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May 2016

May 04, 2016

Miracles in the Eastern Traditions: Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu Connections in the Story of God

In the last episode of National Geographic’s The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, Freeman...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

The Story of God & Evil: Dichotomy or Complexity?

My father, an English professor, always told me that the opposite of love was apathy...

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 19, 2016

The Hindu Story of Creation: Which One?

Host Morgan Freeman searches for the stories of creation as part of his understanding of...

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...

April 06, 2016

Apocalypse, Rebirth or Self Realization: What is the Story of God?

Hindus commonly refer to Hinduism as Sanatana Dharma, or the Eternal Truth, and believe in...

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 17, 2016

Baby Shower And/Or Seemantham: Bundle of Hope and Joy

It is indeed special to celebrate the start of a new year, and the new...

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...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

The Reality of Santa Claus: Imagine Joy this Holiday Season

Christmas is a time when those of us who are not Christian also get to participate...

December 09, 2015

Daanam (and Seva) in December and Around the Year

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Charitable Giving. Read...

October 2015

October 22, 2015

Vijaya Dasami – Embracing the Divinity Within

The nine days/nights of Navaratri are over: the celebration of the Goddess in her tamas, rajas and sattva forms ends...

October 13, 2015

Celebrating Shakti – Embracing Diversity of Belief

Today is the start of Navaratri, a nine-night festival that honors the Feminine Divine -...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

A Hindu Prayer for Everyone: Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah

The sad news about Swami Dayananda Saraswati - a Hindu leader whose loss will be mourned...

July 2015

July 20, 2015

Ethics of Vegetarianism: Evangelizing for the Environment

A recent NPR piece that someone shared with me reminded me why I no longer...

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...

May 2015

May 06, 2015

Rites of Passage: A Hindu American Experience

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Rites of Passage....

April 2015

April 13, 2015

The Good of Hinduism: A Solid Foundation of Pluralism

Editors' Note: This post is part of a Patheos symposium —What Good Is Religion? Read...

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 17, 2015

Religious Diversity Journeys: How a Visit to a Temple Can Reveal that Hindus don’t Worship Idols.

During my early days of blogging at Patheos, I loved the title and the one...

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,...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

A Hindu Eulogy for Leonard Nimoy: I am not Spock, I am Spock.

Star Trek: The Next Generation became religious worship in my uncle’s home around when their...

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...

May 2014

May 05, 2014

Five Years of Patheos and the Best of my Blog: A Hindu Path to Peace and Pluralism

As Patheos celebrates its 5th anniversary, I went down memory lane to pick a few...

April 2014

April 21, 2014

Freedom Of Faith Act – Something for All Faiths

We have a common understanding that every American should be able to freely practice his...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

Faith, Hope and Love: Rev. Dana Trent and her Hindu Husband, Advocates for Pluralism

Earlier this year, a friend who is the President of the Interfaith Dialogue Association in...

February 2014

February 17, 2014

Books, Lies and Videotape: Wendy Doniger’s Misrepresentations about Hindu History

I am a big fan of public funding for various things - public education, public...

February 02, 2014

Accepting an Inclusive Identity: On Being an Indian-American Hindu

I am a product of two republics: born in India, raised in America, I typically...