in their respective chambers. The first Hindu member to serve in either the House or Senate, , was expected to place her hand on one of the sacred texts of Hinduism, the Bhavagad Gita. Unfamiliar to ...

Hindu scriptures such as the Vedas, Puranas, and epics like the Mahabharata make numerous references to dogs. Far from being dismissed as ordinary animals, dogs in these texts are often portrayed as ...