by Gopi Kallayil | Jun 7, 2014 | Perspectives, Reflections, Viewpoint
I am walking along the banks of the Yamuna River in Brindavan, India. Every Bhagavad-Gita-quoting pundit-philosopher here is happy to talk to me about the interconnection of all human beings, the oneness of all humanity. This oneness is a core philosophy espoused by...
by Vidya Pradhan | May 17, 2014 | Perspectives, Reflections, Viewpoint
The producer at the radio station where I host a kid’s quiz show was unusually complimentary. “Your show is so interesting and fun … it deserves its popularity,” he gushed while I blushed. As I arranged my quiz paraphernalia in the small booth where we work, he...
by Jojy Michael | Apr 16, 2014 | Perspectives, Reflections, Viewpoint
The season of Lent, six weeks of fasting, prayer and charity straddles winter and spring. Thus, these weeks are filled with nature’s own transitions from darkness to light, from cold to warmth and from lifelessness to new life. Christians observe Lent to remember the...
by Monica Bhide | Mar 7, 2014 | Perspectives, Reflections, Viewpoint
If you get what your heart desires, it is good. If you don’t, it is better.” I posted a note about this philosophy on my blog and got a lot of comments. What a losing attitude, most said. I grew up with the belief that I could design my life, and I rebelled against...
by Bob Allen | Feb 15, 2014 | Perspectives, Reflections, Viewpoint
Ordained Baptist minister J. Dana Trent got more than she bargained for when she tried to broaden the field on a dating website application by checking boxes for other religions along with Christian and “spiritual but not religious”—a Hindu husband she says has...
by Rajee Padmanabhan | Feb 6, 2014 | Perspectives, Reflections, Viewpoint
Ever wondered why in India, of all places, every residential neighborhood is referred to as a colony? One would imagine that after a few centuries of foreign colonization with enough scars to last another few, India would banish the term. But no, instead a lot of us...
