www.hindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, November 2, 2008: Music therapy as a potential supplement to the management of neurological disorders is gaining ground across major hospitals in India. In a lecture Saturday, Dr. Krishnamoorthy Srinivas of the Institute of Neurological Sciences said that India is starting to catch up with the West in the use of music for healing. He recommended establishing…
pib.nic.in INDIA, October 27, 2008: The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), in coordination with a specialist company called Indiaroots, is launching a program called “Tracing the Roots” to help persons of Indian origin anywhere in the world to trace their ancestry and locate living relatives. Completed application forms, along with the US$500 fee, may be submitted to one’s local…
www.fresnobee.com FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 24, 2008: Hindus use special prayer beads called mala. They help Hindus to focus their minds as they meditate, pray and chant mantras twice daily — usually in the morning and at night, just before going to bed. “Mala usually is something Hindus do in private,” says Ann Berliner, professor of philosophy and religion at California…
www.hinduismtoday.com “If people wish to eat meat and run the risk of dying a horrible, lingering, hormone-induced death after sprouting extra breasts and large amounts of hair, it is, of course, entirely up to them. I am convinced that in years to come we will regard eating animal flesh in the same light as we now regard cannibalism.” Excerpted from…
The buildings will be erected on 37 acres of a 102-acre tract of vacant farmland located on Route 130 and North Main Street. In response to concerns about increased traffic during holidays and special events, BAPS has agreed to hire police to direct traffic during these times. They further agreed to landscape the area so as not to be visible…
In a lecture Saturday, Dr. Krishnamoorthy Srinivas of the Institute of Neurological Sciences said that India is starting to catch up with the West in the use of music for healing. He recommended establishing a music therapy clinic at every major hospital, though he cautioned against regarding it as a panacea. Dr. Srinivas drew from Western studies as well as…
Completed application forms, along with the US$500 fee, may be submitted to one’s local Indian Embassy. Any other useful information/document that could be helpful in tracing the roots may also be submitted with the application. For more information, click the “Source” link above.
But few hindus know that the use of prayer beads is common among various religious traditions, often as a means to keep count while reciting specific prayers. Buddhists use juzu beads, Muslims pray with misbaha beads and Roman Catholics recite prayers with rosary beads.
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www.asianews.it KATHMANDU, NEPAL, October 28, 2008: Ethnic minorities in Nepal are unhappy with the Maoist government’s implementation of its view of a secular state. Although seven minority holidays have been added to the Nepalese calendar, Hindus are granted three days for the Tihar (Diwali), seven for Dashain, and many others during the course of the year. At Dashain, the greatest…