In My Opinion: Hindu AND American
I N M Y O P I N I O N HINDU AND AMERICAN ______________________ How unity in […]
In My Opinion: Hinduism in College Courses
BY KIRTHI NARASIMHAN As a growing number of courses on Hinduism are showing up in universities across the US, professors
In My Opinion: Christian Affront on Diwali
BY VIJU SIDHWANI Ever since we were young we attended the annual Diwali mela at South Street Seaport. Each year
In My Opinion: Steps of Faith
BY MEGHANA PISUPATI Three thousand five hundred fifty steps of gradual incline. Three to four hours of physical sacrifice. A
In My Opinion: Call for Religious Education
BY J.S. RAJPUT Religiosity has been put on the back burner in India. The adherents of Hinduism are treated as
In My Opinion: The Sacred Act of Eating
BY DEEPA IYER In my great grandmother’s house in Thanjavur, every meal represented an elaborate ritual. She washed a fresh
In My Opinion: The Need for Balance in Faith
A friend had brought me soup, and I trembled trying to finish it. Instead of playing Holi with my friends
In My Opinion: Animals in Entertainment
BY RAVI GROVER Ahimsa is a Hindu ideal that calls for vegetarianism and being kind to all living beings. Unfortunately,
In My Opinion: The Case for Hindu Pluralism
BY ARVIND SHARMA I discovered the logic of Hindu pluralism, to begin with, not so much rationally as experientially. This
In My Opinion: Helping the Bhutanese Refugees
BY SREE N. SREENATH The Bhutanese immigrants are the first poor Hindus to have arrived in the United States as