It’s that time of year again. Every day, every week and every month is a season of joy in our culture with its unique blessings. However, nothing focuses the mind better than designating a month for the celebration of our heritage. Few understand this as profoundly as Hindus, who have perfected the philosophy of perceiving…
The last thirty years, there have been plenty of lectures, papers and now online videos promising to “debunk the Aryan Invasion Theory” (AIT). Their impact has been very poor, essentially limited to Hindu students, not even Hindu politicians. But outsiders, particularly the champions of that same AIT, have barely noticed this wave of attempted refutations,…
It was a phone call from National Human Rights Commission one afternoon in March 2002. “Would your organization be interested in providing trauma counselling and therapy to children and adolescents in Gujarat affected by the riots?” they asked. At that time, our organization was working on a project on victimology providing trauma care and support…
Recent ordinance on Caste discrimination in Seattle has caused widespread concern among the Hindu American diaspora community throughout the United States. The legislation is viewed by many as anti-Indian American, divisive, and a violation of First Amendment rights. More than a thousand emails have gone to the councilors, and city council meetings have been flooded…
S is for Simplicity. We often complicate very simple matters and manage to confuse ourselves and others. Wise ones work towards simplifying life. Albert Einstein once said, “If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself.” A genius is not one who complicates things; a genius is one who simplifies everything….
‘Hindu Women’s Network’ an initiative of the World Hindu Council of America, Atlanta Chapter, reconvened for their annual Hindu Women’s Conference on February 25th, 2023, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm courtesy of the Best Western at 907 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. Aligned with the trivet of Seva(service), Samskara(values) and Sampark(network) the agenda of HWC…
Part 1 – Poetry and Literature In a world bred and brought up on a deeply Eurocentric worldview, any claim of Hindu thought influencing Western culture seems like a chauvinistic boast. Yet a closer examination would show this to be an indisputable fact. Indeed, there have been numerous pioneers who used art as the medium…
MOTHER is a very powerful word for people who understand what Mother means to them, what she does for them and what role she plays in their lives. Every successful person owes a better part of his or her success to one’s Mother. Every human being is indebted to three Mothers: 1. Mother 2. Mother…
The high point of my early childhood days in India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh were those amazing mountain treks to hidden Himalayan villages in the company of innocent, yet, very fascinating tribal Monpas. Now, decades of living in metropolitan India has meant that most of the details are blurry, but two outstanding memories are…
There is a growing movement among some Hindus in the United States to persuade town Boards of Education to declare a day in November as a school holiday so as to enable Hindu families to share the venerable and much loved festival Diwali. This is important and appropriate as the estimates of Hindus in America…
