Contemporary Hindu Culture

Hindus, the "Tebbit Test" & Terrorism in London

Back in 1990 when former Conservative chairman Lord Tebbit proposed the “Cricket Team Test” for ethnic minorities in the UK... (More)

 

Eggs Are Not Vegetarian!

The Vegetarian Society accepts egg to be vegetarian but... (More)

 

Tattoos & Identity

Many people are having religious tattoos done. This is especially so amongst Hindus. The most popular tattoo is without a doubt the "AUM"...(More)

 

Hindus and Globalisation

Globalisation is an important trend in the modern world. We hear about it all the time for example in news and discussion programs around the world. What is globalisation? ... (More)

 

The other side to the success story

While we take pride in our successes and achievements are we overlooking some uncomfortable facts?... (More)

 

Hindu Parenting

Diary of a soon to be first time mom... (More)

 

Getting a high protein veggie diet

Knowledge is the key...(More)

 

Hindus of the caribbean

Unknown to most, the Caribbean region is home to a
large Hindu population... (More)

 

Disenchanted with the 'Asian' label

Sometimes the label can blind us to important facts... (More)

 

Poverty in Britain: Surprising statistics

Poverty is usually thought of as something that is
associated with developing countries... (More)

 

Astrology - Science or Sham?

hether or not you are a believer or not, the popularity
of astrology appears to be... (More)

 

Indian Weddings: 'When different simply means the same'

A look at the changing ways in which wedding parties are held... (More)

 

Career Choices: Being stuck in the middle amongst a herd of sheep

Ask any Indian parent what their offspring does for a living and I guarantee that over fifty percent of their answers will fit into... (More)

 

Hindus of Holland

After the United Kingdom, the second largest Hindu community of Europe live in the Netherlands... (More)

 

Do our temples really serve the community?

An analysis of the role of Hindu temples in Britain... (More)

 

"Good boys don't wear earrings"

I was determined to get my ears pierced, but my parents... (More)

 

Kali in the Western media

Mother Kali 's depiction in many movies gives the misleading impression that she embodies the forces of evil... (More)

 

A Hindu View on the Use of Alcohol

The consumption of alcohol has existed in human society since time immemorial... (More)

 

Search for the Historical Krishna

Dr. N. S. Rajaram examines some historical issues surrounding Lord Krishna...(Part 1, Part 2)

 

A Hindu view on drug use

We live in a culture today in which the use of drugs is widespread at both medical and recreational levels... (More)

 

100% Hindu, 100% Punjabi

Being a Hindu whose mother tongue is Punjabi, I call myself a HP, which stands for... (More)

 

Growing up as a Hindu girl in Slough

A touching personal account about growing up in an
area... (More)

 

A wayward Hindu's tale

Rajesh Vaghela recounts his experiences as a wayward young Hindu growing up in the UK. His account describes a intellectual phenomenon in the life of young Hindus, which is shared by many... (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,)

 

Welcome to the Family

The ups and downs of living in a traditional Hindu extended family...(More)

 

Diabetes Awareness

An extremely important issue facing the Hindu community... (More)

 

I am a Hindu first

Why are we stuck with this rhetoric of giving too much importance to divisions... (More)

 

Testimonial

A Hindu lawyer's inner guilt... (More)

 

Celebrating Christmas as a Hindu

Most of you will know that 25th December is celebrated as the birthday... (More)

 

Mother Ganga being destroyed???

Legend has it that before the Ganga descended onto Earth... (More)

 

The British Empire in School

For the first time, the British Empire in India is set to become part of compulsory education... (More)

 

A Call for the Intellectual Kshatriya

Today, the pen may well be mightier than the sword... (More)

 

The dreaded "H-word"

Analyses of the psychology behind the widespread tendency of many Hindu-inspired spiritual or yoga groups to vehemently deny any connections with Hinduism... (More)

 

Is science now supporting astrology?

According to an article in the New Scientist... (More)

 

The Hindu heritage of Kenya

Experiences and reflections from a holiday to Kenya... (More)

 

Lay off meat eating Hindus...PLEASE

Some things just have to be said... (More)

 

The Pagan room-mate

Moving out of your parents' house to go to university is an anxious time... (More)

 

Confronting the boredom:

Pujas, ceremonies and rituals for the next generation... (More)

 

Saris are forever


Fashion in clothing is ever-changing, but the sari has defied the trend... (More)

 

Entering the Hindu fold

More and more people from non-Hindu background are taking up Hindu Dharma... (More)

 

Practicing Hindu and proud

Young Hindus in this country are often mocked for... (More)

 

1857 to 2007

An event in both British and Indian history which has not had the coverage it deserves... (More)

 

Full circle back to Dharma

Discovering Hinduism through American motivational literature.... (More)

 

Eating with your hands

Eating food with the hands in today’s Western society is perceived as being unhygienic... (More)

 

The Hindu Wedding Ceremony

The Hindu wedding ceremony can seem like a drag for most of the guests... (More)

 

Ethics of Religious Conversion

Speech by renowned Vedic Scholar David Frawley's Speech...(More)

 

There once flowed the "Mother Ganga"

The date is 21st June 2180, in a stuffy classroom in Banaras... (More)

 

Fed-up of selfish self-serving Hindu groups

Young Hindu woman speaks on experience with Hindu groups in Britain... (More)

 

Apu nahasapeemapetilon

Postive hindu character or degrading stereotype?... (More)

 

The Value of Hindu Culture for the Modern Age

Hindu culture, if we analyse it, has a lot to teach... (More)

 

Violence & video games

Harmless fun or sowing the seeds of destruction... (More)

 

A Hindu inmate's prison diary

Experiences of the Hindu chaplaincy services... (More)

 

Fear of a failed Garba

In my second year at uni, a few friends and I restarted up the Hindu society, which had not operated for a year or two before us... (More)

 

The spirit of Navratri lives on

Despite the fact that many people complain that the spirit of Navratri is becoming lost... (More)