Author Archive for Dr. Mandar Pattekar

Reflections from a Hindu Perspective: Festivals of prayerful lights

Deepavali (Diwali) inspires the generosity of our true selves to shine and share around world: For Sewa lDiwali, friends of the Peoria Hindu community
collected and donated the equivalent of 12,000 pounds of food to Center for Prevention of Abuse, Neighborhood House, Trewyn School, and Peoria Grown market.

Reflections from a Hindu Perspective: Resilience lies in future of ancient traditions

Recently we visited the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in New Mexico near Albuquerque and perused the exhibition on the Ancient Puebloan culture and history. We learned about the massive destruction of the Native Americans by successive waves of colonizing nations…

Reflections From A Hindu Perspective | Restoration of one of the holiest sites of Hindus: A story of loss and recovery

Seldom does an event occur in the history of civilization that is the culmination of centuries of struggle and sacrifice by hundreds of thousands of people and perseverance in the belief in a system of law and order. Such an…