www.ifpindia.org QUSEIR-AL-QADIM, EGYPT, February 20, 2008: A broken storage jar with inscriptions in an ancient form of Tamil script, dated to the first century BCE., has been excavated in Egypt. Dr. Roberta Tomber, a pottery specialist at the British Museum, London, identified the fragmentary vessel as a storage jar made in India. Iravatham Mahadevan, a specialist in Tamil epigraphy, has…
www.hinduismtoday No fruit is too heavy for the tender vine. Similarly, a mother will always find some means to support her child. Tamil Proverb
www.ndtv.com LONDON, UK, February 15, 2008: A Hindu organization in the UK on Friday blamed the British for the caste system in India, saying the “current adulteration” of the varnashram system is a result of “generations of British colonial bureaucracy.” “It was the British who single-handedly formulated the caste schedules that remain in place today,” Raj Pandit Sharma, a member…
www.acharyasabha.org BENGALURU, INDIA, February 18, 2008: The third Conference of the Acharya Sabha was held in the ancient Sri Adi Chunchanagiri Matha from February 9 to 11, 2008. The Acharya Sabha, a group of several heads of Hindu mathas from many lineages, deliberated on a variety of topics of concern and interest to Hindus world-wide and in India in particular.…
www.hinduonnet.com PALANI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, February 19, 2008: The rope car service at the famous Sri Dhandayuthapaniswamy Palani hill temple will resume on February 24, after a gap of nearly six months. The service was suspended on August 26 last year after an accident. An inquiry was conducted following the mishap and all therecommendations of the probe committee have been…
www.acharyasabha.org BENGALURU, INDIA, February 18, 2008: The third Conference of the Acharya Sabha was held in the ancient Sri Adi Chunchanagiri Matha from February 9 to 11, 2008. The Acharya Sabha, a group of several heads of Hindu mathas from many lineages, deliberated on a variety of topics of concern and interest to Hindus world-wide and in India in particular.…
www.srinagabooshani.org KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, February 18, 2008: The Sri Nagabooshani Amman Temple in Toronto is announcing the visit of Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today, to happen on May 31st, 2008. A natha Satguru of the Nandinatha Sampradaya, Bodhinatha will participate in a Sri Ruthra Homam at the Temple at 9:00am, and will hold a question and answer session…
www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, USA, February 13, 2008: Sharing meals has always been an important courtship ritual and a metaphor for love. But in an age when many people define themselves by what they will eat and what they won’t, dietary differences can put a strain on a romantic relationship. Many vegetarians say they cannot date anyone who eats meat. Vegans,…
www.npr.org DELHI, INDIA, FEBRUARY 17, 2008: Hindus have always believed that water from India’s Ganges River has extraordinary powers. The Indian emperor Akbar called it the “water of immortality” and always traveled with a supply. The British East India Co. used only Ganges water on its ships during the three-month journey back to England, because it stayed “sweet and fresh.”…
www.sarvesamachar.com BIHAR, INDIA, January 23, 2008: The Ma Mundeshwari Temple in Kaimur District, Bihar, has been reported as having been built in 108 CE. Since then rituals and worship have been taking place at the temple without a break, possibly making it the oldest functional temple in the world. It is situated atop the Kaimur Hill and built in an…