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August 2014

August 26, 2014

Yogi to the Stars Dies: Should Western Yoga Die Too

B.K.S. Iyengar died last week. He was 95. He was the Hindu yogi who helped popularize...

August 15, 2014

Sanskrit Tries to Make a Comeback But…

Schools across India recently spent a week learning Sanskrit, India's ancient language, with ties to early...

July 2014

July 11, 2014

Hindu India: New Documentary

Teaching Hinduism? The Himalayan Academy, which publishes Hinduism Today magazine, just released a new 23...

July 06, 2014

Searching for Spirituality in India: Gurus, Swamis, & Yogis

Studying Hinduism? Want to show your students a glimpse of the spiritual nature of India's...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Hinduism & the Aryan Invasion

Did Aryans invade the Indus River Valley and impose a rigid social hierarchy based on...

May 14, 2014

The Ganges River: Soiled & Sacred, Now Political

Cleaning the sacred Ganges River is now at the center of the big Indian election...

April 2014

April 26, 2014

Varanasi: City of Light and Death

Here is a fascinating and touching story about Varanasi, the most sacred place for devout...

April 25, 2014

Nine Myths about Hinduism Debunked

Did you know that Hinduism, despite its many gods, is not polytheistic. Or, that Hindus...

April 18, 2014

The Many Meanings of Dharma

What does dharma mean? When we study Hinduism in World History, we define dharma as...

April 15, 2014

Ganesha Symboism

Studying Hinduism and the popular gods? Here's a great graphic showing the symbolism of the...

April 14, 2014

Has Yoga Strayed too Far from Its Hindu Roots

Studying Buddhism? Here's an interesting NPR story (a few year's old) discussing whether American yoga...

April 11, 2014

Hindu Nationalism and Narendra Modi

Did you know that a 63 year-old Hindu nationalist with a record of stirring up...