Books
Seven Beach Reads for Summer 2015
‘Tis the season: Youssef Rakha’s Crocodiles, trans Robin Moger (2015). This is a very different book from Rakha’s complex and layered debut, Sultan’s Seal. It’s an ……Read More
Lifestyle
Community
Hindu goddesses at Bangkok National Museum
National Museum Bangkok is displaying Hindu goddesses in its “Feminine Deities” special exhibition, which will run till July 26. Hosted by Thailand Fine Arts Department, ……Read More
Community
Hindus urge Pope to discipline former Nebraska Bishop for terming yoga “serious sin”
Hindus are asking Vatican to take action against recently retired Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz of Lincoln (Nebraska, USA), for calling yoga a “serious sin”. In ……Read More
Community
Hindus welcome reports of introducing major religions in Victorian schools
Hindus have welcomed reported plans of Australia’s Victorian Government to teach five major religions—Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism—in schools in the general religion class as ……Read More
Automotive
Rampant car seat misuse – are your children properly restrained?
During a recent one and a half hour drive from New Jersey to New York I saw more than a dozen children and infants who ……Read More
Books
Could You Please Look Into the Camera? Arrives in the US
This weekend marks the North American premiere of Mohammad Al Attar’s Could You Please Look Into the Camera? in an English translation by Lisa Wedeen: ……Read More