Merchants of Spice
By Lavina Melwani The modern spice trader is likely to be a recycled immigrant engineer, accountant or other gray-cell professional […]
A Spicy History
Black pepper was once worth its weight in gold. That was more than sufficient reason for explorers such as Ferdinand
Letters
Teaching Tool Thank you again for the lovely service you’re providing in enabling us readers to partake of this veritable
Hinduism, the Greatest Religion in the World (Part 2)
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI In apparent conflict, the scriptures written thousands of years ago explain how we should live, and
Diaspora
BOVINE Cow's This? The cow is an extremely important part of human life. Hindus regard the cow, symbol of all
Cruelty-Free Classrooms
BY SWAMI SATYAMAYANANDA No child understands violent methods, be he Indian, American or Chinese. A child undergoing traumatic experiences inevitably
Holy Sound Bites!
No sounds stir the soul as deeply as traditional Sanskrit chants. For years, the only way to hear these was
Digital Dharma
CD – ROM GANESHA Worship and learn about Ganesha with the new CD-ROM, "Shri Ganesh" by Munsai Multimedia. The high-tech
BOOKS
YOGI’S YUMMIES HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS IS THE THEME FOR THIS COOKBOOK By Tara Katir, Kapaa, Hawaii One day my mother
Mother Loves a Maverick!
By Corinne Dempsey Nestled in a nondescript renovated barn in rural western New York State, the Hindu Goddess Rajarajeshwari is