Dispense with that Awful Word
BY DR ANANTANAND RAMBACHAN Among the many problems faced by Hindus is finding appropriate English terminology for Sanskrit terms. This […]
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Italy’s Hindu Controversy
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Stevia Rebaudiana: How Sweet It Is!
By Devananda Tandavan Stevia Rebaudiana has has been growing wild in upper South America for centuries and is now cultivated
A Saint’s Self-Willed Death
By CHQODIE SHIVARAM, BANGALORE Dear friends,” began Swami Nirmalananda’s short missive of December 23, 1996, “It is with tearful feelings
Temple Ablaze
While pilgrimaging to the temples of South India, Hinduism Today Deputy Managing Editor, Yogi Kashinatha, was present June 7, 1997,
Shankar’s New CD – Mantras by a Maestro
Pandit Ravi Shankar’s new CD, “Chants of India,” produced by long-time friend and student, George Harrison, and conducted by Shankar’s
Pious Precussionists
The complex rhythmic orchestral music of Bali rivals the best of classical traditions East or West. Played jn temples for
We Play to Entertain the Gods – And the People
Performer, teacher, scholar and composer for both gamelan orchestra and dance, I Wayan Sinti has won abundant awards in Bali’s
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AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTER, Mr. John Howard, opened consecration ceremonies at the Mandir Society of Australia's Maha Kumbhabhishekam for the Sri