Source INDIA, JULY 25, 2017 (Empire’s Last Casualty, by Dr. Akkaraju Sarma): One of the legacies of Colonial Empire with unfortunate consequences has been the practice of “indentured laborers.” In a nutshell, British recruited a batch of Indian citizens, based on a typical rural structure based on local traditions based on jati (ethnic, caste, tribe or linguistic community.) This subject…
Source The practice of yoga is not for ourselves alone, but for the Divine; its aim is to work out the will of the Divine in the world, to effect a spiritual transformation and to bring down a divine nature into the life of humanity. It is not personal ananda, but the bringing down of the divine ananda, the Satya…
Source GORAKHPUR, INDIA, July 30, 2017 (Hindustan Times): The world’s largest publisher of Hindu religious books, Gita Press in Gorakhpur, is all set to add yet another feather to its cap. Having acquired a German-made machine worth US$1.7 million, the nearly century-old press will now publish books with better print quality and improved binding that will increase their shelf life.…
Source HYDERABAD, INDIA, July 30, 2017 (New Indian Express): With the festivities revolving around Ganesha festival set to begin, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has drawn plans to supply eco-friendly clay Ganesha statues in order to protect lakes and water bodies in and around Hyderabad including Hussainsagar. Instead of statues made of plaster of Paris sprayed with synthetic colors, HMDA…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, August 1, 2017 (DNA India): The spiritual and social traditions of Ganesh utsav will be on display with the state government planning to use these celebrations to attract domestic and foreign tourists to Maharashtra. This will include tours for visitors covering iconic Ganesh mandals in cities like Mumbai and Pune and events at locations like the Asiatic…
Source We who have come from the East here have been told day after day in a patronizing way that we ought to accept Christianity because Christian nations are the most prosperous. We look about us and see England as the most prosperous nation in the world, with her foot on the neck of 250 million Asiatics. We look back…
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 26, 2017 (Metro): Certified meditation teacher Kristin Westbrook offered guided meditation sessions inside of her converted RV truck on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan and encouraged frazzled passersby to join her for a 10-minute mental break. Westbrook, 50, said she opened “Calm City,” a mobile meditation studio, in May to alleviate people’s stress as it…
Source CHINA, July 28, 2017 (Ecns): Since the first Indian yoga college in China was established in June 2015 at Yunnan Nationalities University in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, batches of Indian yoga teachers have come to China and their love for this country has taken root. “Put your palms together in front of your chest with your spine…
Source KARNATAKA, INDIA, July 28, 2017 (The News Minute): The demand for a minority religion status, seems to have divided the Lingayat Mutts (monasteries) in Karnataka. Even as multiple views from Lingayat outfits and political organisations have emerged, the demand of a separate religion seems to have divided the Lingayats of northern and southern Karnataka. On July 19, the Vishwa…
Source As long as someone cries out “O God! O God!” be sure that he has not found God, for whoever has found Him becomes still.— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)