Source UNITED STATES, October 9, 2015 (NY Daily News): Ridley Scott’s “The Martian” is being slammed by an advocacy group for the lack of Asian American actors in the film. Media Action Network For Asian Americans (MANAA) calls “The Martian” just one of many films that are being “white-washed” compared to the written material they are based on. The film…
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, October 10, 2015 (Deccan Chronicle): Indian-American yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is not entitled to copyright protection over yoga poses and breathing exercises he uses in hot rooms developed by him, a US court ruled on Friday. In an order by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California, a bench of three judges…
Source Acquire the transcendental knowledge from a Self-realized master by humble reverence, by sincere inquiry and by service. The wise ones who have realized the Truth will impart the Knowledge to you.— Bhagavad Gita
Source IRELAND, September 30, 2015 (India Travelogue by Manohar Rakhe): Manohar V. Rakhe, an NRI from London, visits Victoria’s Way, in a small village called Roundwood in county Wicklow, southeast of Dublin, Ireland. A Maharashtrian by birth who has always worshipped Lord Ganesh, he calls this a pilgrim journey in Ireland. Late last year I had read in one of…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, September 28, 2015 (Indian Express): A peaceful visarjan of Lord Ganesha statues marked the end to the ten-day long festival Monday as hundreds of thousands of devotees bid adieu to the elephant-headed Deity, including the famous Lalbaugcha Raja statue.The immersion process which started since early hours Sunday culminated this morning with over 50,000 statues being immersed amidst…
Source TIRUCHIRAPALLI, INDIA, September 29, 2015 (The Hindu): Ancient statues kept in temples with insufficient security measures in Perambalur and Ariyalur districts will soon be housed in a secure place. The construction of Icon Centres with requisite safety measures to safeguard the precious statues was apace in both districts which had several shrines within its territorial jurisdiction. Work on the…
Source UNITED STATES, September 19, 2015 (Swarajya by Rajiv Malhotra): Recently, Narendra Modi’s visit to Silicon Valley was attacked in a petition by US-based academicians led by scholars like Wendy Doniger and Sheldon Pollock. Over 80 per cent of the signatures were by Indian ‘sepoys’ joining the bandwagon. As a rejoinder, there emerged two counter petitions supporting Modi, each signed…
Source USA, September 27, 2015 (The link Newspaper): It is not uncommon to hear that America is a melting pot of different cultures. However, it will be more appropriate to call it a cultural graveyard. America is too young to develop its own culture. What it has can be called a work ethic based upon instant gratification. Therefore by being…
Source UNITED STATES, September 26, 2015 (Swarajyamag by A. Rambachan): In 1973, after graduating from the University of the West Indies, I made a long journey from my home in Trinidad to study at the Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, the ashram in Mumbai, India, founded by Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993). This was my first visit to India, the birthplace of my Hindu ancestors.…
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