July, 1999
Diaspora
HEALTH Toxic Bindis Alarmed by stories of Indian women developing the disfiguring skin disease leucoderma on their foreh…
Topic
July, 1999
16 articles
Publisher's Editorials
Life, the Great Experience
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI At one time or another in life, each of us has had similar experiences of temptation.…
July, 1999
Letters
DYING IN DUBAI I have been informed by our authorities that the news item Stranded at Death (Briefly, Nov. 98) [……
Philosophy & Scripture
Vedanta in Latvia?
More than 30 years ago, Latvian-born Rudite Emir, 59, received a mystical poem by Rabindrinath Tagore translated into he…
July, 1999
Quotes & Quips
"WE BELIEVE WE ARE NOT IDOL WORSHIPERS. WE ARE IDEAL WORSHIPERS." Swami Sidheshwaranand, of the Ramakrishna mi…
Opinion
A Cure for Schools
BY ANIL SHRIVASTAVA “MUSAFIR” The recent Colorado killing of 13 high-school students by two deranged student…
Philosophy & Scripture
Pagan Power in Modern Europe
In this special report for Hinduism Today, Belgian writer Hughes Henry profiles a leader of Europe’s Pagan renaiss…
The Arts
The T-Shirt Tiff: Gaudy or Godly?
Some Hindus entering tourist shops on Penang Road in Penang, Malaysia, were shocked and outraged to find t-shirts, ̶…
Culture & Society
Sister Nivedita’s Story
By Sadhu Prof. V. Rangarajan When a great man has prepared his workers, he must go to another place, for […]
Environment
God’s Favorite Flower
By Anil K. Goel Both in worship and in portrayals of the divine, hindus are infatuated with flowers. The very […]
Temples & Pilgrimage
The Moving Finger Writes…
By Dev Raj Agarwal The dull and time-worn face of Gomti Ben has suddenly come to life, and I can […]
Health & Ayurveda
Lotus: Food For the Body
By Anil K. Goel Besides its sanctity and beauty, the lotus is extensively used as both food and medicine in […]
Teaching & Parenting
Growing up Hindu
By Tara Katir Hillary Clinton got it right when she wrote, “It takes a village to raise a child.” But, [&hel…
July, 1999
Digital Dharma
Asia eZine Enter monsoon, the on-line magazine of South Asian literature and culture, an at-home creation of Shikha Mala…
The Arts
She Dances with Devas
By Lavina Melwani She had danced before the mighty: Mao Zdong, Zhou Enlai, Queen Elizabeth II, Tito, Kruschev, Eisenhowe…
Culture & Society
Assessing Inter-Faith Assemblies
By Sri Sri Sri Balagangadharanathaswami In 1993 in Chicago, The Parliament of the World’s Religions met again, 100…