September/October, 2000
Digital Dharma
RESOURCE HOLY BYTES! Looking for a full version of the Rig Veda, online, in English? Researching the Upanishads and need…
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September/October, 2000
30 articles
Health & Ayurveda
Miracle Girl of Mumbai
By Javier Moro You may not have heard of her, but she is one of the world’s best known women–Sudha [……
Teaching & Parenting
Back to the Future
Dr. V. R. Rajasekharan Pillaiis vice chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, located in Kottayam, Kerala State. As a de…
Teaching & Parenting
Macauley’s Minute
Thomas Babington Macaulay, politician, essayist, poet and historian, was born in October of 1800. In 1834 he accepted a …
September/October, 2000
BOOKS
LITTLE READERS A SET OF CUTE TALES FOR THE KIDS By Tara Katir, Kapaa, Hawaii The retelling of an ancient […]
The Arts
The Vintage Voice of Vyas
By Anthony Peter Westbrook The modern era has brought changes to many aspects of Indian culture, and music is no [&helli…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Don’t Shackle Freedom
Madhu Kishwar, editor of Manushi magazine and a champion of the oppressed in India, offers her analysis of a proposed [&…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Goddess in Jeopardy
Kalkaji temple just feels ancient, even though its present structure is only a few centuries old. Its unique 12-sided bu…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Hanuman in Mumbai
Muthiah sthapati, a famed South Indian sculptor and temple architect, directed 50 skilled workers in the creation of a 3…
Culture & Society
Trinidad Notebook
By Anil Mahabir Sundar Popo, one of Trinidad’s and the world’s most popular Indian “chutney” sin…
Culture & Society
Gateway to my Heaven
By Nikki Lastreto I’ve just returned to San Francisco, California, after another wonderful winter in India, and on…
September/October, 2000
Diaspora
INDIA Techno Ganesha Ganesh comes in many forms, but we bet you have never seen this one! This 28-inch-high bronze [&hel…
September/October, 2000
On the Importance of Faith
Man is endowed with faith as he is endowed with other human qualities. For this reason, there are ultimately as [&hellip…
Publisher's Editorials
The Lotus Of the Heart
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Visualize within yourself a lotus. Have you ever seen a lotus flower? I am sure you […
Culture & Society
Whither the Hindu Kingdom
Nepal is vivified legend, walled in by two powerful Hindu traditions–Natha and Pasupata Saivite–just as it i…
September/October, 2000
Quotes & Quips
"I WENT TO THE ROOT OF THINGS, AND FOUND NOTHING BUT HIM ALONE." Mira Bai (1500-1550), princess of Rajasthan, …
September/October, 2000
Letters to the Editor 9-2000
Nine Questions I read with interest the characterization of Hinduism in your May/June 2000 issue. In your “Nine Qu…
Opinion
My Ideal Education
I have found that many Hindu children sent to private Christian schools know far more about Christianity than Hinduism. …
Culture & Society
The Maoist Threat
Amnesty International regularly reports on human rights issues in Nepal resulting from the antagonism between the ruling…
Teaching & Parenting
Women’s day in Nepal
By Sushma Joshi Hinduism Todayhas received reports from Nepal that in 1999, members of the Communist Party of Nepal (Mao…
Hindu Festivals
Home Festivals!
Hinduism is a celebratory religion, and nowhere can this be seen more clearly than in the yearly cycle of home [……
Temples & Pilgrimage
What Future the Priesthood?
By Sivakamisundari Shanmugasundaram My father and I, along with my four-year-old daughter, arrived at the Kalikambal Tem…
Environment
In the Wake of a Cyclone
By Sadhu Divyamurtidas Nature’s devastating wrath overwhelmed Orissa, ripping the state apart on October 29, 1999.…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Temple and the Swami
By Anandhi Ramachandran South India’s Tanjavur district is well known for its great temples, especially those alon…
The Arts
A Stonecarvers Story
By Kesav Mallia It was dipavali time in india, 1969, and the dusty Tenkasi town was painted red. All roads […]
Teaching & Parenting
Abused Kids Fight Back
With reports from the Associated Press Windle Turley addressed the the Texas jury solemnly in his closing argument. R…
Philosophy & Scripture
Are Sikhs Hindus or Not?
Rajeev and Rajeevan take opposite sides on a contentious issue now in the fore in India There is no doubt […]
Culture & Society
Young Voices
By Meera Vayapooree Soul searching is what a group of youth were called upon to do during a symposium on […]
The Arts
Looking 50 Years Ahead
In May, 2000, famed astrologer Chakrapani Ullal visited Hinduism Today’s office while participating in a conferenc…
Personal Practice
The Greatness of Gayatri Mantra
BY KARUNAMAYI SRI VIJAYESWARI DEVI Dear embodiments of divine consciousness, Amma’s abundant Motherly love to you …