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August 2018

August 09, 2018

Most sinister part of Ramdev article in New York Times Magazine is author’s own biases

Misreporting, prejudice, and plain old laziness in reporting on India, Hinduism, and the relationship between...

July 2018

July 25, 2018

Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Gerald Barr

The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals...

July 10, 2018

Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Allegra Lovejoy

The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals...

July 02, 2018

In pulling photo of Nikki Haley in front of Hindu swastika, Reuters failed as journalists

Over the past weekend Reuters India found itself at the center of no doubt unwanted...

June 2018

June 15, 2018

On this International Day of Yoga, let’s commit to mentioning yoga’s Hindu roots

This year marks the fourth year that the International Day of Yoga will be celebrated,...

June 09, 2018

In ‘5 facts about religion in India’ Pew misses some crucial ones

Normally I have a good deal of respect for the folks at Pew Research. They...

June 05, 2018

Swimming in the Great Lakes is a Sacred Spiritual Experience

This is the second part of an interview I did with Christopher Fici — a...

June 02, 2018

Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Christopher Fici

The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals...

May 2018

May 22, 2018

Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Ram Goodman

The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals...

May 17, 2018

Can we stop using ‘animal’ as an insult, please?

Yesterday, President Trump characterized gang members entering the United States illegally (by association all undocumented...

May 16, 2018

Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Keshav Fulbrook

The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals...

May 12, 2018

What you put on your plate can stop our climate changing

In the past week we passed an ominous way marker on our march towards a...

May 10, 2018

Standing up for Hinduism doesn’t mean you are right-wing

After her latest public relations kerfuffle, stemming from her less-than-orthodox interpretation of passages of the...

May 03, 2018

Would you trust an article on surfing from someone who doesn’t surf?

“Would you trust an article on surfing, how it feels to ride a wave, from...

April 2018

April 28, 2018

Non-Desi Hindus are as diverse as Hinduism itself

On April 21st I moderated a panel discussion at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in...

April 27, 2018

Importing elephant trophies to US is a clear violation of Hindu ethics

The Trump Administration reversed itself again last month on allowing trophy hunters to bring elephant...

April 26, 2018

Are beer yoga, goat yoga, and naked yoga actually forms of yoga?

If you follow the yoga scene in the United States, you will have likely noticed...

April 20, 2018

7 Hindu quotes about nature for Earth Day

What do Hindu scriptures have to say about nature? It’s a question I’m often asked,...

April 17, 2018

But you’re not Indian!… Yes, you can be Hindu but not Desi

A bit of Hinduism 101 for everyone who thinks that either you have to be...

April 17, 2018

3 things about sustainability we can learn from Salman Khan’s antelope poaching conviction

Nearly two decades after the incident, Bollywood star Salman Khan was convicted of killing an endangered...