Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 8, 2017 (NDTV): Kumbh Mela has been recognised by UNESCO as an “intangible cultural heritage of humanity”, a tweet by the international organisation said. The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage under the UN body inscribed Kumbh Mela on the “Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” at its 12th…
Source He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.— Chanakya (350-275 bce), Indian politician, strategist and writer
Source AMARAVATI, INDIA, DECEMBER 7, 2017 (Times of India): In a sharp departure from tradition, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is ready with its first batch of non-Brahmin priests. The priests, mainly belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe are expected to be given posts soon. TTD is going to construct around 500 temples in SC, ST and fishermen colonies…
Source PAKISTAN, December 3, 2017 (Pakistan Today): Authorities are working on a comprehensive plan to restore religious sanctity and archaeological value of Katas Raj Temple near Chakwal. Evacuee Trust Property Board Chairman Siddiqul Farooq said this while talking to APP here on Sunday. He said that the plan was part of efforts of the government to work for minorities and…
Source CAMBODIA, December 12, 2017 (Le Point, translated from French): A set of Angkor gold jewelry was returned to Cambodia on Saturday with a procession through Phnom Penh held for the occasion, decades after their looting from a famous temple of the ancient city. The 10-piece collection, consisting of a crown, earrings, bracelets and chest ornaments, was stolen from the…
Source VIETNAM, November 30, 2017 (Nhan Dan): An exhibition displaying over 300 ancient Oc Eo artefacts opened at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Ho Chi Minh city on November 29 and is scheduled to run until March 3, 2018. Flourishing between the first and seventh century, Phu Nam Kingdom covered a large area of the southern plain and…
Source There is no greater mystery than that we keep seeking reality though, in fact, we are reality. We think that there is something hiding reality and that this must be destroyed before reality is gained. How ridiculous! A day will dawn when you will laugh at all your past efforts. That which will be on the day you laugh…
Source INDIA, December 5, 2017 (Economic Times): After shaking up the FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) sector, yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved is headed to the infrastructure sector. It plans to diversify into solar power equipment manufacturing, a burgeoning sector that is largely dependent on Chinese imports. “Getting into solar is in line with the swadeshi movement. With solar, each…
Source By practicing tolerance of those who insult us, we will feel honor and insult as the same. Just as we feel good when someone praises us, we should feel just as good when we are insulted. Stability in honor or insult is the ability to still have love for our aggressor.— Sri Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Spiritual Guru of BAPS…
Source KANPUR, INDIA, November 28, 2017: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has developed a website of Hindu religious scripture including the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Itihasas, etc. To the extent they are available, translations are provided in various Indian languages and English, along with commentary by scholars.