Source CHENNAI,INDIA, December 20, 2015 (The Deccan Chronicle): Students who had undergone archakas training course in 2007 had planned a celebration near Periyar Statue on Anna Salai on Wednesday afternoon expecting a favorable order from the Supreme Court striking down the petition challenging appointment of trained and qualified people from all castes as temple priests. But they cancelled the event…
Source TULUM, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO, December 12, 2015 (sipse.com): Yoga is now being added to physical education programs in Mexico’s schools in order to address major problems of childhood obesity and bullying. There are two “sports yoga” pilot programs now operating, one in the state of Jalisco and the other in the Mexico City Federal District. Another pilot program will…
Source Even in search of extraordinary gains, the wise will never speak trivial or useless words.— Tirukkural 198
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, December 19, 2015: Our feature story this issue is an in-depth look at the Hindu communities in the mostly Buddhist country of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. The story came at a key time in the nation’s history, with elections following that have the potential to change Myanmar’s future. Follow our intrepid team, journalist Rajiv Malick and…
Source Updated: December 16, 2015 18:38 IST CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, December 16, 2015 (The Hindu): Tamil Nadu’s State Supreme Court on Wednesday said that restrictions in Agama sastras does not violate right to equality enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution. A bench led by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said appointment of archakas in temples following Agama Sastra’– rituals of…
Source INDIA, November 20, 2015 (Niti Central): For the crusaders of the #freeHindutemples movement, the recent judgement by the Karnataka High Court could well be the first of a series of victories in their endeavor to end government control of Hindu temples. Through a major verdict, the state high court has struck down amendments brought to Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions…
Source Sectarianism, bigotry and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful Earth. They have filled the Earth with violence, drenched it often with human blood, destroyed civilizations and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now.— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), disciple of Sri…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 15, 2015 (December 15, 2015 (Indian Express): The Supreme Court on Monday observed that people cannot be forced to do yoga and that the question of fundamental right would arise only if somebody is prevented from doing it. “Who is preventing you (petitioner) from doing yoga? You can claim violation of your fundamental right only…
Source CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, November 22, 3015 (Times of India): An exhibition of traditional paintings of Krishna is part of a months-long feature at the premier Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibit, called The Gates of the Lord: The Tradition of Krishna Paintings, will run till January 3, 2016. The exhibit features the large textile paintings, referred to as Pichvais, in…
Source I believe that the civilization India evolved is not to be beaten in the world. Nothing can equal the seeds sown by our ancestors. Rome went, Greece shared the same fate; the might of the Pharaohs was broken; Japan has become Westernized; of China nothing can be said; but India is still, somehow or other, sound at the foundation.—…