HPI E-mail List Change and New Look (3rd Announcement)

www.feedblitz.com KAPAA, HAWAII, USA, January 5, 2008: After sending the Hindu Press International news feed from its own in-house e-mail server for almost ten years, Hinduism Today has switched to a professionally managed e-mail feed provider called FeedBlitz. Beginning with the January 5 edition, your daily HPI e-mails are coming from this new system and have a new look. Existing…

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Ramakrishna Math to Publish Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism

www.hindu.com BANGALORE, INDIA, January 5, 2008: The Ramakrishna Math is publishing a concise encyclopedia of Hinduism in April, the head of Bangalore’s branch Swami Harshananda said on Saturday. The encyclopedia will be in three volumes of 1000 pages, priced at Rs 1,000 each. However, as a pre-publication offer, all the three editions will be sold for Rs 1,000 and the…

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Fire at Hindu Temple in Illinos ‘Suspicious’

www.hinduonnet.com BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS, January 9, 2008: Police and fire officials are investigating “suspicious” fires at a Bloomingdale home and at a Hindu temple that has been vandalized in the past. The Shree Radhey Shyam Temple temple was ablaze Monday morning. Both fires caused exterior, but not interior, damage, officials said. No one was hurt in either blaze. Bloomingdale Police Chief…

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Hindu Dharma Summit Releases Videos

www.hcina.org ORLANDO, FLORIDA, January 6, 2008: The Hindu Dharma Summit, held on December 14-16, 2007 in Orlando by the Hindu Collective Initiative of North America, is releasing videos of the event. The links are: Hindu Dharma Summit video 1 Hindu Dharma Summit video 2 Hindu Dharma Summit video 3 Hindu Dharma Summit video 4

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Vedic sciences make debut at Science Congress

www.hinduonnet.com VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA, January 6, 2008:Visakhapatnam (PTI): The Indian Science Congress had another first to its credit as physicists and Vedic pundits came together to explore an interface between physics and Vedanta. Vedic pundits from the Sanskrit University in the temple town of Tirupati, Hyderabad and this port city exchanged views at a sessions on Vedic Sciences at the ongoing…

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HPI E-mail List Change and New Look (2nd Announcement)

www.feedblitz.com KAPAA, HAWAII, USA, January 5, 2008: After sending the Hindu Press International news feed from its own in-house e-mail server for almost ten years, Hinduism Today has switched to a professionally managed e-mail feed provider called FeedBlitz. Beginning with the January 5 edition, your daily HPI e-mails are coming from this new system and have a new look. Existing…

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The Present Reality of Brahmins in India

online.wsj.com CHENNAI, INDIA, December 29, 2007: Historically, brahmin caste Indians as priests and scholars led privileged lives in India. However the life of privilege, especially in India’s larger cities, has been replaced with a much different existence. The article explains, “Brahmins have been advisers to Maharajas, Mughals and military rulers. Under British rule, they served as administrators, a position they…

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HPI E-mail List Change and New Look (2nd Announcement)

www.feedblitz.com KAPAA, HAWAII, USA, January 5, 2008: After sending the Hindu Press International news feed from its own in-house e-mail server for almost ten years, Hinduism Today has switched to a professionally managed e-mail feed provider called FeedBlitz. Beginning with the January 5 edition, your daily HPI e-mails are coming from this new system and have a new look. Existing…

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The Present Reality of Brahmins in India

online.wsj.com CHENNAI, INDIA, December 29, 2007: Historically, brahmin caste Indians as priests and scholars led privileged lives in India. However the life of privilege, especially in India’s larger cities, has been replaced with a much different existence. The article explains, “Brahmins have been advisers to Maharajas, Mughals and military rulers. Under British rule, they served as administrators, a position they…

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Vedic sciences make debut at Science Congress

www.hinduonnet.com VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA, January 6, 2008:Visakhapatnam (PTI): The Indian Science Congress had another first to its credit as physicists and Vedic pundits came together to explore an interface between physics and Vedanta. Vedic pundits from the Sanskrit University in the temple town of Tirupati, Hyderabad and this port city exchanged views at a sessions on Vedic Sciences at the ongoing…

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