October, 1994

"Long ago in India I met a hoary Persian poet who told me that the poetry of Persia often has […]

Hindu Revival I just came back from my month in India, refreshed after pilgrimages to Sabarimala (in pouring rain) and

Having been born in a South Indian orthodox Hindu family, I was never told that one could live on foods

Atlanta, Georgia. The tables were turned, for a change. Journalists, usually the invisible chroniclers of someone else's news, were the

Bharat Sadhu Samaj is an all-India organization of sadhus, saints and ascetics formed back in 1956 for the purpose of

Hindu precepts, societal customs and elders' example all guide parents in child-raising. But invariably everyone molds their own very unique

Touched by divine frenzy, in transports of wrath, Narasimha, the Man-Lion Avatar of Vishnu, is held back with difficulty by

South African Hindus report things are "unbelievable" under the new Mandela government. "People were so scared that [we] would be

This is the story of a woman in love-with dance, with dedication with a dream. Thirty kilometers outside Bangalore, Odissi

On at least one day a year, brothers have to show their love for their sisters-and be nice! On this