Tattva

Since its inception, Tattva Magazine has released one printed edition each year. While this has been observed in the anniversary month of September in the past,  the last printed edition fell a little later on the calendar - January. The January 2010 edition of Tattva Magazine was inaugurated on January 17 in Orlando, Florida. The ceremony took place during Hindu YUVA’s National Youth Conference, in which 54 college students and young professionals participated. The inauguration ceremony was honored by the presence of chief guest Dr. Anoop Reddy of Tampa, Florida, and several other prominent well-wishers of the magazine. Two thousand copies of the magazine have been printed and will be distributed across the United States. In this online edition, you will find 8 of the articles that were printed in the January edition.

The following Hindu American leaders were present at the inauguration ceremony:

Dr. Anoop K. Reddy, M.D., P.A is a successful neurologist in Tampa, Florida.

Shri Braham Aggarwal is a successful Florida-based businessman and a founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hindu University of America.

Dr. Srikumar Rao is a best-selling author and an adjunct professor at London Business School and the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.

Shri Abhinav and Dr. Kalyani Dwivedi. Shri Abhinav Dwivedi is Vice President of the Hindu University of America. Dr. Kalyani Dwivedi is a Samskrit scholar.

Dr. Yashwant Pathak is Professor and Assistant Dean of Research at the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy in Louisville, KY. He is the International Coordinator of the International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS) and Joint International Coordinator of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh.

As young Hindu Americans, we have a responsibility to contend with. A responsibility of being the inheritors of the oldest and the most inclusive culture in existence.The young and energetic karyakartas (volunteers) of Hindu YUVA (Youth for Unity, Virtues, and Action) have been working hard on university campuses across the United States to do justice to do this great responsibility.

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Many of the world’s current religions, mostly one thousand to two thousand years old, practice the code of One Prophet, One Book, and One Philosophy. Even though the world and society have changed since the origin of these religions, people still tend to adhere to this code of One Prophet, One Book, and One Philosophy, and reject all other views. Read the rest of this entry »

Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra was conceived by many sadhus, sants, and Hindu-minded organizations, including Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Some of the aims of the yatra include banning cow slaughter, declaring the cow as a national animal, and educating people about the usefulness of the cow. Read the rest of this entry »

The portrait was unveiled by the then Speaker of the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament), Dr. Bal Ram Jakhar, in 1989.

When any second generation Indian youth thinks of the Indian Independence movement, the first name that usually enters his or her mind is Mahatma Gandhi. Even though we know that the efforts of many others like Nehru, Tilak, and Aurobindo did not go without acknowledgement, there is still a very skewed perception of the freedom fighters during this time. In the endeavor to overthrow the British Raj, many common people transformed into leaders to undertake the challenge of regaining India’s independence. One such person was Birsa Munda, a humble tribal leader who played a massive role in the movement. Read the rest of this entry »

Electricity does not touch the small/marginal and medium-sized landholder, as the cultivation is deprived of an assured irrigation source. Thus, those who are cultivating cash crops that require irrigated water have to perforce rely on the rainfall that is fickle at the best of times. A technology named ‘Anaerobic Digestion’ has immense potential for improving the quality of life in rural India. Read the rest of this entry »

The clock strikes midnight. With a sleep-induced sigh, the massive textbook is slammed vigorously and stacked on top of the others. I rise from my chair and shuffle down the stairs and towards the sanctuary. Sitting cross-legged, back erect, I close my eyes and inhale, the fresh oxygen refreshing my body. Amidst the stress that comes from the rigors of tests and activities and the hustle and bustle of school, the next five to ten minutes are blissfully spent in the solitude of meditation and prayer. The tension is relieved; the worries are removed from my mind. Read the rest of this entry »

The following is a narration of how one of the foremost warriors of the world fell into a state of worry and doubt, but was guided by his guru to follow his Dharma.

The air was charged with devotion. Tuka says, “Let my tongue ever sing your glory.” So saying, Santha Tukarama sang the glory of Vitthala. The audience was spell bound. Lust was frightened and fled from the place. Her sister Greed felt scorched and followed her soon. Their brother-in-law, Worry, and his wife, Fear, were themselves enveloped with fear of their sustenance, and they also followed suit. Such was the discourse of Tukaram Maharaj.

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Hindu Dharma is for all – theists, semi-theists, atheists, vegetarians, non-vegetarians, realists, mystics, logicists, and who not. Some of these schools of thoughts have taken shape and are widely regarded as distinct faiths. Hindu Dharma and all faiths that evolved from the punyabhumi Bharat are sisterly, complimentary to each other.

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