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Rise of Women Temple Singers
In recent times, women have come forward to fulfill the role of the odhuvar, singing the ancient Tamil sacred songs [&he…
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Youth
A Telling Tale for Kids
The Bicycle Thieves Story by Anuradha Murali Illustrations by Rajeev N.T. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami: The collection…
Spiritual Life
Is There Still a Need for Hinduism?
An answer to the academic world’s notion that religion has been superceded by rational thought and the ascendance of sci…
Spiritual Life
Disciplines of Yoga
A path to self-mastery through solitude and dedicated practice The following are excerpts from Dr. S. P. Sabharathnam’s …
Environment
Herd Lumbers Across the USA
An invasive toxic shrub is transformed into models of elephants in South India to raise millions for forest restoration …
Spiritual Life
Invoking the Divine Feminine
Interview With Maa Gyaan Suveera By Erica Bassani, Rishikesh During my research on female masters to interview for the W…
Global Dharma
Global Dharma
Grandparent Uses Modern Media to Pass on Her Faith American Hindu parents and grandparents are grappling with how to kee…
Spiritual Life
Visiting a Hindu Temple
A Beginner’s Guide Be they luxurious palaces, rustic warehouses, simple halls or stone sanctuaries, Hindu temples …
Philosophy & Scripture
My Journey to a Hindu Chaplaincy
The concept of a chaplain evolved in the West into a service within the military and then into an institution […]
Environment
Vanamali Mataji: All Women Are Sacred
By Erica Bassani, Rishikesh It was my great good fortune to interview this 84-year-old saint at her Rishikesh ashram Mar…
Philosophy & Scripture
Let’s Respect Priests with Dharmic Bylaws
Reflections on how USA Hindu temples can have a proper professional relationship with their priests that benefits everyo…
Philosophy & Scripture
Vedanta Society’s Impact
Their teachings have quietly influenced generations of artists and intellectuals by Jeffery D. Long, Phd While the ramak…
By Young Writers
How Hindus Are Using AI
Adopting artificial intelligence to enhance the productivity, cultural engagement and the spiritual outreach of Hindu dh…
Youth
Chinmaya Mission West Invests in its Youth
Over a period of 30 weeks each year, tens of thousands of children in North America, from kindergarten through grade [&h…
Spiritual Life
Hindu Deities for All Generations
A brother and sister’s creative journey from India to America and back again, resulting in a toy company to inspire [&he…
By Young Writers
Hindu Camp Was Fun!
A hundred of us enjoyed four days of classes, yoga, music, good food—and time to reflect on being young Hindus [……
Teaching & Parenting
Guyana’s Hindu College Expands
Cove and John Ashram’s Mahasivaratri celebrations include dedication of 50-foot tall statue of Lord Siva, fire worship, …
Teaching & Parenting
Superb Hindu Teaching Aid Released
A review of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam’s concise and authentic presentation of Sanatana Dharma’s commonly held beliefs an…
By Young Writers
Dressing Ethnically
Encouraging traditional outfits is one way schools help students express their identity By Mugdha Shinde, California The…
Teaching & Parenting
Lion Sage Children’s Book
Excerpts from a magical book for young children about yoga & the mind Welcome to Lion Sage, a spiritual adventure [&…
Teaching & Parenting
Educational Insight: Raising Children As Good Hindus
Introduction: Parents Are the First Gurus in Religion, Culture and Character Many Hindu families visiting our Hawaii mon…
Opinion
Why I Became a Dharma Ambassador
Just being raised in India wasn’t much help when it came to explaining Hindu beliefs and ways to non-Hindus—or to [&hell…
Opinion
A Young Hindu Responds to Hindu Parents
Reflections on how parents in Western countries can pass down dharma to their children and future generations By Keshav …
Publisher's Editorials
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 [&helli…
Teaching & Parenting
Malaysia: Melaka Chettis, Past and Future
In a fast-paced, multi-cultural world, one of the oldest Hindu communities of Southeast Asia struggles to keep their uni…
Teaching & Parenting
Inspiring a New Generation
MALAYSIA Divine Life Society Malaysia offers young Hindus an infusion of fun and philosophy, empowering them with their …
Teaching & Parenting
Embracing Life’s Changes as Natural Stages
How a stay-at-home mom, whose child grew up and left home, reinvented herself to overcome the “empty nest” syndrome …
Teaching & Parenting
Revising California’s Curriculum
Though not perfect, the state’s new K-12 “History-Social ScienceFramework” assures more accurate treatment of India &…
Teaching & Parenting
“What if My Child Renounces the World?”
An exploration of parents’ wishes and expectations, attitudes and reactions when a son or daughter is irresistibly drawn…
Philosophy & Scripture
Education: Our Interreligious Future
The president of the Graduate Theological Union explains the school’s vision as a unique center for multi-faith studies …
Teaching & Parenting
Education: Calling Parents to Action!
EDUCATION CALLING PARENTS TO ACTION! ______________________ Let’s take advantage of the openness and flexibility of our …
Teaching & Parenting
Integrated Learning: The New Face of Hindu Education
Fruit of one hundred years: Statue of founder Swami Shraddhanand; student assembly including girls from Kanya Gurukul—th…
Teaching & Parenting
Growing Up Hindu: Morality Stories for Hindu Youth
BY SATGURU BODHINATHA VEYLANSWAMI Stories by Anuradha Murali Illustrations by Rajeev N.T. Parents are one’s first guru. …
Teaching & Parenting
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 [&h…
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…
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…
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 …
Health & Ayurveda
We Need a Different Sexual Revolution
By Swami Brahmeshananda Etymologically, the word brahmacharya means to dwell in, to be attuned with and to realize one&#…
Teaching & Parenting
Hindu Girl’s Retreat
By Neesha Alahan In late December, 2000, 13 young devotees of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniya, publisher of Hinduism Today, g…
Teaching & Parenting
Value of Samskaras
By Swami Veda Bharati Excerpts from an interview conducted by Hinduism Today correspondent Rajiv Malik at the 2001 Maha …
Philosophy & Scripture
School Badgering: Kid’s Play or Serious Stuff?
Somebody must have shot you in the head,” a neighbor’s son said to a young Hindu girl, pointing to the [&hel…
Teaching & Parenting
Better Dicipline
In a recent visit to Kauai, Hawaii, Jane Nelsen conducted a Positive Discipline training session for people who want to …
Teaching & Parenting
Kids Need More Sweets
By Tara Katir “It was as if we were in some new world,” begins Win and Bill Sweet’s book, Living [&hel…
Teaching & Parenting
For World Peace, Stop the War in the Home
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI When asked by the United Nations leaders how humanity might better resolve the confli…
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 …
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…
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…
Teaching & Parenting
The Right to Nose Studs
For generations the women of Shivani Karan’s family have worn a traditional khil, or nose-stud. The 15-year-old gi…
Opinion
Children Come First
By Raj Kumar If you see or read about the lives of the world’s greatest leaders, poets, scientists, humanitarians …
Teaching & Parenting
Thinking Different
Dr. T. S. Rukmani took a master’s degree in Sanskrit in 1954 at the request of her father, a politician […]
Health & Ayurveda
Please Don’t Hit Us
By BBC News Hundreds of children marched through central London April 15 to demand an end to smacking. They paraded [&he…
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…
Teaching & Parenting
Cruelty-Free Classrooms
BY SWAMI SATYAMAYANANDA No child understands violent methods, be he Indian, American or Chinese. A child undergoing trau…
Hindu Basics
Baby Massage
By Vatsala Sperling Beautiful, precious, what a joy. This is how mothers, even those who have experienced the most diffi…
Teaching & Parenting
Spouse Abuse
By Lavina Melwani Just four words can too often sum up the life of an Indian woman. “Kallaanalum kanavan pullaanal…
Teaching & Parenting
5 Ways to Combat Domestic Violence
The American Bar Association’s Commission on Domestic Violence says, “Domestic violence affects us all. The …
Health & Ayurveda
Meet Yogi Hari
“The most effective way to teach children anything is to live it yourself,” says Leela Mata. She is wife of …
Teaching & Parenting
Daughters at Risk
Madhu Kishwar, editor of Manushi magazine and a renowned champion of the oppressed in India, offers her analysis of dome…
Teaching & Parenting
Postpartum Blues?
By Vatsala Sperling Pregnancy, childbirth and parenting present intense challenges for all women, challenges that are co…
Opinion
A Cure for Schools
BY ANIL SHRIVASTAVA “MUSAFIR” The recent Colorado killing of 13 high-school students by two deranged student…
Teaching & Parenting
Growing up Hindu
By Tara Katir Hillary Clinton got it right when she wrote, “It takes a village to raise a child.” But, [&hel…
Publisher's Editorials
A Mystical View of Adultery
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami There are three kinds of adultery: physical (the worst); emotional (very distressing)…
Opinion
Delinquent Parents
BY ISHANI CHOWDHURY India’s unparalled beauty, its snow-capped Himalayan peaks and the unspoiled sandy beaches of …
Teaching & Parenting
The Violent Video Game Plague
In 1998 in the United States, in several separate incidents, school boys shot their classmates at school, leaving nearly…
Teaching & Parenting
Educating India
By Choodie Shivaram The Education Minister’s conference in New Delhi began with the singing by a group of blind sc…
Philosophy & Scripture
Precious Youth, Civilization’s Cradle
BY SRI SWAMI GUHABHAKTANANDA Youth are the nation’s most precious treasure, the potential leaders to guide our tom…
Teaching & Parenting
Safer Cyber Surfing
Imagine your child sitting in front of the family computer, researching how kids can get involved in politics. Opening a…
Teaching & Parenting
Forge Young Leaders, Delegate with Trust
BY PANDIT RAJENDRA SHARMA Temple trustees are often disappointed in the lack of youth participation. I think our experie…
Health & Ayurveda
Their Family to Yours
By Shikha Malaviya How to do homework without Throwing Up. Bullies are a Pain in the Brain. How to Bring […]
Teaching & Parenting
Did She Say “Play Quotient?”
Your daughter just turned one. She’s getting inquisitive, but is still fragile. What’s the prescription? Ask…
Health & Ayurveda
Meatless Motherhood
By Devananda Tandavan There is absolutely no requirement for humans, including pregnant humans, to ingest animal foods. …
Teaching & Parenting
Zero Tolerance For Child Battering
By Swami Bhavaharananda and Swami Shivapremananda I personally feel that punishment and fear are natural outcomes of the…
Philosophy & Scripture
Bhangra in Barbados
By Lavina Melwani A mound of salt between them, the new bride, resplendent in her finery, shyly picks up a […]
Philosophy & Scripture
Punishment leaves intelligence behind, says study
Young ashok was caned one morning before school for pushing his sister. Next door, Kugan pushed his sister, but instead …
Philosophy & Scripture
Not Taking It Out on Kids
By Tara Katir You are out shopping with your child. She sees a treat and thinks she must have it. […]
Philosophy & Scripture
Enrolling in Hinduism
By AJITH BRIDGRAJ The University of Durban-Westville was established in 1960 as an exclusively “Indian” univ…
Teaching & Parenting
Controlling Sibling Rivalry
What should I do when my children fight with each other?” This question opens the discussion on sibling rivalry in…
Philosophy & Scripture
Sparing The Child
By V. G. Julie Rajan Though they don’t say much about it, young Hindu adults today feel deep resentment and [&hell…
Health & Ayurveda
Consequences of Corporal Punishment
By Devananda Tandavan In emergency rooms across the US it’s fairly common for young people to be admitted in a [&h…
Philosophy & Scripture
Corporal Punishment Is Totally Needless
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IS TOTALLY NEEDLESSMY PARENTS AVOIDED IT, AND SO CAN YOU, BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE INHERENT DIVINITY OF …
Teaching & Parenting
Yo Dude, You’re Rude!
Alex J. Packer opens his witty yet wise, irreverent and very relevant book, How Rude, The Teenagers’ Guide to Good…
Publisher's Editorials
The Problem with Taking It Out On the Children
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami The whole world is reevaluating how we treat women, children, the aged and infirm. Wa…
Philosophy & Scripture
Beating What Devil Out of Our Children?
By the Editor Beating children was never much of an issue in the old world. For most of human history, […]
Opinion
Dear Amma & Appa: It Was Not “Alright”
Anonymous What did we do wrong?” It is a question frequently asked by Hindu parents faced with a child who [&helli…
Philosophy & Scripture
Growing Up Afraid
By Choodie Shivaram At times, I confess, I have hit my own son. He would take it quietly, and when […]
Philosophy & Scripture
Better Discipline
Once parents resolve to never hit their children, what are they to do? There are many specific methods, but first [&hell…
Teaching & Parenting
BOOKS
KIDS KORNER VISIONARY PUBLISHERS VEND BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS–FULL OF FABULOUS FABLES AND VISUAL PEARLS By Tara K…
Teaching & Parenting
Children, Think About This
Merrick Johnston, age 9, sat at the feet of Vernon Tejas, a veteran mountaineer and guide, listening to his stories [&he…
Teaching & Parenting
Fall Back, Spring Forward
After forty years of pediatric practice in Massachusetts, participating in the parenting of 25,000 patients, I have deve…
Philosophy & Scripture
Children Are Divine, Treat Them Thus
By Swami Tejomayananda Before we start our journey of inquiry into the topic of parenting, let me tell you that [&hellip…
Teaching & Parenting
To Get What They Want
You don’t love me! if you did, you’d let me stay up and watch TV! Everyone else’s mother and father [&…
Philosophy & Scripture
Show Your Understanding
A fifth grade girl is very anxious about a math test she is taking the next day and approaches her […]
Teaching & Parenting
Kids with Class
By RAJEN MANICK, MAURITIUS Can you imagine yourself for a moment comfortably seated in the lotus posture on a marble [&h…
Teaching & Parenting
The Art of Rapport
Talking to and guiding children is one of the beauties and responsibilities of parenting. It’s also the most chall…
Health & Ayurveda
Spanking Hurts Forever
Corporal punishment of children does not improve behavior, concludes a newly published study by Professor Murray A. Stra…
Health & Ayurveda
Better Ways to Help An Overactive Child
By Devananda Tandavan When children are in adults’ presence or environment, many of them are fidgety, cannot sit s…
Philosophy & Scripture
Nonviolent Child Discipline
Fitzhugh Dodson was a high school teacher turned child psychologist whose personal quest in life was to find nonviolent …
Teaching & Parenting
Let Not the Conflict of Identity Haunt Us
BY SWAMI DAYANANDA SARASWATI Being a tradition, not an organized religion the Hindu Dharma is imbibed by one as one [&he…
Publisher's Editorials
Keeping Secrets, the First Step in Leaving Home
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI How to strengthen family ties is a very important question these days. It is said tha…
Teaching & Parenting
Making it Relevant For Smart Young Souls
BY THE EDITOR Readers of this month’s article on the Hindu Students’ Council (HSC) will encounter a dynamic …
Teaching & Parenting
Precious Precepts
Be they in India or transported to other cultures of the world, today’s Hindu youth are routinely tempted by Weste…
Teaching & Parenting
To Beat or Not to Beat?
He calls it the conspiracy of silence: the universal and chronic use of corporal punishment in America. Prof. Murray A. …
Health & Ayurveda
Ayurvedic Principles For Pubescence
By Devananda Tandavan We have emphasized that exercise is very important for boys and girls going through puberty. Exerc…
Health & Ayurveda
Boys Will Be Boys, But Not for Long
Puberty in boys proceeds about the same as in girls, except the changes are more external due to the differences [&helli…
Philosophy & Scripture
Dolls of Devotion
Necessity is the mother of invention, they say, and according to one inventive mother, Rukmini Devi Dasi, Hindu children…
Teaching & Parenting
Yoga for Kids
The Adventure of Yoga” is a delightful children’s book written and illustrated by Moo and Don Briddell. The …
Philosophy & Scripture
The Caning Backlash
In 18th-century America and most other countries, the master of the house could freely beat his wife, his child, his [&h…
Health & Ayurveda
Coming of Age, From Lass to Lady
By Devananda Tandavan Here are three important milestones which we reach in our lifetimes–childhood, from birth to…
Publisher's Editorials
Time In and Time Out: Two Sides of Discipline
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami The late, most revered Sri La Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchipuram, near Chennai, once sa…
Health & Ayurveda
Your Teenage Vegetarian
By JANICE JAMES, M.S. , R.D. (AP) Teenagers who become vegetarians can be developing dietary habits that help provide th…
Teaching & Parenting
Bangalore’s Blind School
By Damara Shanmugam I first visited Sri Sri Sri Balagangadharanathaswami’s school for the blind on my maiden trip …
Publisher's Editorials
Spare the Rod and Save the Child
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami There is no greater good than a child. Children are entrusted to their parents to be …
Philosophy & Scripture
Joint Family at Risk
By CHOODIE SHIVARAM, BANGALORE If current trends continue, the turn of the 21st century may witness the extinction of on…
Publisher's Editorials
Suicide: a Case of Parental Pressures
BY. SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Teenagers are suffering the pangs of sex, desire and distrust, independence and all …