda
Disarming the Doctors
The famed saint of South India, Sathya Sai Baba, is well known for his spiritual teachings and his vast projects [&helli…
May/June, 2000
Diaspora
JAPAN Curry Patent Withdrawn No need to worry over curry. The Japanese company House Foods Corp., a maker of spices [&he…
May/June, 2000
How Shall We Define God?
The author, Rishi Aangiras, in his infinite kindness, is making a daring attempt to explain and express the Infinite in …
Publisher's Editorials
Forcefields and Psychic Protection
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Being on the path is a marvelous thing, but it is a path. There are jungles [……
Philosophy & Scripture
India’s Statue of Liberation
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan At six in the evening, January 1, 2000, India unveiled her own version of the Statue [&…
May/June, 2000
Quotes & Quips
"THE DOWNFALL OF A RELIGOUS SECT BEGINS FROM THE DAY THAT THE WORSHIP OF THE RICH ENTERS INTO IT." Swami [&hel…
May/June, 2000
Letters to the Editor 5-2000
Bangladesh Genocide I was deeply moved by Ishani Chowdhury’s article “A Bleak Future for Bangladesh Hindus&#…
Opinion
What’s In a Name?
By Mukund Venugopalan Venugopalan. Mukund Venugopalan.” It is not as dramatic as “Bond, James Bond,” b…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Bringing Stone to Life
Following his profitable conquest of Karnataka, Kerala and northern Sri Lanka, the Tamil King Rajaraja Chola found himse…
Culture & Society
The Price Brides Pay
By Choodie Shivaram In return for outstanding service to her local community, Meena was gifted a piece of property near …
Personal Practice
Nine Questions
Back in the spring of 1990, a group of teenagers from the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, sent a […]
Culture & Society
Nepal Flirts With Dowry
By Hari Bansh Jha Apart from her beauty, a nepalese girl in the Terai region needs a fat dowry to […]
Temples & Pilgrimage
A Palace For the Gods
When a religious leader who is rooted in orthodox tradition inspires devotional zeal in devotees, that movement flourish…
Philosophy & Scripture
Dada Vaswani in Africa
In December, Dada Vaswani, head of the worldwide Sadhu Vaswani Mission, visited several countries in Africa, including G…
Philosophy & Scripture
What to Do After 72?
Nachiappan was born May 29, 1923, in the small village of Managiri, Tamil Nadu, South India. He was in the […]
Personal Practice
Shakuntala Devi
Shakuntala Devi holds an undisputed place in the Guinness Book of Records for multiplying in 1980 two randomly chosen 13…
Environment
India’s Picture Vendor
Ever wondered where Hinduism Today gets those fabulous photographs of India like the one below capturing a few hundred t…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Monument to the Saint of Kanchi
The great works of saints live on long after their passing.” This time-worn adage consoles devotees when their bel…