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Beck, Bath, and Bizarre
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Vineet Chander
Oops, he did it again. Conservative mega-mouth Glenn Beck went on a xenophobic rant against those who choose to journey to India for health-care. He analogized Indian doctors to counterfeit Gucci purses, and mocked India for (what he perceived to be) lack of indoor plumbing. But it was his jab at the Ganges (Ganga), one…
Review: Avatar
By
Vineet Chander
What does the new James Cameron film have to do with Hinduism? Quite a lot, hoped many Hindus, anticipating the next Matrix. But would the film denigrate Hinduism’s sacred teachings about the descent of the Divine? At least that was the fear of some community activists, gearing up for protests and boycotts. It turns out…
Happy New Year
By
Vineet Chander
I had been trying to figure out something to post about to mark the New Year. Resolutions? Celebrations? A post-game wrap up of the wonder that was 2009? Nothing seemed to fit. Or, more truthfully, I didn’t fit. You see, the truth is that for the last few days, your faithful Om Sweet Om blogger…
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