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Hinduism: Its Own Interfaith Party
Yesterday, one of my team members at the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) noticed a rather curious omission on Wikipedia’s “Interfaith dialog” page.  All the major religions have a section on the page, except for Hinduism!  Of course, the beauty of Wikipedia is that someone from HAF can (and

posted 11:28:12am May. 11, 2012 | read full post »

Kidnapped, converted, married: Growing up Hindu in Pakistan
Over the past few weeks, the news from Pakistan has been dominated by the case of Rinkel Kumari, a Hindu teenage girl who was kidnapped from home. Rinkel eventually turned up...but converted to Islam, supposedly of her own free will, and married to a Muslim man.  The court proceedings have been a s

posted 1:14:23pm Apr. 26, 2012 | read full post »

NPR: To Some Hindus, Modern Yoga Has Lost Its Way
Almost one year later, NPR invited me back to their studio here in NYC to record another segment on the ongoing debate over yoga's Hindu roots.  The piece, by Margot Adler, was featured on NPR's Morning Edition today.  It also includes interviews with New York Times writer William Broad and  yoga

posted 11:33:15am Apr. 11, 2012 | read full post »

Hinduism and Homosexuality
I ran across a great piece by Prof. Anant Rambachan on Hinduism and homosexuality and thought it is worthwhile sharing. In particular, my favorite lines from his piece are as follows: There are important teachings in the Hindu tradition that affirm the equal worth of all sexual orientations. In t

posted 11:42:59am Apr. 04, 2012 | read full post »

Twisting the Yoga Debate
The Huffington Post is currently featuring a debate entitled “Is Yoga a Hindu Practice?”  On one side, it features Suhag Shukla, Managing Director/Legal Counsel of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF), who argues that yoga is absolutely rooted in Hindu philosophy.  Suhag is pitted again Tara St

posted 3:16:39pm Mar. 15, 2012 | read full post »