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Prohibiting Women from Sabarimala is Wrong. Here’s Why.
Drawing from personal experience of visiting Sabarimala and knowledge of Hinduism, I disagree with the 5 most common reasons for banning women from Sabarimala temple.
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My Spirituality and Mental Health Advocacy
These remarks were delivered for a fall seminar series at Harvard Divinity School. All Things are Subtly Interconnected I have spent enough time at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) now to know that there are…
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Religion, Faith, and Hinduism in: Black Panther
The first in a series on finding the Hinduism in places you wouldn’t expect!
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Don’t Tap on the Glass
Some recent thoughts I’ve had on the study of Hinduism in institutions of higher learning. As usual, pushing for positive changes (adding new viewpoints/ diversity) instead of negative changes (subtracting existing things). Think about…
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The Indian Dream
When I think of my childhood in India, Ramani always comes to mind. Ramani and her wrinkled face that stretched into a gap-ridden smile, often accompanied by laughter as contagious as an afternoon yawn.…
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Grandma’s Suitcase
My grandma loved to travel. I called her Ammamma, which literally translates to “Mom Mom” in English (this was fitting because she did have twice the Mom power). Ammamma went on her final trip…
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Cracks in My Cell
“How are you doing?” people usually ask, whether or not they know I’ve lost family recently. I don’t answer these days. My external representative takes care of that – the face I put up…
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Pesky Memories
Do you ever have pesky memories? You know the ones I’m talking about. The memories you try to keep in the maximum security prisons of your mind. The ones that come from experiences you…
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