sify.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, May 2, 2008: Nepal’s newly elected constituent assembly will hold its first meeting next month and officially begin the process of abolishing the Hindu king’s 239-year-old crown and turning him into a commoner. “The people have mandated us to transform Nepal into a federal democratic republic and end the feudal monarchical system,” Maoist lawmaker and winner of…
www.speaksanskrit.org SAYLORSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, May 5, 2008: Samskrita-Bharati USA will conduct “Shraddhaa 2008” the second annual East Coast spoken Sanskrit residential camp for youth (ages 12-16), from June 22 to June 28, 2008, at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Saylorsburg. The camp conducted by the youth and for the youth will involve teaching to speak in Sanskrit through interactive workshops. Even activities like…
www.youtube.com USA, May 6, 2008: The Hindu American Foundation has launched a video to explain Hinduism and the activities of the organization. You can see it on YouTube by clicking on the link above. HPI recommends seeing this well-made presentation.
www.hinduismtoday.com Be happy with your achievements, which are done with willpower. That will help accomplish your goals and, further, give you confidence to carry out more tasks. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
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…
www.hinduismtoday.com He creates the Universe and then reveals Himself to us and in us. He made Himself manifest. Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture
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…
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…
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…
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…