Source INDIA, June 8, 2016 (Northeast Today): In a diktat which could snowball into a major controversy, leaders of 13 major churches of Mizoram have appealed to church members to refrain from practicing yoga. Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC) leader and senior executive secretary of Mizoram Synod of Presbyterian Church Rev. Lalramliana Pachuau said that the churches regarded yoga as…
Source UNITED STATES, June 7, 2016 (SBS): Yoga can improve the sleep of people who have battled cancer, research suggests. Two 75-minute sessions a week for four weeks helps people feel less tired, while they also report better social, physical and emotional wellbeing. Researchers behind the small study said sleep problems typically occurred in 30 per cent to 60 per…
Source INDORE, INDIA, June 6, 2016 (The Hindu): The Indian government will set up a four-day camp here to grant Indian citizenship to the Sindhi Hindus who migrated to India from Pakistan between 1971 and 2009. “Sindhi Hindus who had come from Pakistan between 1971 and 2009 have to submit forms. It will be accepted at the camp to be…
Source I’ve always been a supporter of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 3, 2016 (Indian Express): Ever seen the Hindu Gods Shiva, Vishnu and Hanuman as well as Indian Goddesses Kali and Saraswati on the labels of matchboxes? And that too matchboxes made in Austria, Sweden and Japan? When matchboxes made their first appearance in India just before the start of the previous century, they had labels…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, May 31, 2016 (The Hindu Business Line): (HPI Note: This project is not without its critics who claim it is an illegal usurpation of temple lands.) Uncultivated and unutilized temple lands in Tamil Nadu will soon generate income for the temples with the State government allocating the land to Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers to raise tree…
Source INDIA, June 6, 2016 (The Guardian): The dance troupes of Karnataka, the formidable hunting tribes of Nagaland, the revered qawwali singers of Rajasthan — these musical groups, once essential to and symbolic of their regions, are dying out and may no longer exist in 15-20 years. Musical traditions often center around community events such as births, festivals, marriages and…
Source As your mind releases its desires and cravings, it releases the hold that it has on you. You dive deeper, fearlessly into this blazing avalanche of light, losing your consciousness. And as you come back into the mind, you see the mind for what it is, and you are free. You find that you are no longer attached because…
KAUAI, HAWAII, June 2, 2016: Hinduism Today’s editors invite readers to offer suggestions for our 2017 line-up of feature stories. To give you an idea, these are the feature stories for the last three years: 2016:October: The Holy City of Vrindaban (scheduled)July: Shridi Sai BabaApril: The Holy City of Haridwar January: The Hindus of Myanmar 2015:October: Earthquake Devastates Nepal’s Holy…
Source CALIFORNIA, U.S., June 19, 2015 (India West by Vishnu Subramaniam): Why do Indian American kids win spelling bees? Intelligence? Sure. Hard work? Yes. A culture that values education? Yup. But what is the real reason Indian American kids dominate the National Spelling Bee? Parental pressure and demands, fueled by the social pressure for success. When we watch Indian kids…