Daily Inspiration
Source According as one acts, so does he become. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, bad by bad action.— Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.5
University Tells Students Britain Invaded Australia
Source AUSTRALIA, March 31, 2016 (BBC): A top Australian university has rejected claims it is trying to rewrite the nation’s colonial history. Students are being encouraged to use the term “invaded” rather than “settled” or “discovered”, and avoid the word “Aborigines.” The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Indigenous Terminology guide states that Australia was “invaded, occupied and colonized.” But…
Daily Inspiration
Source Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.— Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Bengali poet and Brahmo Samaj philosopher
American Dairy Queen Franchise Owner Forced to Sell his Shop Because He Kept Posting Anti-Hindu Message
Source UNITED KINGDOM, March 28, 2016 (Daily Mail): A Muslim American Dairy Queen owner has given up his shop after putting up anti-Hindu signs in and around the restaurant. Mohammad Dar, 65, began posting the messages six months ago at his location in Kemah, Texas, KPRC reported. Two of them, placed near the front door, mention several religions and political…
Hindus Are Thriving in America, but There’s Only One in Congress
Source UNITED STATES, March 5, 2015 (The Atlantic): When Tulsi Gabbard first ran for Congress in 2012 from her home state of Hawaii, her Republican opponent, David “Kawika” Crowley, ridiculed the observant Hindu for subscribing to a religion that “doesn’t align with the constitutional foundation of the U.S. government.” In the elections held the following month, Gabbard became the first–and…
Indian Government Establishes Vrindavan Program for Widows
Source INDIA, March 29, 2016 (Press Information Bureau): The Women & Child Development Minister, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi today launched the project of construction of a special home for one thousand widows at Vrindavan, Mathura. The foundation stone for the Home was laid by Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in the presence of Women Welfare Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Smt Syeda…
Fourth Holi Celebration in Manila
Source MANILA, PHILIPPINES, March 28, 2016 (The Standard): The Holi Festival, one of the happiest and most colorful festivals of Hindus, was recently celebrated at SM by the Bay Central Park with more than 2,500 people gathering for the auspicious event. Ushering in the arrival of spring, the festival widely celebrated in India, Nepal and other Hindu countries, saw its…
Daily Inspiration
Source After death, the soul goes to the next world bearing in mind the subtle impressions of its deeds, and after reaping their harvest returns again to this world of action. Thus, he who has desires continues subject to rebirth.— Shukla Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.6
Which US/UK Temples Have Shrines to Shirdi Sai Baba?
KAUAI, HAWAII, March 27, 2016: Hinduism Today magazine is preparing a story on the 19th and early 20th century saint, Shirdi Sai Baba. We are in particular interesting in the relatively recent upsurge of his worship in temples both in India and the US. If you inform us of existing temples in the US or UK which have incorporated a…
India Honors Scholars of Classical Languages
Source INDIA, March 16, 2016 (Press Information Bureau): There is no apathy from Government towards Pali, Prakrit and Sanskrit. A scheme for the Award of the Certificates of Honours was introduced in the year 1958 to honor the scholars of Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian Languages. The scheme was extended to cover Pali/Prakrit in year 1996. Certificate of Honour is awarded…