Punjab’s Poisoned Harvests

news.bbc.co.uk PUNJAB, INDIA, May 1, 2008: The governments of many poor nations are alarmed at the rise in food prices. There are even problems in the Indian region of Punjab, where science once seemed to have found answers for a hungry world and perhaps India’s immense population. The new strains of seed and chemical pesticides and fertilizers certainly brought high…

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How to Order Upanishad Book

www.hinduismtoday.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 1, 2008: The book “Aum Purnamada” authored by Acharya Yaad Kumar Verma (Shri Ramdasanudas) and mentioned in HPI on April 27 may be ordered by e-mailing maheshkumar1946@yahoo.co.in.

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Over 1,700 Reconverted to Hinduism in Mumbai Ceremony

www.hindustantimes.com MUMBAI, INDIA, April 28, 2008: The muddy Gavdevi ground at Shimpoli in Borivli (West) was sprinkled with saffron and green on Sunday. In the presence of Narendra Maharaj, chief of the Ramanandcharya Peeth of Nanij in the Konkan, hundreds of men and women, most of them tribals, converted to Hinduism. This is the first such event in the city,…

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The Tale of A Neglected Ancient Temple, Uprooted By A Tree

www.hindu.com PUDUKOTTAI, INDIA, April 28, 2008: A historical temple in Pudukottai is threatening to collapse with the growth of a huge tree right on the vimanam of the sanctum sanctorum. The strong roots of the tree have penetrated deep into all gaps in the walls of the Sri Umapathiswarar Temple. Six inscriptions on the outer walls of the temple give…

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Daily Inspiration

www.hinduismtoday.com The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now. The way to be happy is to make others so.    Renunciate sannyasini Ma Yoga Shakti Saraswati, has taught yoga and dharma worldwide for over thirty years

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“Upanishads Are India’s Greatest Gift To The World”

www.hinduismtoday.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 27, 2008: (By Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent India/South Asia) “Upanishads are India’s greatest gift to the world and the message of Upanishads is not meant for the people of any particular caste, creed, country or religion. They show the correct path to the whole of mankind.” These views were expressed by Dr. Karan Singh, President,…

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Beyond Sanskrit Tattoos: Land of Hollywood to host the West-Coast Sanskrit Camp

sitekreator.com HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, April 25, 2008: In Hollywood, it makes sensational news when celebrities from singer Rihanna to actress Jessica Alba get Sanskrit tattoos done. However, the same region has quietly witnessed a silent revolution over the past eight months with an upsurge of interest in the rising Speak Sanskrit movement. Starting September 2007, Samskrita Bharati, a voluntary nonprofit organization…

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Daily Inspiration

www.hinduismtoday.com Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.    Mark Twain

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Trinidad’s Vice President Addressed Hanuman Conference

www.hinduismtoday.com TRINIDAD, April 27, 2008: (by Paras Ramoutar) Suriname’s Vice-President, Ramdien Sardjoe has spoken of the clashes in the world society. He told the closing session of the Global Lord Hanuman Hindu Conference at the Dattatreya Yoga Centre on Saturday that the entire world is encountering clashes and a great crisis because of the lack of understanding and lack of…

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