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Opinion

Karma Was Fouled!

September 1, 1999

By Arvind Sharma Glenn Hoddle’s comments on karma, reincarnation and disability (Hinduism Today, May, 1999, page 28) should have attracted […]

High Culture First!

August 1, 1999

By Pandit Madan Lal Today we have huge cities with multi-storied buildings and dense populations. But in the ancient days

A Cure for Schools

July 1, 1999

BY ANIL SHRIVASTAVA “MUSAFIR” The recent Colorado killing of 13 high-school students by two deranged students has made our parents

Baneful Conversions

June 1, 1999

BY CHRISTINA SHANKAR I recently became very concerned about what I perceived as Hinduism Today’s on-going negative depiction of Christianity.

Delinquent Parents

May 1, 1999

BY ISHANI CHOWDHURY India’s unparalled beauty, its snow-capped Himalayan peaks and the unspoiled sandy beaches of Lakshadweep attract thousands of

Seeing God’s Face

April 1, 1999

By Anand Saxena Hindus have been criticized and ridiculed by Jews, Christians and Muslims for worshiping statues, and for representing

Mantras Massacred?

March 1, 1999

By Yasoda Eranky An estimated 1.2 million Indian immigrants currently live in the United States. Their children, although they look

Fearless Compassion

February 1, 1999

By Chandra Devi My Guru Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati taught me to serve in the name of Shiva and that

US Teen Teaches Us the ABCD’s

January 1, 1999

By Janki Khatau ABCD. I’m sure many of you are probably wondering, as I used to wonder, what the first

America is Ready for Our Hindu Gods

December 1, 1998

By Ram Swarup The chiselling and hand-carving of 4,000 stone pieces weighing 3.2 million pounds in South India and shipping

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