» Articles from March, 2010 issue

Make a Difference with Yuva for Sewa: A Chance to Volunteer in India and USA

Monday, March 1st, 2010

This summer, Sewa International USA is offering volunteer internships in India and USA through the Yuva for Sewa (Youth for Service) fellowship program.

YFS aims to connect young adults with service projects in the fields of education, self-employment, healthcare, women’s empowerment, environmental awareness, micro-finance and others. Read the rest of this entry »

(Part 2 of 2) Devotees of Amar Nath: Revolutionary Pioneers of a People’s Movement, by Bhagyashree Chanda Sathye

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Part 2/2 of a first person account of the Epic 62-day struggle to get a land grant for the Lord Amar Nath (Shiva) Shrine located near Jammu city, India. Read Part 1 in the December 2009 edition.

As we reached a large square, and we began to think that we would arrive at the rally grounds shortly, we heard gunshots, and in seconds after that, our eyes began to burn and tears flowed profusely. We realized that we were being tear-gassed by the authorities in the hope of dissipating the peoples’ movement. Read the rest of this entry »

Krishnadeva Raya and the Glorious Vijayanagar Empire, by V.N. Gopalakrishnan

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Krishnadeva Raya was generous to his people and patronized arts and letters. He was very much concerned about the welfare of the people and undertook regular tours of the empire to get first hand information. Read the rest of this entry »

Making a Difference in the Self and the Selfless: Hindu YUVA at Case Western, by Sai Santosh Kolluru

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Case Western Hindu YUVA chapter was created in April 2009 with one common goal: Seva. With the help of Professor Sree N. Sreenath and Dr. Sudesh Agrawal, Case Western Hindu YUVA has grown into an organization that focuses on the Self and the Selfless aspect of our existence. Read the rest of this entry »

Acintya, the Unconceivable: Brahman, the Infinite, by Ajoy Chatterjee

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Acintya, the ultimate source of all energies and the absolute God - the Brahman.

In spite of a continuous onslaught of Islam and Christianity that have swallowed Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, the population in the small island of Bali is still around 90% Hindu – the magic of adaptive changes. Read the rest of this entry »