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June 2014

June 06, 2014

Ashwathaman Is Not Dead

In America we have this kooky legend that Elvis is still alive. Even though he...

June 05, 2014

The Truth About Women and Hinduism

The comments on my post Not All Religions Are The Same took an interesting turn....

June 04, 2014

A Story of Adoption

Clearly reading posts on the Internet about adoption is doing nothing more than filling me...

June 03, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Katha part eight

We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...

June 02, 2014

Happy Birthday, River Ganges: Ganga Dussehra [Hindu Holiday]

As you probably know, the river Ganges in India is a very special river. It...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Movie Club: Kahaani Discussion

What an interesting and exciting movie! Being a thriller, it doesn't have the song and...

May 30, 2014

Zach is Introduced to Hinduism

Zach Anner was a travel correspondent for an Oprah show at one time. I don't...

May 29, 2014

All Religions Are Not The Same

All religions are not the same. We Hindus are in general an open minded bunch....

May 28, 2014

The New Face of Arranged Marriage

Back in college the subject of arranged marriage came up in discussion during one of...

May 26, 2014

Thank You To The Kshatriya

Today is Memorial Day in America, which is a time to remember and give thanks...

May 24, 2014

Movie Club: Kal Ho Naa Ho

I enjoyed this movie a lot. It's not displacing my favorites, but it was really...

May 23, 2014

Indian Buzzfeed

The Internet is such a vast place that there are many corners never discovered and...

May 22, 2014

More Myths About Reincarnation

A friend on Facebook sent me an article apparently written by the founder of the...

May 21, 2014

Why Not Just Adopt?

EDIT: Some people have said that this post is very negative about adoption. It was...

May 20, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Katha part seven

We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...

May 19, 2014

If I Could Have Been Christian, I Would Be

One of the reasons why evangelical Christians upset me so much is that they fail...

May 17, 2014

Movie Club: Barfi Discussion

I had a bunch of people recommend Barfi to me and it was a good...

May 16, 2014

Mahabharata for the 21st Century

A few weeks ago my parents went to meet a fellow named Sriram Raghavan, who...

May 15, 2014

What Happens When Your Duties Conflict?

A little while back I was reading an article in defense of Lord Rama. Why...

May 14, 2014

Have You Read The Gita?

The other day we were chatting with a friend and this really interesting point came...

May 12, 2014

Proud to be a Hindu

This weekend we went to D.C. to meet Ashu of Hindi University and his family....

May 10, 2014

Movie Club: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Discussion

How did everyone enjoy my favorite romance? I first saw this movie about five or...

May 09, 2014

Hindi Interview

Part of using Twitter to practice my Hindi has been that I connected with the...

May 08, 2014

God Commands Free Will

It may surprise you to know that Brad and I have continued to have the...

May 07, 2014

Give Ancient People Credit

I hope I'm not the only one who has a notebook out for notes while...

May 06, 2014

The Big Fat Indian Wedding

You guys know how much I love wedding blogs and wedding stories. One of my...

May 05, 2014

Happy 5th Birthday, Patheos!

Having my blog here has been a great experience. I'm half way through year two...

May 03, 2014

Movie Club: Honeymoon Travels Discussion

I enjoyed this movie a lot. It was simple and sweet, not as dramatic as...

May 02, 2014

Smelling the Flowers

When we offer flowers to the Gods during puja, one important element of ettiquette is...

May 01, 2014

Making Hinduism Safe

I came across this CNN article on 9 Myths of Hinduism Debunked. It's a good...