Chosen books on various topics related to Hinduism, categorized and serialized according to preference, with a short introduction on each book and the option to compare prices offered by leading ... Read More

The revered compositions of the Vedas were handed down through generations by the word of mouth from time immemorial. The general assumption is that these hymns were either taught by ... Read More

Yoga is increasingly becoming a focal point of therapy and research in treating epilepsy. Zoe Langley, who has greatly benefited from this treatment, reports on how yoga is being rediscovered ... Read More

When parents say Hinduism teaches "all religions are the same", children find no reason to follow it. They say, "What does it really matter what religion we follow?" How can ... Read More

Ancient Hindus never believed in heaven, and never prayed to attain a permanent place there. The earliest concept of afterlife, say Vedic scholars, was that the dead reunite with Mother ... Read More

If Hindu kingdoms extended from North Western Iraq to the Southern tip of India, and all people were Hindus, then can you say the people who moved from the Mesopotemian ... Read More

Raksha Bandhan or 'Rakhi' in short is coming soon... It is a special occasion to celebrate the chaste bond of love between a brother and a sister. Get ready to ... Read More

The full moon day in the Hindu month of Ashad is observed as the auspicious day of Guru Purnima, a day sacred to the memory of the great sage Vyasa. ... Read More

"Namaste, London!" said the General Secretary of the Hindu Council UK, "I would like to recite a Vedic mantra, addressed to Lord Shiva, the giver of knowledge that destroys ... Read More

The annual report on the status of Hindu human rights in Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir recently published by the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) compiles ... Read More

In Hinduism, man and woman represent the two halves of the divine body. There is no question of superiority or inferiority between them. The idea behind the institution of marriage ... Read More

Although I am always available to answer your questions and queries, using the forum will be more beneficial since your message will reach a greater number of people. As a ... Read More

As a 66-year-old retired librarian and inquirer who has worshipped in a local temple and attended lectures on the Gita, had Bob Freedman found this book when he first became ... Read More

Through this tale of a married man, who became obsessed with a prostitute, Swami Sivananda, explains how man is blinded by ignorance. He is devoted to objects of sense-enjoyment, and ... Read More

The holy Bhagvad Gita tells us that you can kill thousands of people, but you can never kill a soul. No weapon can cleave it, no fire can burn it, ... Read More

The essence of Hinduism can be distilled into five principles and ten commandments that can be said to form the bedrock of this universal religion... GO

Every year in mid-summer, Lord Jagannath goes on vacation, travelling on grand chariots, from his temple to his garden palace in the countryside. This belief has given rise to one ... Read More

Third in this series of Om Art, here is a fresh set of 6 designs that present the many faces of Om or Aum. In these designs, I have tried ... Read More

Though the cow is held sacred to the Hindus, it is not exactly worshipped as a deity by all. The cow was venerated as the mother goddess in the early ... Read More