June, 1996
Tough Talking ‘Raja’ Turns Tribals Back to Hindus While Christians Take to their Heels
When we ventured a guess as to the religion of central India's indigenous tribals, we innocently assumed it was som…
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June, 1996
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June, 1996
Scriptural Quotes
The one has encompassed all; it is established upon the other. To Heaven and to Earth, which possesses all things, [&hel…
June, 1996
Court Decree Retires Tirupati Temple’s Hereditary Priests
The Thirumala Tirupathi Temple of Lord Venkateshwara, arguably the most widely revered, well-attended and richest temple…
June, 1996
Meet the Youthfully Dynamic Pontiff of South India’s 1,400-Year-Old Monastery
Tucked between two shops on an incredibly crowded street, the narrow entrance to Madurai Aadheenam is just two blocks fr…
June, 1996
To Him, India’s Problems Are History
Bhishma, the great hero of the Mahabharata, was renowned for his strength, courage, purity and wisdom. Today Bhishma is …
June, 1996
Letters to the Editor
HORROR OF SLAUGHTER It is with horror and much sadness that 11 million cows will be murdered in Great Britain, [……
June, 1996
Religion for the Young
In Bangladesh, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and Christian people live together. Among these communities, only the Hindu commu…
June, 1996
Zero Tolerance for Disharmony
Hundreds of years ago in the city of Madurai, known as the Athens of India for its cultural achievements, at […]
June, 1996
Editorial
Defense of human rights in modern society is every citizen's sacred duty, assuring at least a minimum of humane tre…
June, 1996
News In Brief
THE LINK BETWEEN RELIGIONand the environment is being honored and applied in the holy city of Vrindavan. "Our commu…
June, 1996
How Did Man Arrive on Earth?
How did humankind come to inhabit a blue marble spinning in black space? Were we put here by a Creator? […]
June, 1996
An Anthology of the Vedas for Modern Man
THE VEDAS ARE MANKIND'S OLDEST SCRIPTURES, REVERED BY HINDUS as direct revelation from God. One of the finest trans…
June, 1996
Origin of Man
Hinduism Man, according to theVedas, is the result of the Gods' sacrifice of the divine primordial form of man. In …
June, 1996
Hindus in West Africa Hang on to Dharma
Only five permanent families constitute the Hindu community in Dakar, the capital of Senegal on the Western coast of Afr…
June, 1996
Karma, Free Will & Jyotisha, Part 4
The planets in the birth chart indicate the challenges one has to face in life's pilgrimage due to causes generated…
June, 1996
Yogi Balakrishnan: Malaysia’s Yoga Missionary
He is still famous for being driven over by a car in 1993. This was no traffic accident, but a […]
June, 1996
Anti-Hindu Hindus
In this brief historical analysis of India's periods of domination, we begin to see how it came to pass that [&hell…
June, 1996
Global Dharma
CLERGY: Premier Printer Becomes Abbot N.C. NACHIAPPAN, FOUNDER OF KALAKSHETRA PRESS in Adiyar, Madras, recently took san…
June, 1996
How Wine Can Help the Heart
Newsweek (January 22, 1996)recently published an article on the great benefits of preventing heart attacks by the drinki…