www.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON, D.C. June 14, 2008: [HPI note: We were surprised to see this negative report on the “Speak Sanskrit” movement in India and Sanskrit in general, which includes statements including, “Such camps, run by volunteers from Hindu nationalist groups, are designed to promote a language long dismissed as dead….” “Dismissed as dead” is an inaccurate statement given that Sanskrit…
www.hinduonnet.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, June 10, 2008: The sacred laddu “prasadam,” popularly known as “Tirupati Laddu” at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here, would soon get patent rights under Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act. The sources said the famous Tirupati laddu was introduced at the hill temple some eight decades ago. Over 25…
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www.business-standard.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 12, 2008: Close on the heels of its animated feature film The Return of Hanuman, the Thiruvananthapuram-based Toonz Animation is readying an animated television series on Shiva. In an exclusive chat with Business Standard, Toonz Animation Chief Executive Officer (CEO), P Jayakumar, said: “We are venturing into a different format, which would be close to…
www.telegraphindia.com CUTTACK, INDIA, June 13, 2008: Thirty-two black granite statues, believed to be more than 800 years old, have been found from a well inside the precincts of the 12th century Chateswar-Bateswar Temple in Choudwar. “We stumbled upon the exquisite pieces when we were clearing the well. The work began from Sunday,” said Gagan Bihari Raul, the head of the…
uk.youtube.com ENGLAND, June 13, 2008: A one-hour program on Hinduism narrated by Ben Kingsley has been posted on YouTube in five segments. The show is part of the “Religions of the World” produced in the UK. While one can find fault with the show, especially in its presentation of the impact of Buddhism and Islam on Hinduism, it is overall…
www.sambodh.com KALAMAZOO, MI, USA, June 13, 2008: The Sambodh Center for Human Excellence (SCHE) of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, celebrated the 1st Anniversary of their Ashrama on Saturday, June 7, 2008 in a ceremony honoring those who helped establish the Ashrama. The program included an outdoor ritual, worship of Lord Shiva and vegetarian refreshments. The Shiva Lingam was donated to SCHE…
www.hinduismtoday.com It is very important to give light and love to everyone, because everyone needs affection. Let light, love and peace live today and always in our hearts. Let these words not just be words pouring out of our lips. Let light invade your whole being so that everyone may be able to love. Mataji Indra Devi
news.bbc.co.uk KATHMANDU, NEPAL, June 11, 2008: The deposed king of Nepal, Gyanendra, has moved out of the palace in the capital Kathmandu where his family lived for more than a century. Mr Shah, as he is now known, and his wife Komal swept out of the compound in the back of a black Mercedes as scores of riot police guarded…
www.hinduismtoday.com My grandfather said that there were two kinds of people–those who did the work and those who took credit. He said I should always try to be in the first group, because there was much less competition. Indira Gandhi, late Prime Minister of India.