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Eggless Christmas Cupcakes
By Kurma
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated generally on December 25 as a religious and cultural holiday by billions of people around the world. A feast …
Making Pakistan Accountable
By Moorthy Muthuswamy
It is notable that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) is virtually cleansed off of non-Muslims, with most driven to India. Had India followed similar policies, the Indian part of Kashmir wouldn’t have Muslim majority …
Nature as Divine : Loving Nature
Looking back as far as we can see, in the Rig Veda we find Earth and Heaven often addresses in union as a single being(dyava-prithivi) and honored together; they are ‘parents of the gods’, ‘father …
Is Indian Culture Obsolete ? – Part 1
Keynote address presented at the Vivekananda Jayanthi Lecture for Youth organized by the Bharateeya Vichara Kendram at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) on 12 January 2000 by Michel Danino
The Angry Young Indian
If I were to picture myself as …
The Seeds of Discord : India vs Monsanto
Representing one of the most agriculturally bio-diverse nations in the world, India has become a primary target for biotechnology companies like Monsanto and Cargill to spread their genetically-modified (GM) crops into new markets. However, a …
Effects of Colonization on Indian Thought
By Michel Danino
Having suffered the burden of two centuries of British occupation, India has, since Independence, tried to come to terms with the impact of that exotic presence perhaps diametrically opposed to her own temperament, …
Dara Shikoh’s Quest for Spiritual Unity
Dara Shikoh, eldest son of the Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan, and heir apparent to his throne, was born near Ajmer in 1615 C.E.. It is said that before Dara’s birth, Shah Jahan had …
A World Split Apart
Editor’s note : Select excerpts of the text of brilliant speech Noble prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn made at Harvard University Graduation Day on June 8, 1978. The Harvard Magazine noted that “Given the suffering he …
How much does a miracle cost?
Contributed by: Gopal Kumar
Tess was a precocious eight year old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely …
Dialogues with Christians
By Yajnavalkya Dasa
What follows is a compilation of dialogs I have had with Christians. The statements in italics are the comment/question of the Christian, and what follows is my response.
“Do you accept Jesus Christ as the son …
