www.telegraphindia.com CHENNAI, INDIA, March 2, 2008: (HPI note: This is a series of reports on the incidents between the Chidambaram dikshitars and the government that led to the imprisonment and later release of 11 dikshitars and other protesters.) A Sanskrit-versus-Tamil row yesterday led to police and priests pushing and shoving each other at the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram, one of…
www.newindpress.com CHIDAMBARAM, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, March 6, 2008: In a sudden U turn, conservative dikshitars have given a cordial reception to those who came to the Lord Nataraja temple in Chidambaram on Wednesday. Dikshitars, who are the temple priests, changed their attitude following a strict warning issued by the State Government for obstructing persons who wished to recite Tamil devotional…
www.chennaionline.com CHIDAMBARAM, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, March 6, 2008: Volunteers of the Human Rights Protection Centre (HRPC), Farmers Liberation Front and Makkal Kalai Ilakkiyam took out a procession and garlanded the statue of rationalist leader Periyar E.V. Ramasamy after bursting crackers to celebrate what they called “victory of Tamil”. (HPI Note: P. Ramasamy was a prominent social activist and atheist. His…
www.hinduismtoday.com I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone. Mira Bai (1500-1550), princess of Rajasthan, Northwest India, a saint celebrated for her lyrical poetry dedicated to Krishna
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, March 5, 2008: Hinduism Today’s Digital Edition is now available for free at the link above. Here a few highlights: The cover story brings you 16 pages on meditation, with much sought after, but rarely explained, basics, inspired definitions, goals, methods and tips to overcome all obstacles on the fine art of meditation. In an insightful editorial,…
mangalorean.com MANGALORE, INDIA, March 3, 2008: Mangaloreans are gearing up to celebrate Maha Sivaratri and seek blessings from Siva, the destroyer of evil and ignorance. Sivaratri is a night of fasting, worship and meditation on Lord Siva, and it is being observed and celebrated with traditional gaiety and splendor at one of the most important temples in Mangalore, the Kudroli…
www.hinduismtoday.com USA, March 5, 2008: Interest in ayurveda and the neti pot have suddenly spiked throughout North America after Oprah Winfrey talked about them on TV. Last April, Oprah Winfrey featured the neti pot in a segment by Dr. Mehmet Oz, then ran it again in December 2007. It introduced millions of people to this ancient and healthy practice of…
www.hinduismtoday John F. Kennedy loved a little proverb he thought was Irish, but actually came from the Indian epic Ramayana: There are three things which are real–God, human folly and laughter. The first two are beyond our comprehension, so we must do what we can with the third.
www.hinduismtoday.com PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD, March 4, 2008: From 1838 to 1917, Indians were brought from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as indentured laborers to the Caribbean islands. In addition to their work ethic, they brought with them the culture and religious practices of Hinduism with the Ramayana, Siva Puranas and the Bhagvad Gita among the several religious texts found in their “jhaji…
www.hinduismtoday.com LONDON, UK, February 20, 2008: An American team has found that being unable to control anger can make you four times more likely to have a slow recovery, according to a study published in the journal Brain Behavior and Immunity. To see if anger would hold back wound healing, the team conducted a study with 98 participants who had…