Source BALI, INDONESIA, July 29, 2018 (Architectural Digest): Known for attracting five million tourists every year, Bali now has one more hidden gem — the Garuda Wisnu (Balinese spelling of Vishnu) statue, which will be unveiled later in August, this year. Statues are more than fine works of architecture — they represent the culture, history and heritage of the land…
Source Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.— Rabindranath Tagore, (1861-1941) celebrated Bengali writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
Source LONDON, ENGLAND, July 18, 2018 (hansard.parliament.uk): HPI Note: On July 18, Virendram Sharma, MP for Ealing and Southall, raised the issue of the impending closure of the Swaminarayan School attached to the BAPS Neasden Temple in London. The complete transcript is at “source” above and covers the situation in some detail. A key issue in the discussion was whether…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, July 22, 2018 (DNA India): Reshma Khatu is on a mission. In a week’s time, it will be the first death anniversary of Mumbai’s popular Ganesh statue maker Vijay Khatu, who died at a time when mandals usually wait for the delivery of their statues. His death came as a surprise, and also brought fear, but his…
Source I’ve always been a supporter of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source UNITED KINGDOM, July 23, 2018 (Financial Express): Sikhism is being considered as a separate ethnicity in the next UK census in 2021, following a long-standing demand by some British Sikh groups. The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) had opened a public consultation over whether to add the separate box for Sikhs under ethnicity, instead of just as a…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, July 23, 2018 (The Hindu): The British government has decided that it will not recognize caste as an aspect of race in anti-discrimination legislation, in a move that was condemned by Dalit organisations and other campaign groups. Following a consultation last year, the government pointed to “the extremely low number” of cases involved and the “clearly controversial…
Source Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source UNITED STATES, July 2, 2018 (Save Temples, by Prakasarao V Velagapudi, PhD): Western media have mostly painted a negative picture of India and cherry picked the topics that discredit the Hindu way of life. Hinduism is the only major religion that advocated the peaceful coexistence, embraced non-violence as the pillar of peaceful living, practicing democratic ideals for political stability,…
Source There was once a wise man who lived simply. His spartan food habits reflected this. He had a friend who, being a sycophant of the king, lived in great luxury. One day this friend called on the wiseman while he was eating. Looking at the food, the friend said, “My friend, if you can please the king like me,…