Hinduism Today
KAUAI, HAWAII, May 13, 2005: To get an idea of the strength and vigor of the current Hindu renaissance, one only needs consider the growing number of swamis and other Hindu leaders doing powerful work in India and elsewhere. In its upcoming issue (the July-August-September ’05 issue, coming out in 3 weeks), Hinduism Today magazine will feature a major article on one, Sri Sri Balagangadharanathaswami of Karnataka whose work is astounding in its scope. The 10-page article reports that the state’s 20 million farmers traditionally regard Sri Balagangadharanathaswami’s Sri Adichunchanagiri Math as their spiritual fountainhead, and describes with what gusto the swami has responded to them and their needs. Among the uplift he has provided, Hinduism Today lists: the introduction of more quality, yet low-cost, education into the rural areas, the establishment of hospitals, clinics, hostels, homes for the destitute, schools for the blind, cultural institutes and more, not to mention development, or augmenting of major temples, maths and padasalas. The swami has founded 350 institutes of learning in the state, which 40,000 students attend, from nursery schools to university levels.
Other stories in the issue include religion in India’s armed forces, Hindu education, the Chennai annual carnatic music festival and a scathing critique of the concept that “all religions are the same,” to name a few.
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