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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...

September 14, 2015

The Pope’s Caritas: Evocative of a Hindu’s Karuna

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Pope in...

September 07, 2015

Protecting Pluralism by Protecting Thy Neighbor

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

July 2015

July 31, 2015

Practicing Pluralism & Protecting Religious Freedom

Both Rev. Dana Trent, author of Saffron Cross, and Alicia Chandler, co-founder of AJC Access Detroit, recently posted...

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 13, 2015

Another Rite of Passage: Celebrating a Decade of Interfaith Activism

A week ago the Troy-area Interfaith Group celebrated its 11th annual National Day of Prayer...

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 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 29, 2014

Race, Religion & Human RIghts

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

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...

March 05, 2014

Culture Wars Around the World: Evangelism’s Impact in Uganda on LGBT Rights

There is no one collective Hindu view of most things, but I think many of...

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...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

Celebrating the Legacy of MLK Jr. with Empathy, to Ensure Equality

Equality is what is taught in all our traditions - we must move beyond the...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

Faith in the Public Square: Inclusive or Exclusive?

In recent weeks, several high-profile religious leaders—including Pope Francis, Billy Graham, and Russell Moore—have expressed...

September 2013

September 08, 2013

Avoiding Rock Bottom by Advocating for Peace

Faith in god has always been a part of my life, and particularly has sustained...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

Ending Violence with Guns

This week, I had a moment of near deja vu. It was more than 8...

January 2013

January 09, 2013

Ending Violence Against Women

Be it India or America, as the great Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda said, "The best...

December 2012

December 20, 2012

Grieving as Arjuna Did

How might a Hindu experience and share in the nation's grief in the wake of...

December 12, 2012

Asymmetry of Power: Proselytization, Poverty, and Race

As long as evangelism is complicated by contexts of imbalance, we will continue to have...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Mimicry, Mockery, or Mumukshutva? Jeffery Long’s Response to Deepak Sarma

I do not apologize for opting for universalism over tribalism, and an affirmation of all...

November 13, 2012

Diwali’s Invitation to Transcend Differences

Diwali celebrates the victory of good over evil, a victory of recognizing the divinity in...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

From Sacred Space to Hindu Community

Hindu temples sustain community while pushing the next generation into new appropriations of the dharma....