Siddha Medicine Receives International Recognition in U.S. Publication

www.hindu.com TIRUNELVELI, INDIA, May 3, 2008: For the first time, an internationally acclaimed journal on modern medicine has published an elaborate article on the efficacy of Siddha medicine, the traditional system of Tamil Nadu, in curing skin diseases. The article was written by J. Joseph Thas, a qualified allopath and Siddha practitioner from Kanyakumari district and formerly professor of Postgraduate…

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Tamil Nadu’s Megalithic Graffiti in the Tradition of Indus Script

www.hindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, May 2, 2008: In recent excavations in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, megalithic pottery with graffiti symbols that have a strong resemblance to a sign in the Indus script have been found. Indus script expert Iravatham Mahadevan says that what is striking about the arrow-mark graffiti on the megalithic pottery found at Sembiyankandiyur and Melaperumpallam villages is…

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Tallapaka to Become Spiritual, Tourist Center

www.hindu.com KADAPA, INDIA, May 3, 2008: Tallapaka village in Rajampet mandal, the birthplace of saint-lyricist Annamacharya who scripted 32,000 sankeertanas in praise of Lord Venkateswara, will be developed into a religious tourist and spiritual centre. An Annamacharya Aradhana festival will be held with grandeur there starting next year, on the lines of Thyagaraya Aradhana festival at Tiruvayur. TTD was making…

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Per Capita Income of Brahmins in Karnataka Lowest of All Groups

www.hindu.com BANGALORE, INDIA, May 2, 2008: Koota Samaja Organizations Federation, a conglomerate of six associations representing Brahmins from Udupi district and living all over the country has come out with an agenda to help poor Brahmin children with scholarships for pursuing their education. Mr. Herleru said the per capita income of Christians was US$38.52, Vokkaligas $22.54, Muslims $19.57, Scheduled Castes…

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India’s Dongria Kondh’s Plead, Save Our Mountain

www.independent.co.uk ORISSA, INDIA, May 2, 2008: For centuries, life has remained unchanged for India’s Dongria Kondh tribe. Living on the remote Niyamgiri mountain, they keep to a daily routine of tilling crops, picking wild fruits and worshipping the hill god Niyam Raja. The existence is a simple one, but, because of a British FTSE 100 mining company, their way of…

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Daily Inspiration

www.hinduismtoday.com India is the cradle of the human race, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grandmother of tradition. The most valuable and the most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.    Mark Twain (1835-1910), American writer

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Tirupati Temple To Augment Accommodation

www.hindu.com TIRUMALA, INDIA, April 28, 2008: The governing board of the famed Tirupati temple has sanctioned over US$78 million for the construction of guest houses and massive pilgrim amenities complexes atop the temple town. Briefing the media persons, board chairman B. Karunakar Reddy said that the board which met on Sunday has decided to take up the construction immediately following…

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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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