"M
y daughter asks me what
religion I practice all the time.
Usually I have an answer for
her, but generally that answer isn't what
she's looking for. 'Love,' I tell her. 'I love.'"
Dr. Sonita Singh continues, saying, "I see
religions as languages to interact with your
spiritual self. I don't label myself or anyone
else because I believe compassion and
caring are universal." Her daughter, Bhakti
Singh, is a living testament to her approach
to piety. Named after the Hindu pathway
to God through intense love and devotion,
Bhakti is a daily reminder of her mission
as a mother and professional in the public
health industry.
A member of one of the last La Reine
High School graduating classes, the class
of 1991, Sonita immersed herself in the
wisdoms of Catholicism. While working
for the International Center for Diarrheal
Disease Research (ICDDR) in Bangladesh
and wandering through the countryside
of India, she adopted the lessons of
Hinduism. During a National Institutes of
Health (NIH