(The Conversation) — As people the world over are choosing to ditch the handshakes and hugs for fear of contracting the coronavirus, namaste is becoming the perfect pandemic greeting.

After the class, I started paying attention to what Americans mean by namaste. I got the feeling that they didn't think of it just as a greeting, but it had a spiritual connotation — a Hindu ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promoted the namaste, saying that the world is increasingly adopting the no-contact way of greeting.

Namaste is a word that carries more than just a casual greeting. It's a gesture, deeply ingrained in the rich tapestry of Indian culture, with profound spiritual significance. The practice of ...

I got the feeling that they didn't think of it just as a greeting, but it had a spiritual connotation — a Hindu mantra, a divine chant, a yoga salutation. Using namaste in India never made me ...

The Indian greeting of ‘namaste.’ Ausdruckslust.de | a blog about things /Flickri love, CC BY-NC-SA. For many American yoga teachers, beginning most likely with Ram Dass in the 1960s and 1970s ...

Coronavirus: Indian greeting namaste goes global Close In an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, more people, including global leaders, are using the Indian greeting of namaste.