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October 2016

October 17, 2016

Trump Is No Friend To Hindus

I am very distressed to see some of my Hindu friends being taken in by...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

A Game of Reincarnation

Yes, you heard me right! I am a big fan of tabletop gaming. It is,...

June 2016

June 02, 2016

Is It Wrong to Compare Babies and Animals? (plus baby FAQs)

(Scroll down to find some baby FAQs) I made a comment on my Facebook page...

May 2016

May 06, 2016

What Is Hindu Hair?

This topic was a real surprise to me. A friend on Facebook shared a post...

May 02, 2016

For New Readers

Every once in a while I like to do a post of links to my...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

A Must-Have Hindu Toy!

A friend of mine just posted this on my Facebook page. It's a set of...

February 2016

February 15, 2016

Indians in Media

Suddenly there's a bunch of new options for Americans to see people of Indian origin...

February 11, 2016

Sons of Gods: Interview with the Author

Sharon Maas reached out to me to share this retelling of The Mahabharata that she...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Maybe Cause You Don’t Understand Eastern Philosophy

I happened to be watching the fun series "Everything Wrong With..." on Youtube and in...

January 27, 2016

The Divinity Of Disability

Some well meaning people, such as Prime Minister Narenda Modi, have suggested that people with...

January 19, 2016

Return to Old Comment System

Sorry to have so many posts lately about just blog business! I decided that the...

January 15, 2016

How To Pronounce Indian Names

A friend of mine was complaining recently that people go out of their way to...

January 07, 2016

Your Feedback Needed

I have noticed that there are not any comments on my last five posts, which seems...

December 2015

December 09, 2015

Hindus and Charity

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

November 2015

November 13, 2015

New Comment System from WorldTable

Patheos is partnering with a new comment system created by World Table. The folks over...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Prayer For Everyone

Patheos is joining in with a campaign to inspire people of all faiths to use...

September 07, 2015

Best Hindu Apps of 2015

I wrote a long time ago about smart phone apps that can support your spirituality...

July 2015

July 17, 2015

Best of The White Hindu

Because there are some new readers I wanted to highlight a few of the posts...

July 07, 2015

Exclusively Inclusive: Holy Contradiction in a Hindu World {Guest Post}

Today I have a wonderful pep talk for you from Mahanth S. Joishy, the creator of...

May 2015

May 15, 2015

What Does Namaste Really Mean?

It gives me a bit of a twitch when I see people giving super poetic...

April 2015

April 17, 2015

It’s My Birthday Today

You guys, today I turned 33. I can hardly believe it! I still remember being...

April 16, 2015

Why Do Indians Eat With Their Hands?

It never occurred to me to ask this question. As soon as I found that...

April 03, 2015

Scenes from a Grocery Store

I've been working at the grocery store for about a month now and it hasn't...

April 01, 2015

At Ganapati’s Feet: book review

I was sent this delightful little book by the author in return for an honest...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

India’s Daughter, My Reaction

It took me some time to think about how I feel about this film India's...

March 24, 2015

Is Widow Burning (Sati) Part of Hinduism? (Criticisms of Hinduism Series)

Sati is the name given to a disturbing practice of Hindu women being so devoted...

March 13, 2015

Another White Hindu Story

I saw this video posted on Facebook and I loved the story. It's amazing the...

March 06, 2015

The Hindu Identity Crisis & The Mindy Project

There is an issue with how young Hindus see themselves, perhaps particularly in America. I've...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

PoojaMyself App

What a fantastic idea! I am so impressed with this app idea. This iDevice app...

February 14, 2015

My Future Pilgrimages

My trip to Sringeri was life changing. It shifted something inside me and slightly changed...