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Rites of Passage
InternatIonal
Feature: Join Kathmandu Valley’s Newar Community
as they Celebrate Life’s Meaningful Moments
18
Recognition: Vivekananda Kendra’s Dynamic
Parameswaran Is Our 2010 Hindu of the Year
34
Insight: Anthropologist Steven Huyler Explores
the Little-Known World of Miraculous Healing4 0
Mauritius: How One Island Nation Experienced
a Cultural and Spiritual Hindu Renaissance
56
lIfestyle
Books: Eight Books to Entertain and Enlighten You,
from Ancient Indian Games to Hindu Law
60
Scripture: We Examine a Stunning 10-Volume
English Translation of theT i r u m a n d i r a m
62
Interviews: Hindu Leaders at the Parliament of the
Worlds Religions Offer Views on World Issues6 6
opInIon
In My Opinion: The Wisdom of Hindu Pluralism 9
Publisher’s Desk: Learning How to Let Go of
Both the Past and the Future
10
Letters
12
dIgests
Global Dharma
6
Quotes & Quips
14
Digital Dharma
86
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