Source INDIA June 18, 2016 (Press Information Bureau): Six Central Universities will have full fledged Yoga departments from academic session 2016-17 and the number would be raised to 20 within one year. These six universities are Hemwati Nandan Bahugana Garhwal University, Uttrakhand (North), Viswa Bharti, West Bengal (East), Central University of Rajasthan (West), Central University of Kerala (South), Indira Gandhi…
Source INDIA, June 18, 2016 (Press Information Bureau): The Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) are all set to organize the 2nd International Yoga Day on June 21, 2016 at Connaught Place, New Delhi and its six radials and inner circles, roads along with the three gardens Lodhi Garden, Nehru Park and Talkatora…
Source Lord Siva, the bestower of happiness, gave the art of yoga. As Nataraja, King of dancers, He gave dance.— BKS Iyengar
HPI PORT-Of-SPAIN, TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, June 14, 2016 (for HPI by Paras Ramoutar): Acting Chief Justice of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Rolston Nelson wants the Trinidad’s Ministry of Education to introduce yoga in the school system to curb school violence and indiscipline. Justice Nelson was delivering the keynote address at the launch of International Yoga Day set for June 21,…
Source INDIA, June 17, 2016 (International Business Times): Tirupati Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, the world’s richest Hindu temple and managed by the state government’s Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board/trust, will earn approximately US$388 million in revenue for this year, reported IANS, citing officials of the trust. Out of this amount, $149 million is expected in offerings (also called hundi) by…
Source The test of a man is how much he can bear and how much he can share and how soon he confesses a mistake and makes amends for it.— Dada J.P. Vaswani
Source INDIA, June 10, 2016 (Press Information Bureau): The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued a report on a large project for the repair and construction of national highways across India to connect and facilitate major pilgrimage routes. The status of pilgrimage routes and work on individual stretches for Kailash-Mansarovar, Chardham, the Buddhist Circuit, Ram-Van-Gaman, and Ram-Janaki, among…
www.thehindu.com INDIA, June 16, 2016 (The Hindu): In a state where the temples are seldom managed based on their heritage or historic value, the statues of several temples in far flung districts are bound to fall prey to the statue smugglers such as Deenadayalan and Subash Kapoor. Thousands of ancient temples in the state are dependent on the finances of…
Source INDIA, June 17, 2016 (The Hindu): A documentary on the life of the guru who inspired millions is now releasing in India. Titled Awake: The Life of Yogananda, it traces the life of Paramahansa Yogananda from his birth in India to when he left for the U.S. as a 22-year-old to take the teachings of the East to the…
Source NEPAL. June 15, 2016 (by Suzette Gutierrez Cachila, Christian Times): Seven Christians were arrested on Thursday, June 9, in Dolakha district, Nepal for allegedly converting people to Christianity. The seven Christians had reportedly distributed handkerchiefs together with Bible handbooks called “A Great Story” to a total of 885 students. Local authorities learned about the activity and reported it to…