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Jewels of India By Niti Majethia for KidSpirit's Beauty and the Senses issue. I was born and raised in Mumbai, India, a country full of different traditions and values. India has a caste system with different…
Hinduism, Buddhism, and... Money? By Vidushi Sharma in the KidSpirit Money and Value issue. Artwork by Amy Liu (This was originally posted on KidSpirit in June 2012) This June if you’d walked into the last KidSpirit Editori…
Holiness in the Ordinary Hindu Wisdom When a person has let go of attachments, when the mind is rooted in wisdom, everything they do is worship. — The Bhagavad Gita Devotional Wisdom We aren't just saying our pr…
Evolving Gender Roles in the Vedas By Nimai Agarwal for KidSpirit's The Soul of Gender Issue. For those who don’t know, the Vedas are ancient Hindu scriptures, a vast collection of knowledge that stretches over many subjects, co…
Gandhiji: The Father of My Nation by Prerna Chatterjee for KidSpirit’s Conflict and Peacemakers issue "Love feels no burdens, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; fo…
Can Labeling Predetermine Success or Failure? By Nimai Agarwal for KidSpirit's Human Dignity issue. Short. It's often the first thing that comes to mind when people see me. At five feet four inches tall, I'm far below the average height o…
A Realization About the Nature of Truth By Simone Britto As I rode in the backseat of my cousin’s tiny yellow car through the bustling town of Panjim, India, to my uncle’s house, I gazed out the window and marveled at the differen…
A Personal Exploration of Diversity and Heritage By Samarth Jajoo for KidSpirit's Heritage issue. From a young age I was taught to stand up for my beliefs. More importantly, I was taught to appreciate diversity. We can choose to appreciate …
A Fresh Look By Nimai Agarwalfor in The God issue. I was born into a spiritual family. My parents practiced Vaishnavism, a monotheistic sect of Hinduism based on worship of Krishna, the Supreme. As a result, …
"C" Is for Connections "An atheist friend of mine is fond of saying ‘I just don’t believe that God is an old man sitting on the throne in heaven.’ Me neither. Nor do the millions of people who still trust in God,…