Source I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and acceptance. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of…
Source KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, January 7, 2016 (The Sun Daily): The Batu Caves temple committee has spent some US$136,000 on refurbishment works at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple. According Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Devasthanam chairman Tan Sri R. Nadarajah, the money was spent on new tiles, LED lights and upgrading the staircases inside the upper cave temple. He added that…
Source It is impossible for me to reconcile with the idea of conversion as it happens today. It is an error and perhaps the greatest impediment to the world’s progress toward peace. Why should a Christian want to convert a Hindu? Why should he not be satisfied if the Hindu is a good or godly man?— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Source KOZHIKODE, INDIA, January 6, 2015 (the Hindu): The Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) and Arogya Expo, said to be the largest biennial get-together of Ayurveda fraternity, will be held at Swapna Nagari here from January 31 to February 4. About 5,000 delegates from 50 countries will take part in the conclave of Ayurveda enthusiasts in the four-day event. Manifold stakeholders…
Source ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, January 4, 2016 (The Hindu): A narrow rusty road and then a trek of more than 1.5 km on a sheer expanse of bare stone. This is how you reach the famous Shaivite shrine atop Lingala Banda, a hillock a few kilometres away from Rayadurgam town of Anantapur district, which is dubbed as a “rarest of…
Source Attach yourself to Him who is free from all attachments. Bind yourself to that bond so all other bonds may be broken.— Tirukkural 350
Source NEW DELHI, January 4, 2016 (Economics Times): The newly-formed AYUSH Ministry hogged limelight in 2015 as it successfully organized the first-ever International Day of Yoga during which two Guinness world records were achieved. The Department of AYUSH which was earlier under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was upgraded to a full- fledged ministry on November 9, 2014…
Source UNITED STATES, January 4, 2016 ( The Hindu): Making a strong case for including classical Indian music in the school curriculum, renowned mathematician Manjul Bhargava said it “can help the country produce not just better artistes, but better scientists, judges, innovators and in general, better humans.” To drive home the point that music makes individuals highly creative, he quoted…
Source POLAND, December 28, 2015 (Hindu Students Association International): Joya Patrycja Krishnadasi may not be your typical Westerner, and maybe that is why she was attracted to Hinduism. Born into a Catholic family in Poland, she became disillusioned with her faith and began a search for spirituality. She found herself studying at the local Mosque for many years and was…
Source CANADA, December 31, 2015 (Alberni Valley News): Jan Norman recently returned from her third trip to Cuba and her second one as a yoga instructor. Last year she took a group of yoga students from Port Alberni to a retreat in the country while it was under the Communist regime. Despite the lifted embargo, she saw little change as…