Sale! Sale!! Sale!!! by Syamananda Dasa

Nov 1, 2010 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-07 Number-11 (Indian)

In today’s shopping-oriented culture nary a day goes by when we do not see a sign or a huge billboard announcing a sale shoes, sarees, handicrafts, household furniture, cosmetics practically everything. Marketers know well that their usual customers... read more

Caustic Soda + Oil = Soap. Wrong by Syamananda Dasa

Oct 1, 2010 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-07 Number-10 (Indian)

As you reach for your soap in the morning, ponder for a moment about what ingredients have gone into making it. The chemical procedure for making a basic soap is simple. Take caustic soda, add oil and some perfume. Mix them and you end up with some kind of... read more

Fair & Lovely by Syamananda Dasa

Sep 1, 2010 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-07 Number-09 (Indian)

I remember from my college days that there was a beauty cream called Fair and Lovely, which was targeted towards young girls who felt that their darker complexions denied them their fair share of the marriage market. Well, now the manufacturers have... read more

A Serial Child-Killer Meets Her Nemesis by Syamananda Dasa

Aug 1, 2010 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-07 Number-08 (Indian)

King Kamsa was desperate. Something had to be done. He was just informed by a mysterious goddess that his killer was still alive. Many months ago he had heard a voice from the sky broadcasting that the eighth son of his sister would kill him. At that time... read more

God With Us by Syamananda Dasa

Jul 1, 2010 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-07 Number-07 (Indian)

Man has invoked God during war with unerring frequency. Roman and Byzantine warriors shouted “Nubescum Deus” as did Medieval Crusaders who charged shouting “Deus vult” (“God wills it”). Civil war soldiers in America (on both... read more