“Crisis Of Continuity: Hindu America Needs Institutions Of Learning Not Just Temples”, India West, January 22, 2026
“On a typical weekend in many American cities, the Hindu presence is easy to see. Newly built temples rise in suburban landscapes. Diwali celebrations fill convention centers and public squares. Yoga studios, Sanskrit terms, and Hindu symbols circulate comfortably in mainstream culture. By outward measures, Hindu identity in the United States appears visible, confident, and socially secure.
Yet this visibility obscures a structural shift that should give us serious pause.
Across many Hindu households, intergenerational transmission is thinning. Children often grow up knowing that they are Hindu, but with limited understanding of what that identity entails as a way of life. Temple attendance is common, but explanatory depth is not. Festivals are celebrated but rarely shape the rhythm of the year. Rituals are performed, yet their meanings remain opaque. Identity is present but lightly held…….”
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