Odyssey of an Odissi Dancer
BY ANANTHA KRISHNAN Not many could walk into an entirely new land, learn all the facets of its culture, adopt […]
The Magazine
July/August/September, 2005
23 articles in this issue
Parents Are the Key
Under the able leadership of Sri Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (B…
“What the Bleep Do We Know?”
BY MARK HAWTHORNE When three filmmakers started out to make a small documentary four years ago, they could hardly imagin…
Digital Dharma
When Apple announced unicode Tamil support in its latest Mac OS X "Tiger " system, we cheered at Hinduism Toda…
Touching Untouchables With Compassion
BY TIRTHO BANERJEE During a visit to Varanasi in 1996, Stanford University professor Ronald Barrett discovered a large l…
A Worthy Way
BY JANE SRIVASTAVA In his first book, Sampoorna Yoga (219 pages, Nada Productions, Inc., us$24.95), Yogi Hari helps yoga…
Diaspora
CHINA MODERN YOGA MIGRATES TO CHINA Google “beijing yoga ” and, surprise–dozens of links to yoga retre…
Behold the Old as New
BY UDAYABHANU PANICKAR Mark Twain, the great American writer, once wrote, “India is the cradle of the human race, …
Publisher's Editorials
“Mom, Dad, Meet Elaine “
More and more Hindus in western countries are marrying non-Hindus. Many such couples meet while attending the same unive…
Karnataka’s Revival
BY RAJIV MALIK Jagadguru Sri Sri Balagangadharanatha Swami took charge as the 71st spiritual head of Sri Adichunchanagir…
Invoking the Divine Vital Forces
The agni hotra fire ceremony is man's oldest religious ceremony. Altars prepared according to designs specified by …
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 7-2005
Oh, my god! what a wonderful story on Motilal Banarsidass’s family tradition ( “Honoring a Century of Excell…
Quotes & Quips
SATGURU SIVA YOGASWAMI (1872-1964), SRI LANKA'S MOST RENOWNED CONTEMPORARY SPIRITUAL MASTER There was once a time w…
Religion in India’s Army
BY N.C. GUHA It is well known that our troops mostly come from rural backgrounds and are religious by nature. […]
Transplanting Karmas
BY MARK HAWTHORNE When she awoke from a heart and double-lung transplant operation at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connect…
All Religions are Not the Same
BY DHARMA PRAVARTAKA It is by no means an exaggeration to say that the ancient religion of Hinduism has been […]
The Best Keeps Getting Better
BY ANANTHA KRISHNAN It’s the middle of December and the festival of music and dance that I have come to […]
Easing Sneezing
BY VIRENDER SODHI Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and trees are turning green with new life. It’s spring.…
Getting to Know A Mandolin Master
BY KALYANI GIRI An ancient adage contends that talent does what it can, genius does what it must. In the […]
Help Is at Hand
Too many Hindu moms and dads have long suffered trying to unravel the tangle of Hindu misconceptions their children ofte…
Knitting Hats in a Peace of Prayer
BY VATSALA SPERLING Children are most susceptible to the darkness of Kali Yuga, O Siva. Please keep them safe and [&hell…
The Importance of Hindu Names
BY AMRIT PAL BINDRA It is unfortunate that, not realizing the significance of the name, many Hindu parents thrust Wester…
Honoring Ancestors
BY SWAMINI MAYATITANANDA Beginning on January 1, 2005, we at the Wise Earth Monastery in Candler, North Carolina, perfor…