Source INDIA, September 18, 2017 (First Post): Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd is all set to win a multi-million dollar contract to manage mid-day meals in Uttar Pradesh schools, according to people in the know. Ramdev and his men have been actively lobbying for the US$109 million contract in New Delhi, reaching out to influential cabinet ministers and making representations…
Source RAPALLO, ITALY, September 10, 2017 (Il Secolo XIX, translated from Italian): The rainy weather warning doesn’t stop the Genoese Tamil Hindus who for the sixth of the seven days of annual celebrations moved to Rapallo on Saturday. The reason? “Because there is a large community here that can’t reach Genoa because of work problems and so we came here,”…
Source GRAND-BASSIN, MAURITIUS, September 15, 2017 (Defi Media, translated from French): Many saw construction work taking place next to the Mangal Mahadev (statue of the God Shiva) at Ganga Talao in Grand Bassin. The mystery has been lifted: it is a statue of the Hindu Goddess Durga that is being erected. It will be the largest statue of a female…
Source I have heard that man can acquire superhuman powers through it and perform miracles. What shall I do with superhuman powers? Can one realize God through them? If God is not realized then everything becomes false.— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Source LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, September 18, 2017 (YouTube): The University of Southern California (USC) has a very diverse culture including many Indian Students. This short YouTube video highlights the USC campus Hindu Students Organization. Students offer their insightful perspectives on Hinduism and describe the activities of the Hindu Students Organization.
Source CHOHAR JAMALI, PAKISTAN, September 16, 2017 (92 News TV): As many as 250 people from Hindu families on Saturday converted to Islam during a ceremony held in Chohar Jamali area in Thatta’s District Sajjawal. The ceremony was organised by renowned trader Abdul Aziz Memon, which was attended by large number of political, social and religious personalities. Those who converted…
Source BANGLADESH, September 17, 2017 (The Daily Star): Sculptors in Bagerhat and Brahmanbaria are busy giving the finishing touches to statues of Goddess Durga ahead of Durga puja. The biggest festival of Bangalee Hindus will be held in 606 temples in Bagerhat, Deputy Commissioner Tapan Kumar Biswas said. Durga Puja will start on September 19 with the Mahalaya ceremony. It…
Source I have heard that man can acquire superhuman powers through it and perform miracles. What shall I do with superhuman powers? Can one realize God through them? If God is not realized then everything becomes false.— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Source Stop all your attachments to false values. In an ever-changing world there is nothing worthwhile for us to desire or weep for. Joys and sorrows are bound to come in human life; they are just two sides of the same coin.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1992), founder of the Chinmaya Mission
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, September 16, 2017 (HPI): Hinduism Today’s latest issue has gone to press and is now available online free of charge at “source” above. You can also download our free Hinduism Today app and get the entire magazine (and many back issues) on your mobile device at bit.ly/HT-APP. In his Publisher’s Desk editorial, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami addresses the…