Siva in the South
Surrounded by pine trees and sitting atop a hillock creatively landscaped in Vaishnava symbols, situated next to a state…
The Magazine
October/November/December, 2004
25 articles in this issue
Java’s Hinduism Revival
Islam came late to Indonesia, and its dominance was never complete. Hinduism survived in full form quite well in Bali [&…
THE SECRET LIFE OF ANIMALS
BY MARK HAWTHORNE Like any bestselling author with more than 20 books to his credit, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson has attra…
Digital Dharma
Somewhere you just know you saw a fabulous article on saris in Hinduism Today, but in what issue and when? […]
The Hazards of Synthetic Sindoor
BY TIRTHO BANERJEE The recent New Jersey case in which a couple and their 13-year-old child were diagnosed with serious …
Ganesha Comes to Vermont
BY VATSALA SPERLING With three feet of freshly fallen snow on the ground and the morning sun shining brightly in [&helli…
Coming of Age
BY RAMYA GOPAL When i reached puberty, my mother gave me a necklace to honor the occasion. Being young and […]
Finding Self Identity
In a March edition of Hindu Press International, our daily e-mail news service, we invited essays from Hindu teens and […
Publisher's Editorials
What Is True Success?
In today’s material world, success in life is popularly measured by looking solely at people’s professional …
Diaspora
GERMANY GODDESS TEMPLE FESTIVAL On June 6, 2004, 15,000 Hindus from all over Europe joined the annual Ther Thiruvila (Ch…
On Stem Cell Research
BY VALAVANDAN MANICKAVEL A lot of people are talking about stem cell research these days. Some say it may provide [&hell…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes & Quips
MAHATMA GANDHI (1869-1948), IN YOUNG INDIA Four monks made an agreement to meditate in silence for a week and not [&hell…
Happy Pancha Ganapati!
Daddy, why don't we have Christmas? what do we do? Don't we get presents, too?" Those questions were hear…
What Is True Success?
In today’s material world, success in life is popularly measured by looking solely at people’s professional …
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 10-2004
The last statement in the article God’s Slave (Jul/Aug/Sept 2004) on Swamiji Balamurugan Adimai has been very thou…
Stay True! Study and Preach!
Advice to graduates to carry Vedic values into their new life in the world is given in the Taittiriya Upanishad. [&helli…
River Revelry
BY RAJIV MALIK Ujjain is one of the great cities of the Hindu religion. In ancient times, Lord Krishna went […]
Our Man at the Melas
BY RAJIV MALIK When my friends and relatives–and even strangers – learn that I bathed at the Maha Kumbha Mel…
Discussions on Dharma
BY RAJIV MALIK As with previous melas, we brought with us a prepared list of questions regarding current issues facing […
The Story of the Mela
Deep in india’s ancient past, knowledge was often conveyed in allegory. One such meaningful chronicle of yore prov…
The Power of Mother Sita in Modern India
BY MADHU KISHWAR Many people in India find it difficult to justify or reconcile themselves to the fact that in [……
Hare Rama!
On February 22, 2004, five twelve-foot-tall, three-ton sculptural masterpieces were installed for worship in the Interna…
Avoiding Diabetes
BY VIRENDER SODHI Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in America. It is also the country’s number one [&h…
Our Hindu of the Year
You may not know who Dr. K. Pichai Sivacharya is, but if you’re a temple-going Hindu, you may have well […]
Visiting a Hindu Temple
The Hindu temple is a sacred space where man and God commune. It is the home of God and the […]