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INDIA KALAHASTI TOWER COLLAPSES On May 26, 2010, at 8pm, the 500-year-old gali gopuram of the famed Siva temple of [&hel…
The Magazine
October/November/December, 2010
15 articles in this issue
Opinion
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, …
Publisher's Editorials
Publisher’s Desk: We Are Whom We Meet
We are all familiar with the phrase “we are what we eat.” The Hindu viewpoint on this is that the […]
Feature Stories
Special Feature: Kumbha Mela, Beseeching Mother Ganga’s Blessings
Hinduism Today’s team covered the 2010 Kumbha Mela from two perspectives. Correspondent Choodie Shivaram and photo…
Philosophy & Scripture
From the Agamas: The Self–Meditation’s Ultimate Goal
One who is with one-pointed meditation of such non-dual unity gets himself established within his own Self, always and e…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 10-2010
KUDOS We are very fortunate to have from you a free supply of the precious magazine Hinduism Today. All of […]
Quotes & Quips
Quotes and Quips
By constantly repeating, "I am free, I am free," a man verily becomes free. On the other hand, by constantly […
The Arts
Movies: “Sita Sings the Blues” to Rave Reviews
BY LAVINA MELWANI When you see Sita rising from the ocean on a lotus, you are struck by her beauty […]
Educational Insights
Educational Insight: Modern Matchmaking
From Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami’s Living with Siva, with excerpts from Kavita Ramdya’s Bollywood Weddings; Rajini V…
2012: Is the Fear Justified?
BY EDWIN C. KRUPP The $200-million disaster movie 2012 opened November 13, 2009. Earning $750 million, it seemed designe…
Book Excerpt: Why I Am a Believer, a Hindu’s Answer
BY ARVIND SHARMA Hinduism has three alluring dimensions that make me want to be a Hindu: subtlety, charity and civilizat…
Clash: Who’s Stealing Yoga?
Aseem Shukla, an Associate Professor in urologic surgery at the University of Minnesota medical school, co-founder and b…
Health & Ayurveda
Spiritual Living: How to Deal with the Winter Blues
BY SONIA SWEET KUMAR One of Chicago’s most famous residents, media mogul Oprah Winfrey, recently extolled the city…
Youth: Debating the Merits of Our Two Religions
BY POOJA PATEL AND MCKENNA SMITH Pooja: Hey, I had a question: you know how we were talking about the […]
Digital Dharma: Digital Yoga Aids
It's true that spirituality comes from within; but technology could give you a little external nudge. With several …