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At the recent Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit’s annual gala, Kresge Foundation President Rip...

Deepavali or Diwali is often called the Festival of Lights; the holiday is rooted in...

The days before and after Diwali are always surrounded by a surfeit of activities: religious...

I had an opportunity to hear a wonderful husband-wife musician duo as part of a...

Every year, during the festival of Navaratri, my local temple celebrates the Divine Feminine through...

On Saturday, after celebrating Earth Day at my local Hindu mandir in Troy, I stopped in...

During my childhood, my father referenced Albert Einstein often, with quotes like “Science without religion...

I sat in a Detroit church pew on Sunday, livestreaming the reading of a speech...

While Diwali marks the beginning of the new year for some Hindus, here in my...

I recently watched a video of Hindu- and South Asian American activists showing their support...

In my last blog post, I shared the beginning of Fred Stella’s journey to becoming...

I learned in conversation with Hindu American Foundation colleague, Fred Stella, how he came to...

My focus on doing the right thing(s) means that these days, my Facebook notifications and my newsfeed...

The recent vote by the Senate to confirm Betsy Devos as Secretary of Education bothered...

Hinduism may not have been started by a single prophet like Christianity or Islam, and...

The Story of God: Proof of God In the third and final episode of Season...

In Season 2, episode 2 of National Geographic’s The Story of God, Morgan Freeman seeks...

In the first episode of Season 2 of National Geographic’s The Story of God, Morgan...

Modern Woman magazine’s issue ran an article entitled "Peace on Earth," on how interfaith families...

It's almost Election Day. I am reminded that I and many other Hindu Americans have...

This Diwali weekend, I thought I would take the time to do something that is...

To consider the question of whether faith prevents or propagates intolerance, I am stuck, as...

September marks both the start of the school year, and the end of the summer....

Usually the Hindu holiday of Ganesha Chaturdhi falls in late August or early Sept. -...

My first encounter with the writings of Dr. Neela Bhattacharya Saxena was her blog Stand...

We live amid challenging times, where ignorance about your neighbor can lead to not just...

When the WISDOM presentation at the NACCC Conference was over, I asked Rev. Mary Biedron...

Fifteen years ago, I was a community activist who came into the space of actively...

As explained in the prior two posts, three of us from WISDOM - a Catholic, a...

The presentation by the WISDOM panel at the NACCC Annual Conference continues, where former WISDOM Board...