Demystifying Krishna as “The Player”
Many readers may be familiar with the #MeToo campaign, a social media innovation that was meant to encourage those who have experienced sexual assault and… Read More »Demystifying Krishna as “The Player”
Many readers may be familiar with the #MeToo campaign, a social media innovation that was meant to encourage those who have experienced sexual assault and… Read More »Demystifying Krishna as “The Player”
Earlier this week, Hindus around the world celebrated the appearance of Lord Sri Krishna on Janmastami, meaning the eighth day of the lunar month. Janmastami… Read More »Making Janmastami Personal
Book Review by HSC Leadership Team Member Abhishek Desikan “An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India” Shashi Tharoor, 2016, Aleph Book Company “The… Read More »Book Review: “An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India”
Allegra Lovejoy. — In June, I had the honor of joining fifty-five other young religious leaders in a GreenFaith Climate Convergence to learn about challenges presented… Read More »Ahimsa: Protecting Our Sacred Waters
Rishika Dewan. — Janmashtami. It was one of those words that my phone had learned to recognize so well that it autocompleted “Jan” to Janmashtami rather… Read More »The Month of Janmashtami
— Devyani Sultania.* The UNESCO on Monday included in its list of World Heritage Sites the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh and a national park in… Read More »Nalanda University Included as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Aravindan Neelakandan* — Introduction Many often object to using the word “Hindu” because it is a term given to us by outsiders. This supposition about… Read More »Vedic-Harrapan Legacy of the Word ‘Hindu’
May 31, 2016. Walden, NY: Over 25 students and alumni from eleven universities, including four Ivy League schools, gathered on Memorial Day Weekend to discuss… Read More »Students and Alumni from Eleven Universities Focus on “Goals of Life” at HSC’s 25th Annual Camp
Mahika Jhangiani. — Culture is a way of life of a group of people. The behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking… Read More »Preserving Hinduism in the U.S: A Reflection on HSC’s Camp at Shanti Mandir
Parth Parihar. — By this point, we’d been wandering dry, dirt-clod fields for nearly an hour, Surya Dev shooting down piercing rays of sunlight on backs that… Read More »Finding Camp, Lost in the Woods: A Reflection on HSC’s Camp at Shanti Mandir