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Is Hollywood Ready for Lord Ram?
By Lavina Melwani
"The Death of Vishnu"
Profile of the acclaimed book's unlikely author
Anoushka Shankar Finds Her Own Groove
By Lavina Melwani
When God is Your Dance Partner
When I dance, I am, for brief moments, free of my earthly ties.
12/13/00
by Rama Balachandran
Are Hindus Too Passive?
By Shoba Narayan
Confessions of a Closet Vegetarian
By Shoba Narayan
Hindu Approaches to Handling Crisis
By Vidya Bhushan Gupta
Has Hatha Yoga Been Had?
The Hindu roots of Yoga are nowhere to be seen in America's gyms.
02/20/00
by Shoba Narayan
A Question of Identity
V.S. Naipaul says he is not religious. What does it take to be Hindu?
03/03/00
by Tunku Varadarajan
The Mother of All Melas
A closer look at the Kumbha Mela.
A Day of Play
Celebrating Holi
By Hema Nair
Not My Holidays
By Shoba Narayan
Pancha Ganapati
A Hindu answer to Christmas
Travel
Searching for Solitude at Ajmer's Shrine
Pilgrimage to Ganga
A travel log to Hinduism's most sacred waters.
04/30/00
by Marlene Goldman
Quiz: What Sort of Hindu Are You?
Raksha Bandhan Quiz
How well do you know your brothers and sisters?
Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Gods and Goddesses?
Holy Addiction
How Hindu chanting helped me become a better Jew
From the Puja Room to the UU Chapel
The author finds a spiritual home with the Unitarian Universalists, with the help of a Hindu priest and Presbyterian minister.
05/17/00
by Scotty McLennan
Gandhi, Apu, and Me
You haven't truly arrived as a community till you've been the butt of a 'Saturday Night Live' skit
03/27/00
by Sreenath Sreenivasan
Tuning out the Teletubbies
How to raise Hindu children in America.
02/01/2000
by Shoba Narayan
The God Commodity
The appearance of Hindu Gods in the American kitsch market.
02/01/2999
by Michelle Caswell
The Invisible Religion
A discussion of the place of Hinduism in American society.
01/01/2000
by Tunku Varadarajan
Report: Higher-Caste Indians May Have Come from Europe
Written in the Stars
The enduring popularity of Jyotish.
By Rachel Ghosh
Book excerpt: Vastu Living
By Kathleen Cox
Ayurveda and Indian Culture
Anecdotal suggestions for balancing vata, pitta, and kapha
By Shoba Narayan
07/25/00
The Vasthu Vibe
Organizing living space according to the rules of Vasthu.
02/11/2000
by Shoba Narayan
Direct-Deposit Devotions
An Indian temple teams up with a bank to offer Ganesha's blessings online
By Shiv Kumar
08/02/00
Beseech the Gods for Net Profits
Indian dot-coms hope puja and prayers will keep their websites afloat
7/14/00
by Marco R. della Cava
Hinduism's AIDS-amma: Deity vs. Disease
Part Earth Mother, part Smokey Bear, a new goddess emerges as a fusion of religious traditions and public service campaigns
By Ken Gewertz
07/18/00
Reaching the Seed
Wisdom from the Isha Upanishad
By Patrick Olivelle, translator
7/17/00
The Seven Keys to Understanding Deepak
A book review of Deepak Chopra's latest tips on spiritual living
03/20/00
by Phil Catalfo
Direct Path to the Divine
Andrew Harvey returns to his boyhood mysticism.
03/01/00
by Tracy Cochran
Extremists for Love
The Jain perspective on Nonviolence.
01/17/2000
by Maria Hibbets
India's Religious Leaders Fight Infanticide
Nepalese Priest Defiles Self For National Atonement
McDonald's Apologizes for Misleading Fry Language
U.S. Lawmaker to Wear 'I Am a Hindu' Badge
Hindu Wedding for Same-Sex Couple in India
Taliban Decrees Separate Dress Code for Hindus
Are Hindus Too Passive?
By Shoba Narayan
No More Mr. Nice Guy
How American Hindus Against Defamation are fighting back. By Arthur Pais
A Democratic Inclination
Are Hindu societies predisposed toward democracy?
02/01/2000
by Tunku Varadarajan
Tuning out the Teletubbies
How to raise Hindu children in America.
02/01/2000
by Shoba Narayan
Beyond 'Respect Your Elders'
World religions on grandparents
Dates with Destiny
A case for arranged marriages.
02/14/00
by Arthur J. Pais
Welcome to Our World
Naming your Baby
Seven Sacred Steps
A modern Hindu couple weds in a ceremony dating back over 2,000 years.
04/24/00
by Tunku Varadarajan
