You don’t see toilet seats with Jesus on them, but Hindu deities are still frequently misused
Bathroom mats. Toilet seats. Shoes. Dog tags, All of these items have, in recent years, gone on sale adorned with images of Hindu deities, particularly that of Ganesha, known most commonly in the West for his elephant More...
Yoga: Freedom From History
When I first moved to the United States 4 decades ago, I was struck by the efforts made by individuals, civic societies and the American government to instill in Americans a strong historical identity. Secular American More...
The decline of Afghanistan’s Hindu and Sikh communities
“I am an Afghan first… But if our life is under threat, if our families are faced with risks, we have to leave.” Historically, Hinduism thrived in Afghanistan, particularly in Pashtun areas. However, More...
Eleven amazing facts about Puri Jagannath temple
All over the world, including India, many people might know about Odisha as a small state in East India, but the name of Puri certainly has a high recall value across the world for being the land of Lord Jagannath More...
Deities in Stone: Hindu Sculpture from the Collections of the Asian Art Museum
Sculpture is an essential part of Indian civilization; a culture that dates back to ancient times and has flourished uninterrupted to the present. It is fundamentally important to India’s nearly one billion Hindu More...
Sarvajnapeetha: The Seat of Infinite Knowledge
Sanatana is a Sanskrit word that denotes that which is Anadi (beginning-less), Anantha (endless) and does not cease to be –therefore, that which is eternal and everlasting. The word Dharma has no equivalent word More...
Ours is the only philosophy that we dance : In Conversation with Sonal Mansingh
There is nothing equivalent to kavya in the Abrahamic relogions. That is because liturgy is, for the most part, disconnected from the performing arts. There is no equivalent Jewish, christian or Islamic dance, epic More...
Ten 21st century challenges for Hindus
Every 6th person on this Planet is a Hindu and Hindus still constitute the overwhelming majority in India – nearly 80% of the population. Humanity needs thus to re-discover the wonder that is Hinduism, the oldest More...
Hindu childbirth ceremonies in Trinidad and Tobago
By Dr. Kumar Mahabir In the Ramayana, the Hindu scripture written in 500 BC in India, the chatti [sixth-day childbirth ceremony] of Lord Rama, the son of a king, is described lyrically: “There was happy music More...