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August 09, 2018
Most sinister part of Ramdev article in New York Times Magazine is author’s own biases
Misreporting, prejudice, and plain old laziness in reporting on India, Hinduism, and the relationship between...
July 2018
July 25, 2018
Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Gerald Barr
The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals...
July 10, 2018
Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Allegra Lovejoy
The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals...
July 02, 2018
In pulling photo of Nikki Haley in front of Hindu swastika, Reuters failed as journalists
Over the past weekend Reuters India found itself at the center of no doubt unwanted...
June 2018
June 15, 2018
On this International Day of Yoga, let’s commit to mentioning yoga’s Hindu roots
This year marks the fourth year that the International Day of Yoga will be celebrated,...
June 09, 2018
In ‘5 facts about religion in India’ Pew misses some crucial ones
Normally I have a good deal of respect for the folks at Pew Research. They...
June 05, 2018
Swimming in the Great Lakes is a Sacred Spiritual Experience
This is the second part of an interview I did with Christopher Fici — a...
June 02, 2018
Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Christopher Fici
The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals...
May 2018
May 22, 2018
Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Ram Goodman
The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals...
May 17, 2018
Can we stop using ‘animal’ as an insult, please?
Yesterday, President Trump characterized gang members entering the United States illegally (by association all undocumented...
May 16, 2018
Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Keshav Fulbrook
The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals...
May 12, 2018
What you put on your plate can stop our climate changing
In the past week we passed an ominous way marker on our march towards a...
May 10, 2018
Standing up for Hinduism doesn’t mean you are right-wing
After her latest public relations kerfuffle, stemming from her less-than-orthodox interpretation of passages of the...
May 03, 2018
Would you trust an article on surfing from someone who doesn’t surf?
“Would you trust an article on surfing, how it feels to ride a wave, from...
April 2018
April 28, 2018
Non-Desi Hindus are as diverse as Hinduism itself
On April 21st I moderated a panel discussion at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in...
April 27, 2018
Importing elephant trophies to US is a clear violation of Hindu ethics
The Trump Administration reversed itself again last month on allowing trophy hunters to bring elephant...
April 26, 2018
Are beer yoga, goat yoga, and naked yoga actually forms of yoga?
If you follow the yoga scene in the United States, you will have likely noticed...
April 20, 2018
7 Hindu quotes about nature for Earth Day
What do Hindu scriptures have to say about nature? It’s a question I’m often asked,...
April 17, 2018
But you’re not Indian!… Yes, you can be Hindu but not Desi
A bit of Hinduism 101 for everyone who thinks that either you have to be...
April 17, 2018
3 things about sustainability we can learn from Salman Khan’s antelope poaching conviction
Nearly two decades after the incident, Bollywood star Salman Khan was convicted of killing an endangered...
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