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October 2017

October 23, 2017

Green Diwali Webinar: Lighting the Way to Protect Mother Earth

Deepavali or Diwali is often called the Festival of Lights; the holiday is rooted in...

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 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...

February 15, 2017

Purushartha: Pursuing the Four Goals of a Human Life

My focus on doing the right thing(s) means that these days, my Facebook notifications and my newsfeed...

January 2017

January 22, 2017

The Story of God: Seeking Heaven on Earth

In Season 2, episode 2 of National Geographic’s The Story of God, Morgan Freeman seeks...

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...

September 2016

September 10, 2016

A Summer of Advocacy: an HAF Intern’s Story

September marks both the start of the school year, and the end of the summer....

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 25, 2016

The Who, What and Why of WISDOM – Part 4: Pluralism, Wisdom and the NACCC

When the WISDOM presentation at the NACCC Conference was over, I asked Rev. Mary Biedron...

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...

June 2016

June 06, 2016

Faith in Politics: Pluralism, Not Polarization

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Faith and the...

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...

April 13, 2016

Who is God? Pluralism is the Answer

In the upcoming episode of The Story of God, Morgan Freeman attempts to discover who...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

The Future of Hinduism in America: Publicly Engaging Pluralism for Peace

When I last wrote about the Future of Hinduism, I had become a voice for the...

June 21, 2015

On International Day of Yoga, a Trip Down Memory Lane: The HAF Take Back Yoga Project

Namaste. International Yoga Day is today, and to celebrate, Suhag & Aseem Shukla, and Sheetal Shah, of the Hindu American...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Freedom to Choose: Conversion to Hinduism

At a recent HAF Awareness Event, a group of people came to learn about the...

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,...

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...

June 2014

June 01, 2014

Working for Human Rights, against Human Trafficking: Locally and Globally

Almost a decade ago, I discovered a kindred spirit when I served on the city’s...