Source SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, February 6, 2019 (Venture Beat): Meditation and mental health-focused startup Calm has raised $88 million in a series B round of funding led by TPG Growth, with participation from Insight Venture Partners, Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures, and Creative Artists Agency (CAA). This takes Calm’s total funding past the $115 million mark and elevates the San Francisco-based…
Source PAKISTAN, February 4, 2019 (Pakistan Today): A Hindu temple in Kunbh, Sindh was attacked by vandals, according to reports. According to images doing rounds on the social media, the temple in Sindh was attacked with holy scriptures and statues housed within it desecrated. “Strongly condemn the attack on temple in Kunbh, Khairpur (Sindh). Reportedly, some miscreants set holy books…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 6, 2019 (Saudi Gazette): A board that oversees an ancient Hindu hill temple in southern India said on Wednesday it now favored allowing women of menstruating age to enter the temple, reversing its previous support for a centuries-old ban. The Sabarimala temple has been the site of tension since India’s Supreme Court ruled in late…
Source PRAYAGRAJ, INDIA, February 4, 2019 (Swarajyamag): Braving the cold and fog, over 18 million pilgrims took a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, in the early hours of Monday (4 February) on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, as reported by The Tribune. According to the report, hundreds of thousands…
Source There is nothing higher than dharma. Verily, that which is dharma is truth. — Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.14
Source CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, February 5, 2019 (India Currents): Walking to a temple to celebrate devotional fervor is a well-understood facet of Hinduism in India. This very devotion drove over 6,000 Indian-Americans to walk together to celebrate the festival of Thaipoosam with great fervor. Thai is the Tamil name for the month that extends between January 16th to February 15th each…
Source PRAYAGRAJ, INDIA, February 5, 2019 (News 18): Photos at “source” show several vivid aerial views of pilgrims and tents at Sangam during the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
Source Hindus profoundly know that God is the same Supreme Being in whom peoples of all faiths find solace, peace and liberation. Nonetheless, we realize that all religions are not the same, and the doctrines of one often conflict with those of another. Even this should never be cause for religious tension or intolerance. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927‚Äì2001)
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 3, 2019 (India Today): After a video showing some youths vandalizing ancient pillars at the world heritage site in Hampi, Karnataka, went viral on the social media on Friday, police said they have sped up the investigation and will soon arrest the guilty. Superintendent of Police, Bellary, Arun Rangarajan said the accused will be arrested…
Source INDIA, February 1, 2019 (Storypick): Frequently we find news of celeb divorces popping up on our social media feeds. That makes us look around a little, and we see that marriages are literally falling apart these days! Marriages are decreasing in popularity while divorce rates are skyrocketing. But quite shockingly, a study submitted by Unified Lawyers reveals that India…