Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, April 16, 2017 (Dhaka Tribune, editorial by Syed Zakir Hossain): The clerics have already denounced the festival of Pohela Boishakh, Bengali New Year, as a Hindu festival and they don’t want others to celebrate it. They had elaborated and insisted that it is indeed a Hindu ritual with so much fervor that, as a result, many people…
Source Each today, well-lived, makes yesterday a dream of happiness and each tomorrow a vision of hope. Look, therefore, to this day, for it and it alone is life. — Kalidasa (5th century AD), Classical Sanskrit writer and poet
Source UNITED STATES, April 14, 2017 (HUA): The Hindu University of America in conjunction with Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America is pleased to present the first Training Course for American Hindu Leaders. “Introduction to Hindu Chaplaincy” is the first of the two courses required to become a Certified Chaplain of the Hindu Faith. A Hindu Chaplain affiliated with an institution…
Source ATCHISON, KANSAS, April 5, 2017 (The Circuit): Benedictine College Administration just announced that the campus is no longer offering academic or recreational yoga classes after spring semester 2017. The decision was made in response to a growing number of concerns from students, alumni and faculty and by the request of Archbishop Joseph Naumann and Abbot James Albers. “Yoga as…
Source Ever afterward, though the dance of creation changes around me in the hall of eternity, I shall be the same. — Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint
Source PONDICHERRY, INDIA, April 13, 2017 (IFP): The French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) and the Pondicherry Centre of the Ecole Francaise d’Extreme-Orient (EFEO) have been engaged in the critical editions and studies of the Saiva Agamas for some fifty years. The French Institute of Pondicherry possesses a collection of nearly 10,000 manuscripts (palm-leaf and paper) that was recognized by UNESCO…
Source KARNATAKA, INDIA, Spril 11, 2017 (The Hindu): Three ancient temples — Kalgudi Eshwara Temple, Beeralingeshwar Temple and Hanuman Temple — in Talur village in Sandur taluk of Ballari district, were rejuvenated by the JSW Foundation under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. The temples, spread across 1.25 acres of land, date back to the pre-Vijayanagar period. Before taking up…
Source We are already divine. No one has to redeem us; Divinity is in there. We just have to find it. — Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 11, 1017 (India West): The Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band, which is the first Indian American traditional bagpipe band, recently performed with nearly 50 other bands from across North America, at the 19th annual Tartan Day Parade in New York City. The Indian American band was certainly a standout in this year’s parade lineup,…
Source INDIA, April 10, 2017 (Narendra Modi): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull (on a state visit to India) took a metro ride from Mandi House metro station to Akshardham Temple. The leaders visited the temple and offered prayers. Several wonderful photos at “source” above. See also: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/malcolm-turnbull-narendra-modi-selfie-delhi-metro-akshardham-temple-4607496/