Patheos Articles - Hinduism

Ending Violence Against Women

Padma Kuppa — Wed Jan 09 19:00:00 UTC 2013

Be it India or America, as the great Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda said, "The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women."

Religious Pluralism: The Key to Overcoming Global Conflict and Achieving Peace

Ramesh Rao — Sun Jan 06 19:00:00 UTC 2013

Those who assert that their religious faith is the only one that paves the way to God contribute to human suffering and conflict.

Out with the Old

Sally Kempton — Wed Jan 02 19:00:00 UTC 2013

The miracle of recapitulation is that it creates a natural current of self-awareness that can bring transformation all by itself.

Grieving as Arjuna Did

Padma Kuppa — Thu Dec 20 19:00:00 UTC 2012

How might a Hindu experience and share in the nation's grief in the wake of the tragedy in Newtown?

Asymmetry of Power: Proselytization, Poverty, and Race

Padma Kuppa — Wed Dec 12 19:00:00 UTC 2012

As long as evangelism is complicated by contexts of imbalance, we will continue to have concern, hostility, and even conflict.

Mimicry, Mockery, or Mumukshutva? Jeffery Long's Response to Deepak Sarma

Padma Kuppa — Wed Nov 28 19:00:00 UTC 2012

I do not apologize for opting for universalism over tribalism, and an affirmation of all our experiences.