Matthew R. Dasti is a currently a PhD student in Philosophy at the
University of Texas at Austin. His dissertation explores the use of pramana
theory to justify and criticize central metaphysical and, broadly, religious
truth claims in classical Indian thought. He also works in epistemology and
ancient Greek philosophy and has published articles in scholarly journals. He has spent many years in and around traditional Indian centers of learning and sadhana.
Episcopal Christians apologize to Hindus for discrimination and proselytization: from Rediff India Abroad. [Kd]
The Hindu reviews T. Sriraman’s translation of Indira Parthasarathy’s Tamil drama Ramanujar, The Life and Ideas of Ramanuja, recently published by Oxford University Press. [Kd]
Dow Jones Indexes and Dharma Investments to Launch New Faith-based Indexes to measure the performance of companies selected according to the value systems and principles of Dharmic religions: from PrimeNewswire. [Kd]
Smithsonian Magazine reports on the battle Indian environmentalists are fighting to clean the Ganges. [Kd]
Arun Venugopal of the South Asian Journalists Association writes about generalizations and questionable assertions in CNN’s coverage of the plight of Vrindavan’s widows. [Kd]
In this review, chair of Boston University’s religion department, Stephen Prothero casts an interesting light on the methods Christopher Hitchens uses to communicate his frustration with theistic thinking and the influence it has on society in his book God is not Great: from The Washington Post. [Kd]
Alex Chadwick has done a beautiful piece on Vrindavan for NPR’s Geography of Heaven series. [Kd]
Greetings From Vrindavan by Dhanurdhara Swami
Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord’s Secret Love Song 
Here Comes the Sun: The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison
Waves of Devotion
Dance of Divine Love: India’s Classic Sacred Love Story: The Rasa Lila of Krishna
Essential Hinduism 
Krishna’s Song: A New Look at the Bhagavad Gitaby Steven J. Rosen
Journal of Vaishnava Studies Vol. 15 No.1 Fall 2006
Sri Krishna Kathamrita Magazine No.11 
Namarupa Magazine