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The White House released President Obama’s birth certificate.  Kate wore McQueen.  Apple released a white iPhone.  And the cherry on top of this week’s circus…USCIRF put India on its “watch list” again.  Yesterday, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a quasi-governmental body that monitors “violations of religious freedom abroad,” released its annual report…

I’ve never been a regular temple goer, but having spent a decade growing up in Atlanta, I always had access to a number of Hindu temples. As a child, my parents took me to the temple, or mandir, on the various religious holidays – Diwali, Holi, Shivaratri. I was generally overwhelmed by the experience —…

As we celebrate Earth Day, I am reminded of a story from the Hindu epic, Mahabharat, that has always touched me.  Five just princes were banished from their kingdom and forced to dwell in the forest for many years.  One of the princes, Bhima, in an attempt to release his anger at this injustice, walked…
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