Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 15, 2020 (Hindustan Times): The famous Hindu shrine of Vaishno Devi on Sunday restricted foreigners and other travelers from abroad from visiting within 28 days of their arrival in India and also asked domestic pilgrims to postpone their trip to the shrine if suffering from any coronavirus linked symptoms as part of efforts to contain…
Source In a day when you don’t come across any problems, you can be sure that you are traveling in the wrong path.— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), disciple of Sri Ramakrisha
Source INDIA, September 7, 2019 (Indic Today by Aparna Sridhar): Dr. Raj Vedam participated in a session on “Unravelling the layers of History and Kavya” organized by the Center for Soft Power, Indic Academy and Heritage Trust, at Bangalore on August 31. He co-founded the think-tank, Indian History Awareness and Research, and to work on the Scientific Validation of Indian…
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, March 13, 2020 (Himalayan Academy): With increasing concerns flooding in from devotees around the world for the health and safety of our monks and island members, we are reminded of just how much love there is out there for this small band of servants to Siva. Like most, we have been following the potentially dangerous COVID-19…
Source You have been born in this world as a human being to worship God; therefore try to acquire love for His Lotus Feet. Why do you trouble yourself to know a hundred other things? What will you gain by discussing philosophy?— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Source USA, March 13, 2020 (hinduamerican.org): The Hindu American Foundation has started a podcast, That’s So Hindu, which features interviews with entrepreneurs and activists, politicians and professors, journalists, entertainers, spiritual teachers, and more on how Hinduism shapes their work and lives. Recent guests include Shika Uberoi Bajpai, Swami Ishwarananda, Swamini Svatmavidyanana, Gopal Patel, Sham Sharma and more.
Source ENGLAND, March 12, 2020 (Oprah Magazine): COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus, was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11. And with health experts saying that one of the leading ways to contact the virus is through “shaking hands or kissing somebody who is sick,” it’s understandable if you’d want to practice caution when…
Source Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!— Swami Sivananda (1887-1963), founder of Divine Life Society, Rishikesh
Source TEXAS, USA, MARCH 11, 2012 (YouTube): In this talk, Raj Vedam deep dives in ancient southern history and demolishes the Dravidian claims in favor of a pan-Indian identity. He analyzes the latest available papers on genetics, archaeology (2019), and roundup along with past evidence of what they imply for the ancient history of India. About the speaker: – Dr.…
Source MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, March 11, 2020 (Press Release from Nadadur S. Kumar, Chief Administrative Officer): Namaskaram, I am sure that you are all very familiar with the extraordinary situation that the world is going through as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. California is not an exception to this, neither is the city of Calabasas. In view of this, we…