Source UNITED KINGDOM, January 9, 2017 (Anti-Caste Legislation Committee, an editorial): You will be aware of the government’s impending consultation on whether the clause on caste in the Equality Act should be implemented. The caste law is being promoted as a way to attack some ordinary but significant aspects of the Indian traditions and will create a great deal of…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, January 19, 2017 (BBC): India’s caste system is among the world’s oldest surviving forms of social stratification. However, some British Asians say they still experience discrimination due to their caste. So, why are so many Hindu bodies in the UK opposed to this being made illegal? Sudesh Rani was shopping in the Home Counties two years ago…
Source There is a proverb in our language: “If I want to be a hunter, I’ll hunt the rhinoceros; if I want to be a robber, I’ll rob the king’s treasury.” What is the use of robbing beggars or hunting ants? So if you want to love, love God. — Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Source WASHINGTON D.C., January 20, 2017 (Asian Age): A Hindu priest will be among various religious leaders who will offer prayers at the National Prayer Service of Donald Trump on Saturday, a day after he is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Narayanachar L. Digalakota from the popular Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Lanham, Maryland will…
Source It is the nature of desire never to be fulfilled, but he who utterly gives it up is eternally fulfilled at that very moment. — Tirukural 370
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 17, 2017 (Greater Kashmir): Governor N.N. Vohra, Chairman of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), presided over the 32nd Meeting of the Shrine Board here on Monday, an official spokesman said. “Regarding the duration and date of commencement of the Yatra 2017, keeping in view its foremost concern of safeguarding the safety and security of…
Source In the beginning, love arose, which was the primal germ cell of the mind. The seers, searching in their hearts with wisdom, discovered the connection of Being in Nonbeing. — Rig Veda 10.129.4
Source LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, December 28, 2016 (LA Times): Bathroom mats. Toilet seats. Shoes. Dog tags. All of these items have, in recent years, gone on sale adorned with images of Hindu deities, particularly that of Ganesha, known most commonly in the West for His elephant face. “It is inappropriate, and it is offensive to devotees,” said Rajan Zed, a…
Source BELGIUM, January 15, 2017 (academia.edu): Jakob De Roover of Ghent University here published today an insightful paper, “Scheduled Castes vs. Caste Hindus About a Colonial Distinction and Its Legal Impact.” We excerpt from his conclusion: Today, commentators often react with indignation when one points out the anomalies confronting the classical account of the caste system. Worse, questioning this orthodoxy…
Source He is the inner Self of all, hidden like a little flame in the heart. Only by the stilled mind can He be known. Those who realize Him become immortal. He has thousands of heads, thousands of eyes, thousands of feet; He surrounds the cosmos on every side. This infinite being is ever present in the hearts of all.…