Source INDIA, April 8, 2019 (Indic Tales): Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa is a writer, philosopher and thinker. He is a recipient of Saraswati Sanman, Padma Shri, and Central and Karnataka Sahitya Academy Awards. He was asked “why is it that in India a section of educated and intellectual group opposes everything related to Hinduism, be it its scriptures, customs, practices and…
Source AFGHANISTAN, April 30, 2019 (Global Voices): In Afghanistan, Sikh and Hindu minority groups have for decades experienced targeted religious persecution while suffering from low access to civil rights. Given that these injustices have been compounded by the country’s deep and growing security issues, it is hardly surprising that of the 220,000 Sikh and Hindu citizens living in Afghanistan in…
Source image: INDIA, April 24, 2019 (Swarajyamag): The food habits of Indians is a topic of much contention and argument in Indian public discourse. There are several questions that usually come up in Indian drawing rooms whenever the topic of food comes up. What do Indians like to eat? What proportion of Indians are vegetarians? Do Indian “non vegetarians” eat…
Source PENANG, MALAYSIA, April 27, 2019 (The Star): The Chitraparuvam Festival in Penang has been a yearly affair for devotees Kenny Lim and Shasha Wong. Seen wearing traditional Indian attire during the mini Thaipusam parade at Waterfall Road, Lim and Wong even brought a Bhajan cart which played devotional music. Wong, 45, who designed the cart carrying Lord Ganesha, said…
Source When you demand nothing of the world, nor of God, when you want nothing, seek nothing, expect nothing, then the Supreme State will come to you uninvited and unexpected. — Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981), Indian teacher and philosopher
Source UNITED KINGDOM, April 24, 2019 (Metro): The European Union’s bid to ban names like burger and sausage for vegan and vegetarian food products is being challenged. The Vegan Society said the unreasonable and costly proposal threatened to cause widespread administrative chaos, confusion and time wasting. If the proposal is voted into effect next month, vegan and veggie burgers could…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 24, 2019 (The Statesman): Indonesia released a special commemorative Ramayana stamp on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties with India. The stamp, featuring a scene from the Ramayana epic in which Jatayu valiantly fought to save Sita, has been designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor Bapak Nyoman Nuart, recipient of Padma Shri. “As…
Source You are perfect this very moment. You are all that you will ever be. If you don’t see it that way, then you live in a difficult state of affairs, striving toward perfection and being imperfect along the way. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Source WASHINGTON, USA, April 25, 2019 (NASA Earth Observatory): The world is literally a greener place than it was twenty years ago, and data from NASA satellites has revealed a counterintuitive source for much of this new foliage. A new study shows that China and India–the world’s most populous countries–are leading the increase in greening on land. The effect comes…
Source Many there are who do not even hear of Atman; though hearing of Him, many do not comprehend. Wonderful is the expounder and rare the hearer; rare indeed is the experiencer of Atman taught by an able preceptor. — Katha Upanishad, 1.2.7