The Purpose of Pilgrimage by Ravi Gupta

Jan 1, 1995 | India's Heritage, Ravi Gupta, Volume-29 Number-01

EVERY YEAR, as eagerly as Westerners flock to Hawaii on vacation, millions of Indians journey to tirthas, holy places of pilgrimage. According to the 1993 edition of the Guiness Book of World Records, the world's largest-ever gathering of... read more

Is Preaching New to Hinduism? by Ravi Gupta

Sep 1, 1994 | India's Heritage, Ravi Gupta, Volume-28 Number-05

AT THE ISKCON CENTER in Boise, Idaho, some guests, originally from India, questioned ISKCON's emphasis on preaching. They said that preaching was not part of traditional Indian philosophy and culture. In most Indian temples people just perform their personal... read more

Dumping Tea by Ravi Gupta

Jul 1, 1994 | India's Heritage, Ravi Gupta, Volume-28 Number-04

Chay! Chay!" The calls of tea vendors echo through India's train stations at any time, whether it be two o'clock in the morning or ten at night. The vendors are always busy selling tea through train windows. Sometimes they climb aboard a train and... read more