Panchaloha Murugan Statue Seized, One Arrested in Guindy

Source CHENNAI, INDIA, December 23, 2018 (Deccan Chronicle): Drawing flak from various quarters for not doing much in recovering the statues stolen from the ancient temples, the statue wing police on Saturday thwarted an attempt to sell a Panchaloha statue of Lord Murugan, said to be stolen from a temple in Nemili village near Arakkonam, and arrested a man from…

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Bioethics — A Hindu Perspective

Source SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, December 10, 2018 (Hindu Council by Dr. Raj Maheshwari): Bioethics addresses specific ethical issues relating to science and medicine. With the advancement in technology, we are constantly faced with new scientific scenarios where ethical decisions need to be made. The principals of ethical decision making in Hinduism is informed by some of the ancient texts, namely Vedas,…

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Daily Inspiration

Source Don’t open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in a bundle, keep them in your heart and go your own way. — Kabir (1440-1518), Indian Saint

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Conference on Soft Power Concludes in India

Source DELHI, INDIA, December 19, 2018 (HPI): The Conference on Soft Power conducted by India Foundation’s Center for Soft Power concluded today in Delhi. The high level event was attended by several hundred participants and featured dozens of speakers including the Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu, who opened the event. The Daily Excelsior (source above) reported that the Vice…

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Daily Inspiration

Source The heart does not talk, it is the intellect that does all the talking. We have become like machines. Life has lost its naturalness, like a garland of plastic flowers. Only when hearts come together does true life blossom. — Mata Amritanandamayi, mystic and hugging saint, Hindu of the Year 1993

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Bioethics — A Hindu Perspective

Source SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, December 10, 2018 (Hindu Council by Dr. RajMaheshwari): Bioethics addresses specific ethical issues relatingto science and medicine. With the advancement in technology, we areconstantly faced with new scientific scenarios where ethicaldecisions need to be made. The principals of ethical decisionmaking in Hinduism is informed by some of the ancient texts, namelyVedas, Upanishads, and two main epics: Ramayana…

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Neglect and Paradoxical Rules on Preservation Threaten India’s Historic Hindu Sun Temple

sourceBHUBANESWAR,INDIA, December 12, 2018 (RNS) Brigitte Viollet,a French businesswoman, spends three months of every year in thecompany of the Sun Temple in Konark, an ancient settlement on theeast coast of India. Built in the 13th century by King NarasinghaDeva I, the Sun Temple was designed as a colossal chariot mountedon 12 pairs of ornamented wheels to honor the Hindu God…

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Daily Inspiration

Source A happy man is he who desires nothing, claims nothing, expects nothing and is free from hatred and fear. — Dada Vaswani, leader of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission

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