Source HOUSTON, TEXAS, February 21, 2019 (Houston Chronicle): Gopal Aggarwal recently returned home to Sugar Land from what is the largest faith gathering in the world — the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage held every three years in India. “Kumbh Mela is a wonderful, big festival of unity,” Aggarwal said. “I love it. It’s a wonderful blessing.” He and his…
Source There is a proverb in our language: “If want to be a hunter, I’ll hunt the rhinoceros; if I want to be a robber, I’ll rob the king’s treasury.” What is the use of robbing beggars or hunting ants? So if you want to love, love God. — Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Source INDIA, February 20, 2019 (The News Minute): The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the body which oversees the Venkateswara temple atop Tirumala, unveiled a budget of approx. US$438 million for 2019-20 and said that it was expected cash offerings alone to account for $173 million of the total amount. Speaking to reporters, TTD chairman Putta Sudhakar Yadav said that according…
Source PRAYAGRAJ, INDIA, February 20, 2019 (NDTV): The devotion of pilgrims at the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical river Saraswati gave way to some breathtaking pictures from Kumbh Mela on the occasion of Maghi Purnima. The stunning aerial visuals of the holy occasion have been shared by news agency ANI on Twitter. Hundreds of thousands…
Source It is the nature of desire never to be fulfilled, but he who utterly gives it up is eternally fulfilled at that very moment. — Tirukural 370
Source INDIA, September 21, 2017 (Quartz India by Vijay Prashad): In 1950, Aime Cesaire, one of the clearest voices of the 20th century, looked back at the long history of colonialism that was coming to an end. He wanted to judge colonialism from the ashes of Nazism, an ideology that surprised the innocent in Europe but which had been fostered…
Source BALI, February 20, 2019 (Coconuts): Indonesian Hindu groups are once again urging authorities to cut off Bali’s Internet supply during the holy day of Nyepi, which falls on Thursday, March 7, this year. Nyepi, which marks the beginning of the Saka New Year in Bali, is traditionally a time for silence and self reflection, during which work, travel, entertainment,…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, February 15, 2019 (Bloomberg Opinion by Shashi Tharoor): The recent flap over Winston Churchill — with Labour politician John McDonnell calling Britain’s most revered prime minister a “villain” and prompting a rebuke from the latter’s grandson–will astonish many Indians. That’s not because the label itself is a misnomer, but because McDonnell was exercised by the death of…
Source In the beginning, love arose, which was the primal germ cell of the mind. The seers, searching in their hearts with wisdom, discovered the connection of Being in Nonbeing. — Rig Veda 10.129.4
Source The arrogance of being knowledgeable is more dangerous than having no knowledge at all. — Sri Rameshabhai Oza, katha performer and our Hindu of the Year 2006