Do Teens Like Temples?
BY RAMYA GOPAL “Shuklam baradharam vishnum” echoes the Saturday morning chanting through the body of the tem…
The Magazine
October/November/December, 2005
21 articles in this issue
India Comes to the Big Screen
BY KALYANI GIRI From the snowy splendor of Mount Kailash to the wild jungles of Sunderbans, from the towering minars [&h…
Digital Dharma
One of the most frequently asked Hindu questions is "When is the next festival, what does it mean and what [&hellip…
Hindu of the Year
BY ARCHANA DONGRE Seven hundred devotees jumped to their feet and applauded enthusiastically as Swami Tejomayananda was …
Publisher's Editorials
The Hindu Trinity Myth
A few years ago a non-hindu professor who teaches world religions at a Texas University visited our monastery to learn […
Diaspora
PAKISTAN CACHE OF HINDU TREASURE RESCUED FROM SMUGGLERS In June, 2005, Pakistan’s Customs Drug Enforcement Cell co…
“Workship ” with “Grattitude “
BY NANNAPANENI NARAYANA RAO I completed high school in India 58 years ago. Eighteen years after that, I received my [&he…
Your Self, the Inner Controller
The upanishads contain famous philosophical debates held in the courts of ancient kings. Rishi Yajnavalkya shines victor…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes & Quips
Do everything with full attention. Nothing should be done without reverence, for everything is really done unto God. You…
The Hindu Trinity Myth
A few years ago a non-Hindu professor who teaches world religions at a Texas University visited our monastery to learn […
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 10-2005
I was so moved to read Shurjendu Dutt-Mazumdar’s essay ( “Finding Self Identity, ” Oct/Nov/Dec, 2004) …
Nepal’s Downtrodden
BY HARI BANSH JHA The kingdom of Nepal’s 24 million citizens comprise 103 distinct groups speaking 92 languages. T…
For the Love of Lanka
Ganapathypillai Shanmugasunderam (62), known professionally as Dr. Shan Sunder, was born and raised in Jaffna, Sri Lanka…
My Friend, Lord Ganesha
The great Lord Ganesha has been prayed to, worshiped and adored in one form or another since time began; and […]
Feasting in the Land of Gods
BY LAVINA MELWANI For Hindus, food and religious devotion are intricately entwined. I grew up in New Delhi and remember …
Childhood Nutrition
BY VIRENDER SODHI Childhood illness is on the rise. many kids are diagnosed with obesity, diabetes, asthma, chronic otit…
Enshrining Saints & Sages
BY VRINDAVANAM S. GOPALAKRISHNAN Not long ago, I received the blessings of a truly good man. His name was Sudhir [&helli…
Namaste: Greeting the Divine
“Shake hands and come out fighting.” It’s the referee’s final counsel to two pugilists about to …
Confessions of a Western Hindu
BY SWAMI SHANKARANANDA I am director and founder of the shiva ashram near Melbourne, Australia. Like many seekers of my …
Inspirers for a Modern Hinduism
BY JAY DILIP LAKHANI Over the last ten years the Vivekananda Centre London, of which I am the director, has […]
“Super Size Me!”
BY MARK HAWTHORNE While countless doctors and nutritionists indicate fast food is a major contributor to poor health, Am…