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October 2017

October 17, 2017

Watching Marshall, Lighting the Diwali Lamp for Dharma

The days before and after Diwali are always surrounded by a surfeit of activities: religious...

April 2017

April 19, 2017

Religion and Science: Complementary Not Conflicting

During my childhood, my father referenced Albert Einstein often, with quotes like “Science without religion...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Hindus in Hijabs or Showing Solidarity in Saris?

I recently watched a video of Hindu- and South Asian American activists showing their support...

February 21, 2017

Embracing a Hindu Life: One Journey to Becoming Hindu (Part 1)

I learned in conversation with Hindu American Foundation colleague, Fred Stella, how he came to...

November 2016

November 07, 2016

Vote Your Conscience, Vote with Pluralism

It's almost Election Day. I am reminded that I and many other Hindu Americans have...

October 2016

October 26, 2016

Denial the Movie: Denying Intolerance, Seeking Truth

To consider the question of whether faith prevents or propagates intolerance, I am stuck, as...

July 2016

July 31, 2016

Being a Hindu, Being an Ambassador for Hinduism

We live amid challenging times, where ignorance about your neighbor can lead to not just...

July 11, 2016

A Foundation for Constructive Interfaith Dialogue: Equity in Education

Fifteen years ago, I was a community activist who came into the space of actively...

July 01, 2016

The Who, What and Why of WISDOM – Part 3

As explained in the prior two posts, three of us from WISDOM - a Catholic, a...

May 2016

May 17, 2016

Classroom Subjected: Bullying and Bias Against Hindu Students in American Schools

As a mother, I’ve drawn on my experiences growing up between cultures as an immigrant...

April 2016

April 23, 2016

Shining a Light on Autism

As a Board member of a national Hindu advocacy organization, I have the opportunity to work...

February 2016

February 01, 2016

The Hindus of Kashmir: The Persecution of Kashmiri Pandits

On my biannual trips to India, I usually look forward to eating my mom’s cooking...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

Hindu Studies: An Education in Religious Studies and Bias

I was pleased to start the new year off with information about how, in pre-colonial...

September 2015

September 07, 2015

Protecting Pluralism by Protecting Thy Neighbor

I learned with relief that the first gay couple in Kentucky received their marriage license,...

March 2015

March 16, 2015

Hinduism and Caste: Explaining Caste-Privilege and Ending Caste-Based Discrimination

My fellow Hindu American Foundation member, Raman Khanna, recently posted on the subject of caste...

March 01, 2015

Farce or Dialogue: Who should be discussing Proselytism & Pluralism?

I recently received an email about an event at Georgetown University’s Berkeley Center for Religion,...

August 2014

August 05, 2014

Hindu Activism in America: Moving beyond bias, with India’s election of the BJP and PM Modi

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Public Square 2014 Summer Series: Conversations on...

July 2014

July 20, 2014

Preserving Human Rights Through Article 26 of the UN Declaration

As a Board member of the Hindu American Foundation, I have had the opportunity to...