Daily Inspiration
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
Here’s the Story of Gama “The Undefeated” Pehalwan and How He Saved Hindus During 1947 Riots
Source INDIA, May 16, 2017 (India Times): Whether it was Rustam-e-Hind (Champion of India) or Rustam-e-Zamana (Champion of the Universe), the titles conferred on Gama Pehalwan always fell short in describing the legend. His legacy is such that even 57 years after his death, every wrestler in India and Pakistan aspires to be like Gama-The Undefeated. Like all other true…
India’s Lost Party Mansions
Source TAMIL NADU, INDIA, May 17, 2017 (New York Times): Driving on the main roads in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the barely there villages that materialize every few miles take on a comforting rhythm. Cement lean-tos and shacks give way to a formal grid of streets with mansion after looming mansion in various states of maintained opulence…
Why Are Millions of Indian Women Dropping out of Work?
Source INDIA, May18, 2017 (BBC): The numbers are stark – for the first time in India’s recent history, not only was there a decline in the female labour participation rate, but also a shrinking of the total number of women in the workforce. Nearly 20 million Indian women quit work between 2004-05 to 2011-12 The labour force participation rate for…
Daily Inspiration
Source Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself. — Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
California Department of Educations Releases History-Social Science Textbooks Submitted for Adoption in 2017
Source SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, May 16, 2017 (CDE): The California Department of Education has posted a web page at “source” above which allows access to 14 programs teaching history at various grade levels. Of interest to Hindus are those that cover grades six and seven when India and the Hindu religion is covered. In theory, these new programs reflected the revised…
Daily Inspiration
Source Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries. — J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), theoretical physicist
Natya Shastra Lectures at Kalakshetra
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, May 15, 2017 (YouTube, Press Release by Bharat Gupt): You will be happy to know that I have uploaded 25 hours of my lectures delivered in Kalakshetra Chennai, India. They begin with the first and go up to 53 videos. The lectures-interactions provided a detailed exposition of all the principles of performance in each of the 36…
The Only Place in the U.S. You Can Get a Master’s in Yoga Studies? Los Angeles
Source LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, May 13, 2017 (LA Times): Ana Funes is a philosophy professor at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). She sat under a whiteboard she’d filled with flow charts and Sanskrit. Her graduate students had just spent more than an hour examining the “Hatha Yoga Pradipika,” a 15th century manual. Now they were eager to understand how the ancient…
Daily Inspiration
Source When you obey laws of health, your body is your friend. When you love God, nature is your friend. When you love man, God is your friend. When you love hard work, success is your friend. When you possess an understanding heart, peace and harmony are your friends. Everywhere you have a friend. In all things there is a…