Great Hindu Resources

• Religious Tolerance Page
• World Scripture: An Anthology of Sacred Texts
• Hindu Anti-Defamation Site
• The Book of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Other Characters of Mythology
• The History of the World and Religions According to Children--Really funny collection of children's essays!

The Hindu Religion

• Hinduism's Electronic Ashram
• Samskaras--Rites of Passage
• Hinduism Simplified
• Timepiece--A valuable resource of the significance of Hindu holidays, Hindu gods, and much more!
• The Hindu Ethic of Non-Violence
• Karma and Reincarnation

Sacred Texts and Gods

• The Vedas
• Panchatantra--Told in a way to delight people of all ages!
• Ramayana
• Bhagavad Gita
• Ganesha Home Page
• God and Gods in Hinduism

Art and Culture

• Daily Meditation Lesson
• Hindu Weddings--Everything you ever needed to know!
• Festivals of India
• Hindu Temples (with some nice photos)
• Gandhi
• Hindu Image Gallery
• Hindu Art--really great images
• Saris
• Indian Textiles
• Glossary of Indian Cooking--One of the most comprehensive I've ever seen on-line!
• Hinduism and Medicine--a guide for the medical professional

Ahimsa--Non-Violence

• Ahimsa Home Page--for people of all faiths
• Why Hindus are Vegetarian--includes many benefits for being vegetarian, plus Vedic reasons for being so
• Gentle Child-Rearing the Hindu Way--wait for this page to load--it's worth it!
• Position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian Diets (1997)--includes a food pyramid for the vegetarian and guidelines for healthy nutrition for every stage of life

Publications

• Hinduism Today--A wonderful monthly magazine written for Hindus all over the world.
  This is the online verson. Vinesh and I subscribe to the hard copy version with its beautiful photos and illustrations.
• Tambhi's Tamil Books--I found some good Tamil Language books here that are out of print in the U.S. Reasonable prices include shipping and handling.
• The Eye: A monthly magazine of Indian culture and thought

In the Interest of Women and Children

*These charities have a good reputation and have some beautiful products you can buy to support them.

• CRY--Child Relief and You--a variety of projects and relief aid
• ASHA--promoting education for children through local projects
• ICHILD--THE source for adopting children from India. Legal, cultural information, profiles of families, and a list of children who need homes. Not connected with any one adoption agency.
• SAWNET--South Asian Women's Network--a wealth of resources for women of all faiths and backgrounds
• More charities
• SWANET's Who's Who among South Asian Women--very comprehensive, includes photos
• SAWNET's list of Children's Books for Indian Children

Mantras and Devotional Songs

• RealAudio--Download RealAudio for free to enjoy the music provided at the links below
• Three Mantras
• Bhajans
• More Bhajans

My India

• Free India Page--A wealth of resources including some of the links below.
• Amar Chitra Katha Comic BooksVery, very well-written, though take the ones about the Gods with a grain of salt--they are quite violent for children. The others are wonderful and non-violent. My favorite one is The Story of the Freedom Struggle.
• Maps of India
• Biographies of Great Indians
• National Song--"Vande Mantaram" ("Mother, I Bow to Thee")
• The History of India
• Prayer to Mother India--Really very lovely with illustrations and verses
• India at a Glance--statistics and such
• The Hindu Universe
• InterIndia
• Free India--Celebrating 50 Years of Freedom
• Hindutva Resource Center--Indian/Hindu news updated daily, discussion boards, and other resources.

Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Language

• Tamil Nadu
• Tips for Traveling to Madras, South India--a guide for the Westerner
• Thamhiz Thendral--"A breeze of Tamil"--includes Tamil fonts, a tutorial,and fun stuff for native speakers.
• On-line Tamil Lessons--good for grammar and vocabulary. Learn the alphabet at the link below first.
• Learn to Read Tamil--very good place to start
• Chennai--A good introduction to Vinesh's home town with nice photos and descriptions of scenic destinations
• Auroville--Check out this beautiful, harmonious city where much of the world's incence comes from
• Tampa Bay Tamil Association of USA --Good resource for Tamil culture including dance
• Tamil Web--"Bringing The Tamil World Together"

Our Pagan Neighbors

• What is Paganism? What does it have to do with Hinduism?

• WorldTree--a local group with great web links
• Divine Mother Links
• Faces of the Goddess-- A poetic exploration of self-discovery
• Ancient Oak--a very comprehensive sight that shows the grace and beauty of a Wiccan/Hindu faith.

Fun Stuff

• Driving in India--humor
• The Conscience--a beautiful and well-written series of pages about our world and our responsibility to it.
• Dharma the Cat--Cute Buddhist Comics
• My Favorite Song
• Look up the meaning of names with the search engine at BabyCenter
• Hindu Baby Names and Meanings
• Make new friends from all over the world at the International Pen Pal Site--not just for matchmaking--I have made some good friends through this site
• Anil and Malini's Wedding Site--with more information on the Vedic marriage ceremony and a great love story to boot!
• Indian Cooking Yummy!
• Blue Mountain Greeting Cards--They have general greeting cards, plus a wide variety of cards for religious and cultural holidays, including Diwali!
• Environmental Post Cards
  --Each time you send an E-Card, a donation is made to World Wildlife Fund.