Unschooled in Hindu art, I didn’t know that I was contemplating a pichwai (from the Sanskrit for “back” and “hanging”), a ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Justice’s Community Relations Service (CRS) has launched a new initiative called the “Engaging and Building Relationships with Hindu American ...

Conservation of and reverence for nature together with healing practices were an intrinsic part of the Vedic way of life writes SWAMI SHANTATMANANDA head Ramakrishna Mission DelhiWhether it is to do w ...

“Our camels are an extension of our families,” says Bhanwarlal, 35, a member of the ethnic group called the Raika, who believe they have a divine calling from the Hindu god Shiva to care for ...

Long ago there lived a terrible demon named Hiranyakashipu His brother Hiranyayaksha was slain by Lord Vishnu In order to avenge his brother s death Hiranyakashipu vowed to undertake a penance Lord Br ...